Issues in community conservation
The case of the Barberton Medicinal Plants Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886279 |
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| Authors | Frik De Beer, F C DE BEER (0000-0003-4113-5828, University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 435-445 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614521003709973 |
| OpenAlex | W2081679984 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Over-exploitation of medicinal plants for traditional healing practices endangers pristine conservation areas. In South Africa, the Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) attempted through a medicinal-plants project to promote nature conservation and benefit traditional healers. The project was well planned and implemented, infrastructure was created, and a model farm was established to propagate medicinal plants. Yet, although the project was aimed at community development, very little materialised. This article outlines the need for medicinal-plant propagation in South Africa and uses the project to illustrate shortcomings in attempts to link nature conservation with sustainable livelihoods and community development
Business · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · African cultural and philosophical studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Environmental Science · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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