Forest land use change at Trans-Boundary Laos-China Biodiversity Conservation Area

Chanhda, Hemmavanh; Ye, Yanmei; Yoshida, Akihiro

doi:10.1007/s11442-010-0818-1

Cited by 26 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Besides, most of the residential ethnic groups in this region depend on the local forest for their livelihood. In addition to the poor economy and excessive collection of wild plants, large-scale rubber and other economic plantation, fragmentation, and a progressively decreased connectivity of forest aggravate the crisis on the sustainable use of the natural resources and the situation of biodiversity conservation in this region is worsening [24][25][26][27].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Cao¹,

Zhou

et al. 2020

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Dai, Hani, and Yao people, in the trans-boundary region between China, Laos, and Vietnam, have gathered plentiful traditional knowledge about wild edible plants during their long history of understanding and using natural resources. The ecologically rich environment and the multi-ethnic integration provide a valuable foundation and driving force for high biodiversity and cultural diversity in this region. However, little study has uncovered this unique and attractive culture to the world. Methods We conducted ethnobotanical survey in 20 villages of Jiangcheng County from 2016 to 2020. Altogether 109 local Dai, Hani, and Yao people were interviewed, and their traditional knowledge about wild edible plants was recorded. Voucher specimens were identified by the authors and deposited in the herbarium of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (HITBC). The use value was used as a quantitative index to evaluate the consumption frequency and relative importance of the wild edible plants. The Jaccard index was calculated to assess the usage similarity of different areas. The relationship of age and recognized wild edible plants by different ethnic people was performed by R. Results A total of 211 wild edible plants, belonging to 71 families and 151 genera, were recorded. These plants were consumed as wild edible vegetables, seasonal fruits, salads, spices, sour condiments, tonic soups, tea substitutes, liquor brewing, or dyeing materials. The use value (UV), current cultivation, market availability, and the quantitative traditional knowledge inheritance situation of these wild edible plants among different generations, were analyzed. Based on the data from the threatened species list of China’s higher plants and the IUCN Red List, the food plant list for Asia Elephant, the Subject Database of China Plant, and the calculated UV score, the top 30 most important wild edible plants were selected for further cultivation in some local villages. Conclusion Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants, owned by Dai, Hani, and Yao people in Jiangcheng County, is rich but at risk of being lost among the young generation. Diversified cultivation of wild edible plants by the local communities could be a solution for the sustainable use of natural resources and to conserve the endangered species in this trans-boundary region.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Cao¹,

Zhou

et al. 2020

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The dynamic LUCC index quantitatively describes the rate of LUCC and can objectively reflect dynamic change in LU/LC types and the intensity of land use changes [22]. The land use dynamic index includes a single dynamic index of LU/LC and an integrative dynamic index of LU/LC [23,24].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rapid Increase of Ecological Forest and Fruit Forest for Two Mountain Settlements in the Upper Reaches of the Minjiang River, China

Yuan¹,

Li²,

Han³

et al. 2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mountainous areas are characterized by relative closure and vertical differentiation, and land use/land cover (LU/LC) are not continuous. There are few studies on the process of land use/land cover change (LUCC) at micro-scale in mountainous areas. In this study, two typical settlements (Jiashan and Jiuzi village) in the upper reaches of Minjiang River were selected to determine the range of accessibility and the maximum regional boundary of settlements based on the concept of ecological niche. Besides, through the method of remote sensing interpretation, transfer matrix, and dynamic index, the characteristics of micro scale LUCC in Jiashan and Jiuzi village from 1999 to 2014 were analyzed. During 1999 to 2014, the LU/LC of the two settlements changed drastically, among which the farmland area decreased significantly, while the ecological forest and fruit forest area increased significantly. In 2014, LU/LC types showed obvious characteristics of slope and vertical differentiation. The difference of hydrothermal conditions caused by the disparity of slope direction between the two settlements is the reasons for the variation in LU/LC distribution between the two settlements. From 1999 to 2014, the integrated dynamic index of LU/LC of Jiashan and Jiuzi village was 1.87% and 1.94%, respectively, indicating that the LU/LC in alpine settlements at the upper reaches of Minjiang River was changing rapidly. In addition, we should be aware of the potential risks of food security and highquality sustainable development of fruit forests, which could be caused by returning farmland to forests in mountainous settlements.

show abstract

“…Besides, most of the residential ethnic groups in this region depend on the local forest for a living. In addition to the poor economy and excessive collection of wild plants, large-scale rubber and other economic plantation, fragmentation and progressively decreased connectivity of forest aggravate the crisis on the sustainable use of the natural resources and the situation of biodiversity conservation in this region is worsening [19][20][21][22].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants Used by Three Trans-Boundary Ethnic Groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Cao¹,

Zhou

et al. 2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract Background: Dai, Hani and Yao people in the trans-boundary region between China, Laos and Vietnam, have gathered plentiful traditional knowledge about wild edible plants during the long history of understanding and using natural resources. The ecologically rich environment and the multi-ethnic integration provide a valuable foundation and driving force for high biodiversity and cultural diversity in this region. However, little study has uncovered the mystical veil of this unique and attractive culture. Methods: Ethnobotanical fieldwork, market and village survey have been conducted in 20 villages of Jiangcheng County during the period from 2016 to 2019. Altogether 109 local Dai, Hani and Yao people were interviewed, and their traditional knowledge of wild edible plants was recorded. Voucher specimens were identified by the authors and deposited in the herbarium of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (HITBC). The statistical analysis was performed using R Studio software. Results: 211 wild edible plants, belonging to 73 families and 152 genera, were recorded. These plants were consumed as wild edible vegetables, seasonal fruits, salads, spices, sour condiments, tonic soups, tea substitutes, liquor brewing or dyeing materials. The use value (UV), current cultivation, market availability, as well as the quantitative traditional knowledge inheritance situation of these wild edible plants among different generations were analyzed. Based on the data from threatened species list of China’s higher plants and the IUCN red list, the food plant list for Asia Elephant, the subject database of China plant and the calculated UV score, the top 30 most important wild edible plants were selected for further cultivation in the local village Conclusion: Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants, owned by Dai, Hani and Yao people in Jiangcheng County, is rich but at risk of losing among the young generation. Diversified cultivation of wild edible plants by the local communities could be a solution for sustainable use of natural resources, and conserve the endangered species in this trans-boundary region.

show abstract

Forest land use change at Trans-Boundary Laos-China Biodiversity Conservation Area

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Rapid Increase of Ecological Forest and Fruit Forest for Two Mountain Settlements in the Upper Reaches of the Minjiang River, China

Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants Used by Three Trans-Boundary Ethnic Groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About