- Title
- 'Rich man poor man': inter-household and community factors influencing the use of wild plant resources amongst rural households in South Africa
- Creator
- Cocks, Michelle L, Bangay, Lindsey, Shackleton, Charlie M, Wiersum, K Freerk
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141211
- Identifier
- vital:37953
- Identifier
- DOI: 10.3843/SusDev.15.3:3
- Description
- Biodiversity is recognised as an integral part of people's daily livelihoods. This study therefore aims to understand the use of NTFPs at an intricate level by determining what role these resources fulfil in six rural villages and 1011 households' livelihoods. It examines how the use of NTFPs are influenced by intra-household variables, such as wealth and gender, and inter-community variables, such as accessibility to the natural resource. The results reveal that approximately 4453 kg of wild material is used annually per household, of which 1598 kg is used for cultural purposes. The influence of vegetation type and differences between villages are statistically more significant than inter-household variables. At an inter-household level, an increase in the financial status of households did not result in a decrease in the use of natural resources, nor in the quantity of material used.
- Format
- 13 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Cocks, M.L., Bangay, L., Shackleton, C.M. and Wiersum, F.K., 2008. 'Rich man poor man'—inter-household and community factors influencing the use of wild plant resources amongst rural households in South Africa. The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 15(3), pp.198-210., The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology volume 15 number 3 198 210 2008 1745-2627
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RU Department of Environmental Science
Bangay, Lindsey (Ms)
Cocks, Michelle Linda (Assoc Prof)
Shackleton, Charles Michael (Distinguished Prof)
RU Department of Anthropology
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