- Title
- Socio-economic differentiation in the trade of wildlife species for traditional medicines in the Lowveld, South Africa: Implications for resource management initiatives
- Creator
- Botha, Jenny, Witkowski, Ed T F, Shackleton, Charlie M, Fairbanks, Dean H K
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2004
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183071
- Identifier
- vital:43909
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/13504500409469832"
- Description
- Surveys of trade in wildlife products utilised in traditional medicine were conducted between 1997 and 1999 on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Although the extent of trade and numbers of people operating in this sector were lower than other regions of South Africa, this study again highlighted the value of indigenous wildlife products to subsistence economies. Apart from cultural diversity, socioeconomic differentiation occurred at a number of levels. (i) There were socio-economic differences between the traders and vendors. (ii) Gender differences were apparent, with women earning significantly less than men and having to undergo more social challenges in their operation in the market place. (iii) Operational differences were noted between the vendors and traders, as well as between the street and pension day vendors. (iv) Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) highlighted the socio-economic differentiation at the household level, emphasizing in particular one of the most vulnerable groups, the elderly. The potential influence of this socio-economic differentiation needs to be considered during the development of Community-Based Conservation programmes, if the dual aims of conserving biodiversity and improving the lives and livelihoods of those who traditionally rely on medicinal plants are to be met.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (19 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Online
- Language
- English
- Relation
- The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Botha, J., Witkowski, T.F., Shackleton, C.M. and Fairbanks, H.K., 2004. Socio-economic differentiation in the trade of wildlife species for traditional medicines in the Lowveld, South Africa: implications for resource management initiatives. The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 11(3), pp.280-297, The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology volume 11 number 3 p. 280 2004 1745-2627
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- Open Access
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