Preferences, perceptions and local knowledge of rural inhabitants of the middle section of the La Vieja River drainage a tributary of the Cauca River (Colombia), about 60 native species of trees, bushes and palms

Abstract (en):

We studied the local knowledge and preferences of 160 inhabitants of La Vieja river basin on 60 native species of trees, shrubs and palms. During two years, we made extensive interviews based on photographs of all species, asked the people to identify the plants and asked questions on the habitat, growth rate and uses of each species. We also asked the interviewees if they would be willing to grow these species on their farms, where they would do so and what kind of external support they would need. Most interviewees recognized less than half of the species. The collective judgment of the relative growth rates is accurate and useful to guide restoration decisions. A high proportion of the people would be willing to plant many of species if they had access to seedlings. The preferred species for planting were Inga densiflora, I. edulis, Erythrina poeppigiana, Tecoma stans, Aniba sp. Nectandra turbacensis, Ocotea macropoda, O. helicterifolia, Senna spectabilis and Cedrela odorata. Grazing and riparian areas were the preferred places to plant native trees.

Abstract (es):

Se estudió el conocimiento local y las preferencias de 160 habitantes del agropaisaje ganadero de la cuenca media del río La Vieja sobre 60 especies de árboles, arbustos y palmas. Durante dos años se hicieron entrevistas extensas con base en fotografías de las especies, se les pidió a las personas identificar las plantas y se les hicieron preguntas sobre el hábitat, tasa de crecimiento y usos de cada una. Además se les preguntó si estarían dispuestos a sembrar estas especies en sus fincas, dónde lo harían y qué tipo de apoyo externo necesitarían para hacerlo. La mayoría de las personas entrevistadas reconocieron menos de la mitad de las especies. La valoración colectiva de las tasas relativas de crecimiento es acertada y útil para orientar decisiones de restauración. Una alta proporción de las personas entrevistadas estarían dispuestas a sembrar muchas de las especies si tuvieran acceso a las plántulas. Las especies preferidas para siembra fueron Inga densiflora, Inga edulis, Erythrina poeppigiana, Tecoma stans, Aniba sp. Nectandra turbacensis, Ocotea macropoda, Ocotea helicterifolia, Senna spectabilis y Cedrela odorata. Los sistemas ganaderos y los bosques ribereños fueron los sitios donde más personas entrevistadas desearían sembrar árboles nativos.

Keywords:

Biodiversidad, Agropaisajes, Reforestación, Restauración ecológica, Sistemas silvopastoriles, Cuenca del río Magdalena (es)

Visitas

678

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

How to Cite

Calle-D., Z., Giraldo-S., E., Giraldo-S., A., Tafur, O., & Bolívar, J. A. (2014). Preferences, perceptions and local knowledge of rural inhabitants of the middle section of the La Vieja River drainage a tributary of the Cauca River (Colombia), about 60 native species of trees, bushes and palms. Biota Colombiana, 15. Retrieved from https://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/355

The works published in the journals of the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute are subject to the following terms, in relation to copyright:

1. The patrimonial rights of the published works are assigned to Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. The authors or institutions that elaborate the document agree to transfer the patrimonial rights to the Humboldt Institute with the sending of their articles, which allows, among other things, the reproduction, public communication, dissemination and dissemination of works.

2. The works of digital editions are published under a Creative Commons Colombia license:

Licencia de Creative Commons

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional.

> Attribution - Non-commercial - No Derivative: This license is the most restrictive of the six main licenses, it only allows others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they cannot be changed in any way, nor can they be used commercially.

3. The authors, when submitting articles to the editorial process of the magazines published by the Humboldt Institute, accept the institutional dispositions on copyright and open access.

4. All items received will be subjected to anti-plagiarism software. The submission of an article to the magazines of the Humboldt Institute is understood as the acceptance of the review to detect possible plagiarism.

5. The works submitted to the editing process of the magazines of the Humboldt Institute must be unpublished.