Ripu M. Kunwar|Maria Fadiman|Mary Cameron|Rainer W. Bussmann|Khum Bahadur Thapa?Magar|Bhagawat Rimal|Prabhat Sapkota
Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya
Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal|Florida Atlantic University|Florida Atlantic University|Ilia State University|Colorado State University|Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth|Chinese Academy of Sciences
study seeks better understand humannature interface measure variability plant use knowledge among cultures inter intracultural analyses compared plant collection use management two culturally distinct groups baitadi darchula nepal himalaya inhabit different physiographic regions yet share ecological landscape environmental resources livelihood challenges hypothesized elderly native traditional healers living remote rural places possess diverse detailed knowledge plant use conservation young nonnative nonhealersa total 106 people contacted interviews 100 68 men 32 women agreed share ethnobotanical demographic socioeconomic information asked three important plants socioeconomic benefit culture primary health care livelihoodthe knowledge plant collection use transfer strongly associated cultural heritage whereas ecogeographical condition influences ways plants collected used divergent knowledge plant collection use transfer participants baitadi darchula significantly p 0001 attributed cultural heritage area low consensus plant use fic 0087 iasc 0067 baitadi darchula district could due cultural divergence varied accessibility physiographic heterogeneity biodiversity uniquenessdifferences plant use knowledge may help diversifying strategies plant use accordance livelihood culture environment therefore studies measuring aspects ecosystem cultural health region