Effect of age, gender and formal education on endogenous knowledge of woody plants in communities bordering forest patches of the Lubero Mountain Massif (DR Congo)

• DOI: 10.32859/era.28.10.1-21
• Publication Date: 2024-01-28T09:41:58Z
• Authors: Norbert Kambale N...; Apollon DMT Hegbe; Ramdan Dramani; Aliou Dicko; Walere Muhindo Sa...; Armand Kuyéma Natta
• Keywords: Massif

Background: In rural human societies, people's knowledge of plants can vary according to some factors, including socio-demographic characteristics. This study was carried out among local communities living near forest patches the Lubero Mountain Massif in north-eastern Democratic Republic Congo (DR Congo). Its aim assess effect age, gender and formal education on level endogenous woody patches. Methods: Ethnobotanical surveys were 449 people 13 villages bordering area, using semi-structured individual interviews focus groups. The different categories use identified. investigated negative binomial regression. Results: A total 80 species belonging 77 genera 43 families mentioned by respondents, who used them five main categories: energy, handicrafts, medicine, construction food. Age had a significant number identified (P<0.05). Old (age ≥ 60 years) knew average twice as many adults (30 < age 60) young ≤ 30 years), while men significantly more than women. Conclusions: These findings confirm unequal distribution based factors suggests that males older with should be considered key players conservation plant resources area. Keywords: hypothesis, Endogenous knowledge, Socio-demographic characteristics, Woody plants, Conservation, forests, Lubero, DR Congo.