Local knowledge about sustainable harvesting and availability of wild medicinal plant species in Lemnos island, Greece.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Europe and the Mediterranean, over-exploitation and destructive harvesting techniques have been identified as two critical threats affecting the sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plant (WMP) species. However, unsustainable harvesting is not an issue everywhere and localized assessments are needed. Local knowledge has been praised for its potential for local short-term assessments. In this study, we aimed to register the known, harvested, and locally utilized WMP species and understand local knowledge of harvesters about the ecological sustainability of WMP harvesting and the perceived changes of WMP availability.

Materials and methods

This study was conducted on Lemnos island, Greece, in July and August 2018. Sixteen harvesters knowledgeable about gather

SUBMITTER: Papageorgiou D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304145 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature