Wetland craft plants in KwaZulu-Natal: an ecological review of har­vesting impacts and implications for sustainable utilization

Wetland craft plants in KwaZulu-Natal: an ecological review of har­vesting impacts and implications for sustainable utilization

In South Africa, wetland plants have been used for centuries and they continue to be harvested for subsistence and commercial purposes. Fibres for crafts are collected by cutting the aboveground parts. KwaZulu-Natal is one of the major basket-producing regions in southern Africa and at least twenty-...

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Main Authors: C. H. Traynor, D. C. Kotze, S. G. McKean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2010-07-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
Subjects:
basketry
cutting disturbance
management
sustainable utilization
wise use of wetland
Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/202

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