Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Blindern, Postboks 1172, 0318, Oslo, Norway.
Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Ambio. 2022 Mar;51(3):799-810. doi: 10.1007/s13280-021-01584-0. Epub 2021 Jun 16.
As interest in including local communities and their knowledge in biodiversity conservation increases, challenges to do so become clear. One of them is to harmonize local and academic assessments of conservation status. Here, we document the culturally valuable flora of two Amazigh communities in the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains and contrast local conservation observations with IUCN and other red-listing assessments. Our study reveals two levels of mismatch. Unsurprisingly, the species of interest of these two knowledge systems differ considerably. Moreover, species' availability and populations' trends of change and the conservation evaluations often diverge between local and academic assessments. Locally valuable species are rarely threatened, but a focus on locally prioritized species is essential to ensure the active participation of local communities in conservation initiatives. Given the salient role of IUCN Red Lists in guiding conservation action, a better understanding of the differences in plant value and conservation assessments between the two knowledge systems can help harmonize biodiversity conservation and community wellbeing goals.
随着人们对将当地社区及其知识纳入生物多样性保护的兴趣日益增加，相关挑战也日益凸显。其中之一是协调当地和学术评估的保护状况。在这里，我们记录了摩洛哥阿特拉斯山脉两个柏柏尔社区具有文化价值的植物群，并将当地的保护观测结果与 IUCN 及其他红色名录评估进行了对比。我们的研究揭示了两个层次的不匹配。毫不奇怪，这两个知识体系所关注的物种有很大的不同。此外，物种的可用性以及种群变化的趋势和保护评估往往在当地和学术评估之间存在分歧。当地有价值的物种很少受到威胁，但关注当地优先物种对于确保当地社区积极参与保护倡议至关重要。鉴于 IUCN 红色名录在指导保护行动方面的重要作用，更好地了解两种知识体系在植物价值和保护评估方面的差异，可以帮助协调生物多样性保护和社区福祉目标。
