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Insights and Conclusions • To ensure the sustainable harvest of a plant like Devil’s Claw requires good knowledge of its ecological requirements, its life cycle and relatively accurate resource assessment methods… but This single species-focus alone does not guarantee long-term survival of the species • The health of the environment or ecosystem of which Devil’s Claw is part of must also be monitored • Socio-economic issues often contributing to the degradation of the environment must be understood be<strong>for</strong>e plans can be worked out to improve the situation
Further Recommendations • Always investigate the possibilities of cultivation to augment natural populations – it instills an understanding that natural resources are not unlimited and ownership leads to more conscious resource management! 6-month old seedlings ready <strong>for</strong> transplanting onto fields
Page 1 and 2: Resource Assessment Methods for Sus
Page 3 and 4: What is Devil’s Claw? • Prostra
Page 5 and 6: Who and How Much? • Harvesting De
Page 7 and 8: Addressing Sustainability Questions
Page 9 and 10: Population Studies • Carried out
Page 11 and 12: Population Studies • On the fixed
Page 13 and 14: Survey Methods - Large Localised Pa
Page 15 and 16: Survey Methods - Small Wide-Spread
Page 17 and 18: Taking Local Experience to Zimbabwe
Page 19: Insights and Conclusions • During
Page 23: Acknowledgements Research was made

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