Conservation in the context of wildflower harvesting: the development and implementation of a Vulnerability Index on the Agulhas Plain of South Africa

Sean Privett; David Bek; Roger Bailey; Tony Binns; Domatilla Raimondo; Donovan Kirkwood; Doug Euston-Brown

doi:10.1080/09640568.2019.1687428

Conservation in the context of wildflower harvesting: the development and implementation of a Vulnerability Index on the Agulhas Plain of South Africa

Sean Privett, David Bek, Roger Bailey, Tony Binns, Domatilla Raimondo, Donovan Kirkwood, Doug Euston-Brown

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Abstract

This paper focuses upon the role that science-based interventions allied to effective regulatory regimes can play in reducing the threat posed by inappropriate harvesting of wild flora. A Vulnerability Index (VI) has been developed for 150 natural fynbos species that exist on South Africa’s Agulhas Plain, where intensive wildflower harvesting occurs. The methodology underpinning the generation of the VI is outlined and justified in this paper. The VI comprises a range of characteristics relating to species distribution and biology that are likely to influence vulnerability to harvesting. The VI is proving to be an important tool for regulating the harvesting of wild fynbos and maintaining the resilience of natural ecosystems threatened by climate change. Furthermore, economic development and livelihood stability are promoted by protecting the resource base of marketable species. The paper discusses issues that have arisen relating to the application and rollout of the VI in practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1738-1757
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Volume	63
Issue number	10
Early online date	18 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2019.1687428
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2020

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, on 18/11/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09640568.2019.1687428

Copyright © and Moral Rights are retained by the author(s) and/ or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This item cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder(s). The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.

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Financial support was provided by Flower Valley Conservation Trust and the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative.

Keywords

Cape Floristic Region
Red List
biodiversity conservation
fynbos
sustainable harvesting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Water Science and Technology
Environmental Science(all)
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Privett, S, Bek, D, Bailey, R, Binns, T, Raimondo, D, Kirkwood, D & Euston-Brown, D 2020, 'Conservation in the context of wildflower harvesting: the development and implementation of a Vulnerability Index on the Agulhas Plain of South Africa', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 1738-1757. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2019.1687428

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Conservation in the context of wildflower harvesting: the development and implementation of a Vulnerability Index on the Agulhas Plain of South Africa

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