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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Goba District Southwest ... nature.com Jul 29, 2025 6 facts
claimThe depletion of wild edible plants is caused by widespread use coupled with destructive activities such as deforestation and harvesting for firewood and construction materials.
claimFirewood collection is the most severe threat to wild edible plant conservation in the Goba District study area, slightly surpassing deforestation.
measurementThe Global Forest Watch 2024 report revealed that Ethiopia’s 0.60% deforestation-driven forest cover loss is disproportionately impacting ecologically sensitive areas.
measurementA direct matrix ranking analysis in the Goba District study identified firewood collection (score of 45) and deforestation (score of 44) as the predominant threats to wild edible plants.
measurementIn a direct matrix ranking of threats to wild edible plants (WEPs) in the Goba District, firewood collection was ranked as the most critical threat with a score of 45, followed by deforestation with a score of 44.
claimDeforestation poses a serious threat to the availability of wild edible plants, which are crucial for nutrition, maintaining biodiversity, and ecological balance.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 2 facts
claimTree and shrub species including L. triphylla, V. madagascariensis, and C. myrrha are threatened by habitat loss and degradation resulting from agricultural expansion, deforestation, and urbanization.
claimThe sustainability of wild edible plants in the Shabelle Zone is threatened by human and environmental pressures, specifically overharvesting, agricultural expansion, deforestation, and urbanization.
“The Old Foods Are the New Foods!”: Erosion and Revitalization of ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimThe arrival of newcomers has caused various environmental and ecological shocks for Indigenous communities, including invasive species, epidemic diseases, insect pests, impacts on pollinators, deforestation, biodiversity loss, wetland destruction, contamination, and climate change.
claimEnvironmental changes such as urbanization, pollution, deforestation, invasive species, loss of pollinators, and climate change negatively impact Indigenous food systems and their resilience.
Ecology: Nature's Interactions and Ecosystem Dynamics scholarsresearchlibrary.com 2 facts
Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants bio4climate.org 2 facts
claimKaren Holl (2020) identifies several pitfalls in tree-planting initiatives: using non-native species (which fails to create a true forest and can deplete groundwater in arid areas), planting trees in historic grasslands or savannas (harming native ecosystems), abandoning trees after planting (leading to high mortality from lack of water, competition, grazing, or clearing), and planting trees on agricultural land (which risks displacing crop production into native forests, causing further deforestation).
claimKaren Holl and Pedro Brancalion (2020) argue that while well-planned tree-planting projects are important for ecological and human well-being, they are problematic when promoted as a simple, silver-bullet solution that overshadows more effective actions like reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.
The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com Feb 23, 2023 2 facts
claimWild edible plants in the Mieso District of Ethiopia are threatened by deforestation and agricultural expansion, while the associated indigenous knowledge is disappearing due to oral-based transmission.
measurementAccording to informants in Mieso District, the primary threats to wild edible plant resources are deforestation (54% of mentions), followed by drought (22% of mentions), and agricultural expansion (12% of mentions).
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 1 fact
referenceA 2018 geospatial analysis of 15 Sub-Saharan African countries by Galway, Acharya, and Jones found a link between deforestation and child diet diversity.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 1 fact
claimCurrent global food systems contribute a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions, land conversion, deforestation, and biodiversity loss, while agriculture accounts for the majority of global freshwater withdrawals, according to the FAO and WHO (2019).
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... academia.edu 1 fact
claimOliveira reported that ethnophytomedicine in the Amazon is threatened by deforestation and the COVID-19 pandemic in a 2021 study.
Assessment of the nutritional value of a wild edible plant Scorzonera ... discovery.researcher.life Dec 1, 2025 1 fact
measurementThe primary threats to wild plants in Mieso District, Ethiopia, are deforestation (54%), drought (22%), and agricultural expansion (12%).
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
claimThe future of ethnophytomedicine in the Amazon is threatened by deforestation and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent breakthroughs in the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass ... pubs.rsc.org Jun 7, 2025 1 fact
perspectiveFuture research on lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) should prioritize the valorization of agricultural waste over the cutting of living plants to prevent deforestation-related disasters.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 1 fact
claimThe principal threats to medicinal and edible plant species in the study area include the expansion of itinerant slash-and-burn agriculture, large-scale deforestation, unsustainable fuelwood and charcoal production, timber extraction, and the use of natural resources for housing and construction materials.