摘要：Many people in less developed countries depend on woody plants, but sustainable managementof woody plants often remains a challenge. We assessed people’s use, perceived property rightsand management of woody plants in farmland and forests in a landscape of southwesternEthiopia. We interviewed 180 households and surveyed woody plants in 192 plots. We foundthat 95 species were used for eleven major purposes. The majority of plants (52) were used forhouse construction followed by farming tools (42), fuelwood (38) and honey production (37).These benefits were sourced from farmland, forest with coffee management and forest withoutcoffee management. Our study found that local people perceived land tenure security and treeuse rights to be limited, especially for forests. We found abundant regeneration of the mostwidely used tree species in all land use types. However, some of these species, includingimportant pole and timber species, appeared to be overharvested in forests. To improve biodiversity outcomes and sustainable use, it would be beneficial to recognize local people’s diverseneeds for woody plants and grant them appropriate property rights. Conservation policies shouldencompass the entire landscape and empower local farmers to proactively manage tree populations while providing safeguards against overuse.
关键词：Biodiversity conservation;human wellbeing;localpeople;property rights;social-ecological systems;sustainable use andmanagement;woody plants
