Replication data for: The future is in the younger generations: Baka children in Southeast Cameroon have extensive knowledge on medicinal plants

This dataset derives from the research project “Resilience of Indigenous Peoples’ Healthcare system”, led by Sandrine Gallois, funded by the Beatriu de Pinós Programme and the Ministry of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia (BP2020-00216). This research explores the local medica...

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Autores: Gallois, Sandrine, van Andel, Tinde, Ambassa, Appolinaire, van Bemmel, Stijn
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (CSUC)
Repositorio:CORA.Repositori de Dades de Recerca
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:cora.rdr____::22bce9c9b305558af8d80739aad2992c
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.34810/DATA2040
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Social Sciences
Ethnobotany
Ethnobotanique
Etnobotànica
Ethnomedicine
Ethnomédecine
Etnomedicina
Hunter-Gatherers
Chasseurs-Cueilleurs
Cazadores-Recolectores
Congo Basin
Bassin du Congo
Cuenca del Congo
Local ecological knowledge
Savoirs écologicques locaux
Saberes ecológicos locales
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Sumario:This dataset derives from the research project “Resilience of Indigenous Peoples’ Healthcare system”, led by Sandrine Gallois, funded by the Beatriu de Pinós Programme and the Ministry of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia (BP2020-00216). This research explores the local medical system of the Baka people, forager-horticulturalists living in southeastern Cameroon. Specifically, it aims to assess the adaptive capacity of their medical system to the current social-ecological changes, by taking an interdisciplinary lens, diving into the local ecological knowledge and practices of the Baka and the different disturbances affecting their health and healthcare system. This dataset is part of this broad research, focusing specifically on Baka children’ knowledge regarding medicinal plants. The data were collected in two villages from southeastern Cameroon, in the Lomié and Messok districts, in 2022, reaching a total of 106 children, from 6 to 16 years-old (46 boys and 60 girls). The dataset compiles the local names of medicinal plants reported by the children from three methods used: the freelising interviews, the walk-in-the-wood trips and the individual knowledge surveys.