Teutloff, Nele http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-8346
Meller, Paulina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-4385
Finckh, Manfred http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-0854
Cabalo, Almeida Segredo
Ramiro, Guedes José
Neinhuis, Christoph http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9965-4394
Lautenschläger, Thea http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4013-9456
Funding for this research was provided by:
Technische Universität Dresden (Flx2001_142)
german federal ministry of education and research (01LG1201N)
Technische Universität Dresden
Article History
Received: 28 December 2020
Revised: 2 October 2021
Accepted: 17 October 2021
First Online: 6 November 2021
Declarations
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: For all fieldtrips, the University Kimpa Vita formulated in advance credentials to inform the mayors of the municipalities about the planned activities. Local authorities of the visited villages (soba and seculo) were informed about the aims and methods of the study. Before each interview, we ensured anonymity to respondents and asked for consent to participate in the interview. The consent was given verbally because of low literacy levels of participants.
: Each participant gave his consent to participate in the interview verbally because of low literacy levels.
: All authors have approved the manuscript and agreed with its submission to the Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation. Each participant gave his verbal consent to participate in the interview knowing that this is part of a survey that will be published.
: The authors declare no competing interests.