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Article History

Received: 18 August 2024

Accepted: 25 July 2025

First Online: 6 August 2025

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: This study was conducted in accordance with ethical research standards involving human participants. All respondents, including non-timber forest products collector participated voluntarily after being fully informed about the purpose and nature of the research. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. The confidentiality and anonymity of all respondents have been strictly maintained, and no personal identifiable information has been disclosed in this manuscript. However, as per the University of Gezira guidelines this kind of research is usually approved (which does not involve indigenous rights, knowledge and perspectives, collection of any specific traditional knowledge, potential harms to both humans and environment), is approved by the ethical committee without mandatory registration.