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1
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Introduce the project to local people
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Introduction of project in local newsletter, participation in plant-based and everyday life activities
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Recipients of local newsletter, Alchemilla and Bergtee project members, daily encounters
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Confidence and trust of biosphere reserve management and local people
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Investigate domain of wild gathered plant species
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Freelisting Participant observation
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Freelisting: snowball sample of 36 recommended wild plant experts, participant observation of plant gathering and processing with local people
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Documentation of local knowledge, popular and scientific publications
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2
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Strengthen awareness about wild plant gathering
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Preparatory and follow-up school workshops; two information letters to parents
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14 classes of all primary schools in the valley
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Improved information and awareness about wild plant gathering of children and local people
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Investigate intracultural knowledge variation and motivations
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Structured questionnaires
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Family members and friends of children, n = 506 people
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Insights on knowledge variation and motivations, popular and scientific publications
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Encourage knowledge transmission
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Children as interviewers
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14 classes of all primary schools in the valley
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Knowledge transmission through 189 children interviewing 506 respondents
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3
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Investigate children’s view on wild plant gathering
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Two 5-day participatory video workshops with children interviewing local experts
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All 17 children of St. Gerold primary school, 10 volunteering children from the valley, interviewing eleven local experts suggested by children
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Children’s view on wild plant gathering, two participatory videos, 20 min each
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Encourage transmission and dissemination of local knowledge
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Screening of participatory videos at local cultural festival; publishing of internet links to videos in local newsletter; DVDs to lend in local libraries
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About 200 visitors of the screening, >500 views of each video in an online video channel,
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Dissemination and transmission of local knowledge through participatory videos
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Empower children
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Participatory video filmed with children with broad decision rights for children
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All 17 children of St. Gerold primary school, and 10 volunteering children from the valley
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Enhanced knowledge of plant gathering, skills in video production
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4
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Evaluate impact
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Semi-structured questionnaires Participant observation
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Questionnaires: ten children having taken part in the participatory video workshops and having used plants since then; participant observation during and after research phases 2–4
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Indications about local impact of the research project
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