人类在世界各地的活动增加,允许运输几种物种,如辣木。(辣木),进入远离其本地居住地的生物群落。原产于印度,辣木是一个多才多艺的,耐旱,和快速生长的树,很容易适应世界各地广泛的热带和亚热带条件。它用于化妆品,作为人类的食物和药物,家畜饲料,作物生物刺激剂,和绿肥。尽管辣木是南非的外来物种,它的产量正在增加,它的许多用途得到了社区的认可。辣木是高度复杂(社会,生态,和经济)系统。这是因为根据南非《国家环境管理生物多样性法》(NEM:BA),它在可能消除或遏制目标的监测物种(SUSPECT)清单上。在国家法规中列出被认为对社区有益的物种可能会导致各种利益相关者之间的冲突和不确定性(即,环境政策制定者,农民,农村社区,和政府机构)。在本文中,应用了系统思维方法来解决与生产和总体状况相关的复杂和相互冲突的问题(经济,生态,legal,和社会)南非辣木。开发了因果循环图(CLD),以广泛了解南非moringa的复杂性,并有助于强调系统内的反馈机制。此外,CLD指出,辣木在该国的地位包括政府政策的各种相互依赖的变量,环境,和社会,它们相互连接成一个多方面的系统。确定了与在南非背景下将moringa分配为影响类别相关的潜在冲突维度和类型,这可能是促进利益攸关方之间参与和决策过程以解决南非辣木地位的有用工具。
The increased movement of humans throughout the world allowed the transportation of several species, such as Moringa oleifera Lam. (moringa), into biomes far away from their native habitation. Native to India, moringa is a versatile, drought-tolerant, and fast-growing tree that is easily adaptable to wide-ranging tropical and sub-tropical conditions around the world. It is used in cosmetics, as food and medicine for humans, livestock feed, crop biostimulant, and green manure. Even though moringa is an alien species to South Africa, its production is increasing, and its numerous uses are recognised by communities. Moringa forms part of a highly complex (social, ecological, and economic) system. This is because it is on the Species Under Surveillance for Possible Eradication or Containment Targets (SUSPECT) list under the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act (NEM:BA) of South Africa. Listing species that are regarded as beneficial to communities on national regulations can cause conflicts and uncertainties among various stakeholders (i.e., environmental policymakers, farmers, rural communities, and government bodies). In this paper, a systems thinking approach was applied to address complex and conflicting issues linked to the production and overall status (economic, ecological, legal, and social) of moringa in South Africa. The Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) was developed to present a broad insight into the complexity of moringa in South Africa and assist in underscoring the feedback mechanisms within the system. Moreover, the CLD indicated that the position of moringa within the country comprised a variety of interdependent variables of government policies, environment, and society, which are interconnected into a multifaceted system. The potential conflict dimensions and types associated with allocating moringa an impact category within the South African context were identified, and this may serve as a useful tool for facilitating engagements and decision-making processes among stakeholders in resolving the status of moringa in South Africa.