Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Yes
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Yes – use is improving the status (e.g., population is increasing or stabilising, extraction effort OR catch per unit effort is decreasing or stable)
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Yes, positive (use is helping combat poaching or illegal wildlife trade)
Based on surveys carried out in 2009, 2014 and 2018, the population of G. woronowii in Georgia is thought to be approximately stable.
Generally, trade in this species (as carried out with government management and regulation) can be considered as beneficial for conservation of this species. Legal, regulated trade in wild harvested and cultivated bulbs has ended chaotic, unmanaged harvest, and ensured stabilization of the population.
Given that the region concerned is very small in both area and population, individuals involved in snowdrop trade know each other, and they make active efforts to ensure illegal harvest or harvest over sustainable levels does not take place.
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out
Based on surveys carried out in 2009, 2014 and 2018, the population of G. woronowii in Georgia is thought to be approximately stable.
Generally, trade in this species (as carried out with government management and regulation) can be considered as beneficial for conservation of this species. Legal, regulated trade in wild harvested and cultivated bulbs has ended chaotic, unmanaged harvest, and ensured stabilization of the population. Exporters, especially long-term traders, have a sense of ownership of the resource and are therefore willing to combat illegal harvest. Given that the region concerned is very small in both area and population, individuals involved in snowdrop trade know each other, and they make active efforts to ensure illegal harvest or harvest over sustainable levels does not take place.
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles
Yes
around 50% of the people involved in operations related to G. woronowii are women. Women were seen conducting on-site heavy work during the 2018 field surveys.
How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?
How many people outside the local area are employed
Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs