Despite its status as a biodiversity hotspot, the renosterveld ecosystem within the Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa, widely lacks the implementation of measures for biodiversity conservation in the Swartland, even though management plans exist. Though formally protected by law, most renosterveld remnants occur on privately owned agricultural land and therefore depend on private land management. Effective measures, and therefore, effective management of renosterveld for conservation, require various forms of knowledge, including scientific and technical knowledge. Knowledge flows through networks among various stakeholders connected through social relationships and enables individuals to acquire, transmit, and create understanding. We assessed the flow of knowledge and advice through a social network of renosterveld stakeholders. We interviewed 53 individuals, of which 32 were renosterveld private land managers, to determine participants’ knowledge sources and network connections. The resulting information and advice networks suggest that land managers are relatively isolated from renosterveld-related knowledge. Of the interviewed land managers, 19% did not identify any knowledge sources, and 91% stated they did not receive any advice. Members of academia provided most of the received knowledge (29%). Seventeen percent of all exchanged knowledge stemmed from governmental organizations, and 5% from land managers. The findings suggest that renosterveld land managers have limited access to biodiversity knowledge, and there are limited numbers of connections between land managers and external parties (e.g., researchers, conservationists). Thus, the current knowledge sharing structures are insufficient to inform conservation management of critically endangered renosterveld in the Swartland. In this context, bridging organizations and knowledge brokers are crucial components for biodiversity conservation.

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南非极度濒危的 renosterveld 的利益相关者之间的知识流动有限

尽管其作为生物多样性热点的地位，南非大开普省植物区的 renosterveld 生态系统在斯沃特兰广泛缺乏生物多样性保护措施的实施，尽管存在管理计划。尽管受到法律的正式保护，但大多数 Renosterveld 残余物都发生在私有农业土地上，因此依赖于私人土地管理。有效的措施，因此，有效的管理 renosterveld 以进行保护，需要各种形式的知识，包括科学和技术知识。知识在通过社会关系连接的各种利益相关者之间的网络中流动，并使个人能够获得、传播和创造理解。我们通过renosterveld 利益相关者的社交网络评估了知识和建议的流动。我们采访了 53 个人，其中 32 人是重新建立的私人土地管理者，以确定参与者的知识来源和网络连接。由此产生的信息和建议网络表明，土地管理者与 Renosterveld 相关知识相对孤立。在接受采访的土地管理者中，19% 的人没有确定任何知识来源，91% 的人表示他们没有收到任何建议。学术界成员提供了大部分收到​​的知识（29%）。17% 的交流知识来自政府组织，5% 来自土地管理者。研究结果表明，renosterveld 土地管理者获得生物多样性知识的机会有限，并且土地管理者与外部各方（例如研究人员、保护主义者）之间的联系数量有限。因此，当前的知识共享结构不足以为斯沃特兰极度濒危的 renosterveld 的保护管理提供信息。在这种情况下，桥梁组织和知识经纪人是生物多样性保护的重要组成部分。