@inbook{561, keywords = {ecosystem management, sustainable development, human ecology, rainforests, ICRAF, USAID, agroforestry, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, social ecology, social systems, cultural diversity, Odo-Igbo River, Ghaga River, aafin Alara, molebi, cola nitida, cola acuminata, gari, West Africa Multipurpose Tree Project}, author = {D. Michael Warren and Jennifer Pinkston and Fikret Berkes and Carl Folke}, title = {Indigenous African resource management of a tropical rain forest ecosystem: A case study of the Yoruba of Ara, Nigeria}, abstract = {In his introduction, Dr. Warren defines the term "indigenous knowledge." He says that indigenous knowledge is a type of decision-making system. He calls for understanding and conserving natural resources. He states that "every community has the capacity to deal with its problems." He bases his study on a Yoruba state in the tropical rainforest in southwest Nigeria. The study also shows the way the community uses indigenous knowledge for decision-making processes and the utilization of the resources. There is a description of Ara, the changing land use, and the indigenous knowledge of biodiversity in Ara followed by his conclusions.}, year = {1998}, journal = {Linking social and ecological systems: management practices and social mechanisms for building resilience}, pages = {158-189}, month = {03/1998}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, address = {New York}, isbn = {0-521-59140-6; 978-0-521-59140-9}, url = {https://www.worldcat.org/title/36470157}, note = {
Paper originally presented by D. Michael Warren at Property Rights and the Performance of Natural Resource Systems: Social and Ecological Systems for Resilience and Sustainability August 29-30, 1994. The Beijier International Institute of Ecological Economics, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm Sweden
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