TY - ECHAP KW - ecosystem management KW - sustainable development KW - human ecology KW - rainforests KW - ICRAF KW - USAID KW - agroforestry KW - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture KW - social ecology KW - social systems KW - cultural diversity KW - Odo-Igbo River KW - Ghaga River KW - aafin Alara KW - molebi KW - cola nitida KW - cola acuminata KW - gari KW - West Africa Multipurpose Tree Project AU - D. Michael Warren AU - Jennifer Pinkston AU - Fikret Berkes AU - Carl Folke AB - 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. AN - 94-03775 BT - Linking social and ecological systems: management practices and social mechanisms for building resilience C5 - 10 pp. CN - GF21.L55 1998 CY - New York DA - 03/1998 DB - Library Catalog LA - English N1 -

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

N2 - 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. PB - Cambridge University Press PP - New York PY - 1998 SN - 0-521-59140-6; 978-0-521-59140-9 SP - 158 EP - 189 ST - Indigenous African resource management of a tropical rain forest ecosystem T2 - Linking social and ecological systems: management practices and social mechanisms for building resilience TI - Indigenous African resource management of a tropical rain forest ecosystem: A case study of the Yoruba of Ara, Nigeria UR - https://www.worldcat.org/title/36470157 ER -