Indigenous African resource management of a tropical rain forest ecosystem: A case study of the Yoruba of Ara, Nigeria
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Year of Publication |
1998
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Book Title |
Linking social and ecological systems: management practices and social mechanisms for building resilience
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Pagination |
158-189
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Date Published |
03/1998
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Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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City |
New York
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Language |
English
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ISBN |
0-521-59140-6; 978-0-521-59140-9
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Call Number |
GF21.L55 1998
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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.
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Notes |
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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Number of pages |
10 pp.
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Short Title |
Indigenous African resource management of a tropical rain forest ecosystem
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