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| Sarfo-Mensah, Paul; Oduro, William. |
| The potential of traditional natural resources management for biodiversity conservation and the improvement of sustainable rural livelihoods is no longer in doubt. In sub-Saharan Africa, extensive habitat destruction, degradation, and severe depletion of wildlife, which have seriously reduced biodiversity and undermined the livelihoods of many people in rural communities, have been attributed mainly to the erosion of traditional strategies for natural resources management. In Ghana, recent studies point to an increasing disregard for traditional rules and regulations, beliefs and practices that are associated with natural resources management. Traditional natural resources management in many typically indigenous communities in Ghana derives from changes in... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Tumi; Sacred Groves; Forest-Savanna Transition; Sustainability; Traditional; Christianity; Islam; International Development; Z1. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59386 |
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| Sarfo-Mensah, Paul; Oduro, William; Antoh Fredua, Ernestina; Amisah, Stephen. |
| Local cosmologies and traditional perceptions of the natural environment, especially forests, have been a major influence in the management of the natural resources and biodiversity amongst rural communities in the transitional zone of Ghana. Sacred groves, which are typical outputs of traditional conservation practices, derive from indigenous religious beliefs and perceptions of forest. Sacred groves are believed to be the abode of local gods, ancestral spirits and other super natural beings. These beliefs and perceptions have in the past strongly supported the conservation of biodiversity. However, changes in local cosmologies threaten the protection of rare species, habitats and ecological processes. Data from the study confirm evidence from several... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Sacred Grove; Cultural Artefact; Communal Resource; Degradation; Sustainability and Biodiversity; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Q5. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92787 |
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