Continuity and change within the social-ecological and political landscape of the Maasai Mara, Kenya
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- 作者：Connor Jandreau ; Fikret Berkes
- 关键词：Continuity and change ; Traditional ecological knowledge ; Local knowledge ; Pastoralism ; Knowledge co ; production ; East Africa
- 刊名：Pastoralism
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：6
- 期：1
- 全文大小：526 KB
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Fikret Berkes (1)
1. Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, 70 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2M6, Canada - 刊物主题：Environmental Management; Anthropology; Ecosystems; Sustainable Development; Applied Ecology; Agriculture;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：2041-7136
文摘
Traditional livestock management has historically been blamed for the mismanagement of rangelands, but there is a growing recognition of the importance of extensive herding strategies and the local knowledge embedded in these practices. Here, we apply the lens of continuity and change to understand how local herders interpret environmental change. By exploring traditional rangeland indicators as used by Maasai herders, we highlight some of the forces of change that appear to constrain the application of local knowledge of rangeland health. Fieldwork was conducted from January to August 2013 in the Mara Division, Narok County, Kenya, employing semi-structured interviews, transect walks, focus groups, participatory mapping and participant observation. Findings suggest that continuity exists in many of the traditional methods of observing land and livestock. However, various obstructions are surfacing in a political landscape in which local knowledge holders are not always able to put their knowledge and observations into practice. These obstructions of knowledge, practices and skills occurred through three broad forces involving acculturation, prohibition and applicability. As possible consequences of a system in transition, these forces illustrate the unbalanced nature of overlap between heterogeneous users, conflicting interests and power differentials. In order to facilitate continued importance and growth of local knowledge, we conclude that resource and protected area managers must recognize local knowledge holders and ensure such knowledge is considered as more than anecdotal or strategic. By encouraging hybrid knowledge co-production in management decisions, the decision-making frame can be broadened to include herders for more inclusive decision-making. Keywords Continuity and change Traditional ecological knowledge Local knowledge Pastoralism Knowledge co-production East Africa