Fulani Knowledge of the Ecological Impacts of Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) Foliage Harvest in Benin and its Implications for Sustainable Harvest

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• 作者：Orou G. Gaoue (1) (2) (3)
  Tamara Ticktin (1)
  
• 关键词：Benin ; conservation of tropical trees ; Fulani ; local ecological knowledge ; non ; timber forest products ; harvesting impacts
• 刊名：Economic Botany
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：September 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：63
• 期：3
• 页码：256-270
• 全文大小：440KB
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• 作者单位：Orou G. Gaoue (1) (2) (3)
  Tamara Ticktin (1)
  
  1. Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
  2. Laboratoire d’Ecologie Appliquee, Universite d’Abomey Calavi, 01BP 526, Cotonou, Benin
  3. Department of Biology, Institute of Theoretical and Mathematical Ecology, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Dr., Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA
  

文摘

Fulani Knowledge of the Ecological Impacts of Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) Foliage Harvest in Benin and Its Implications for Sustainable Harvest. An improved understanding of how local people view their impacts on the resources they exploit and how they perceive that their resources are affected by other factors can provide insight into reasons some resources are overexploited and into strategies to conserve them. In West Africa, various tree species are heavily harvested by indigenous herders for foliage to feed their cattle. The reported declines in populations of several of these species have both biological and cultural implications, as cattle are an integral part of indigenous cultures and livelihoods. In this study we investigated Fulani herders-practices, knowledge, and perceptions of the ecological impacts of harvesting foliage of African mahogany, Khaya senegalensis, in Benin, and we tested some of the factors that may influence them. Fulani herders have detailed ecological knowledge of their impacts on the resources they depend on, and this is finely tuned to local ecological conditions. This knowledge is also widely spread across different sectors of Fulani communities and is highly congruent with scientific findings. However, due to the open-access context of K. senegalensis populations, detailed knowledge of sustainability does not translate into sustainable practices. Fulani perceptions of threats to populations differ significantly between ecological regions and provide key insights for locally relevant resource management plans. Traditional Fulani practices such as the sopoodu provide a basis for sustainable management of proposed Fulani-owned K. senegalensis plantations. This study illustrates how the assessment of local ecological knowledge, practices, and perceptions can play a key role in the design of culturally-appropriate conservation plans.