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Indigenous knowledge system (iks) and biodiversity conservation in South Nguru Mountain Forest Reserve, Tanzania: Often neglected partner for sustainable management and use of biodiversity
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 2015) Ząbek, Maciej
This study examines the significance of indigenous knowledge system (IKS) in sustainable management and use of biodiversity in South Nguru mountain forest reserve. Semi-structured and key-informant interviews, field observations and focus group discussions (FGDs) were used for data collection. This study observed that indigenous people had a bundle of IKS that significantly contributed to the management of biodiversity. The study also observed that neither the IKS nor the biodiversity con- servation methods can sustainably manage and use biodiversity: their combination would achieve more than either in their separation. The study recommends: official recognition of IKS; active participation of potential actors; motivation and capacity building of indigenous social structures from which the IKS evolved, is enhanced and sustained, the cornerstone for a wide use and application of the knowledge system and to its integration into biodiversity conservation methods.