Indigenous knowledge system (iks) and biodiversity conservation in South Nguru Mountain Forest Reserve, Tanzania: Often neglected partner for sustainable management and use of biodiversity

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dc.contributor.authorZąbek, Maciej
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-23T10:46:01Z
dc.date.available2025-07-23T10:46:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionBook chapter pp. 65-95
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.identifier.isbn978-83-7401-515-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6878
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Commission on Environment and Development
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledge system
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectBiodiversity conservation
dc.subjectSustainable management and use
dc.subjectSouth Nguru Mountain Forest Reserve
dc.subjectTanzania.
dc.titleIndigenous knowledge system (iks) and biodiversity conservation in South Nguru Mountain Forest Reserve, Tanzania: Often neglected partner for sustainable management and use of biodiversity
dc.title.alternativeSustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeBook chapter

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