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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463491203321

Autore

Inyang Ekpe <1963->

Titolo

The forest : an African traditional definition / / Ekpe Inyang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Bamenda : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , [2015]

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Disciplina

333.75096

Soggetti

Forest management - Africa

Forestry and community

Sustainable forestry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Culture-nature relationship -- Sacred forests and nature conservation -- Traditional societies and the forest -- Community life and totemism -- The significance of taboos and customs -- Inspiration streaming from nature -- The forest as community property -- Traditional medicine as a natural gift.

Sommario/riassunto

The Forest: An African Traditional Definition is aimed at providing the conservationist with some basic ideas as to which cultural areas to explore (using a few African cultures-from some ecologically and culturally rich forest zones of Cameroon that has earned the description of Africa in miniature due to its diversity and representativeness of ecological and cultural landscape that reflect the continent-for illustration) in order to direct him or her to the appropriate beliefs and customs that could be exploited in favour of conservation. There is no overemphasising that most, if not all, African cultures have at least some rudimentary aspects of conservation in the modern sense. These aspects constitute the strong colours that could be used to create an indelible picture of the importance of conservation on the continent.