Forest People, Two Countries and One Continent: What Empirical Connections?

Autor/inn/en	Ifegbesan, Ayodeji; Pendlebury, Shirley; Annegarn, Harold
Titel	Forest People, Two Countries and One Continent: What Empirical Connections?
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 18 (2009) 1, S.45-56 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
Schlagwörter	Ecology; Foreign Countries; Natural Resources; Cross Cultural Studies; Conservation (Environment); Attitude Measures; Knowledge Level; Rural Areas; Cultural Differences; Sustainable Development; Economic Factors; Forestry; Consciousness Raising; Africa; Nigeria; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ökologie; Ausland; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Wissensbasis; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Kultureller Unterschied; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Bewusstseinsbildung; Afrika; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Studies have revealed that sub-Sahara African forest resources are decreasing at an alarming rate. Widely acknowledged too is a growing body of empirical evidence which suggests that understanding people's views are important to forest conservation. But few are the current studies that capture cross-national perspectives. This study explores the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to forest resource conservation among rural inhabitants in Ogun State, Nigeria, and Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, results indicate that more similarities than differences exist across the two cultural contexts. Findings suggest a further need to invest in community-based conservation education programmes because this is a key strategy in the fight against the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10