Challenging tradition: well-intentioned conservation laws in Tanzania are hampering age-old practices.

East, R.; Thurow, T.

Challenging tradition: well-intentioned conservation laws in Tanzania are hampering age-old practices.

1999

East, R. | Thurow, T. (Texas A&M University, College Station (USA))

Indigenous farming systems which use native tree species can sometimes be inadvertently hampered by laws intended to protect valuabel trees in the forest. The article reports on indigenous agroforestry practices using Hagenia abyssinica and the challenges in maintaining these systems in the soutern highlands of Tanzania.

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agricultura tradicional agriculture traditionnelle agroforesteria agroforesterie agroforestry conservation des ressources farming systems highlands indigenous knowledge resource conservation tanzania tanzanie traditional farming

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Published in

Agroforestry Today (ICRAF)

Volume 11 Issue 1-2

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pp. 8-10

Other Subjects

Conocimiento indigena; Region d'altitude; Connaissance indigene; Sistemas de explotacion; Conservacion de los recursos; Hagenia abyssinica; Systeme d'exploitation agricole; Zona de montana

Language

English

Corporate Author

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi (Kenya)

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Challenging tradition: well-intentioned conservation laws in Tanzania are hampering age-old practices.

1999

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