Indigenous agroforestry and biodiversity conservation among the Maguindanawn of Central Mindanao, Philippines
1997
Abas, E.L.
This study is a documentation of the Maguindanawn indigenous agroforestry and biodiversity conservation practices. Participant observation, non-structured interviews and questionnaires were the methods used in the collection of data, supplemented by review of related documents. This study is descriptive and analytical. It illustrates and provides benchmark information about the Magindanawn culture and practices in Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. There were three major concerns in this study. The first was the biophysical environment which includes climate, flora and fauna; land and land-use. Second, the agroforestry technologies were studied in terms of crops and cropping patterns, practices, and tools. Third, the social structure was examined including clan; demographic structure, political systems, religious organization and labor arrangement. The data analysis was guided by the conceptual framework of the Magindanawn culture, and the relationship and interaction between and among the above-mentioned concerns. Three indigenous agroforestry (Kasaparan) systems of the Magindanawn were identified namely: 1) pina-mamulan (mixed agroforestry) 2) dama-niog (coconut-based agroforestry 3) dama-pualas (forested lands). The analysis of these agroforestry systems provides conclusion that the Magindanawn culture has been traditionally linked to biodiversity conservation consciousness and practices. This work also gives several recommendations based on the results of the analysis. Finally, this thesis illustrates and provides benchmark information about the Magindanawn culture and practices in Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines
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