Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia

Oyda, Samuel; Tekalign, Wondimagegnehu; Megaze, Aberham

doi:10.1111/aje.13049

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“…While I have highlighted the advantages, as well as the philosophical and scientific strengths, of utilising face‐to‐face interviews in researching the ecology and conservation of African flora and fauna, it is crucial to emphasise the significance of interview data within the context of an international ecology journal, such as AJE . Over the past 2 years, several articles based on face‐to‐face interviews have been published (Aglissi et al., 2023; De Vos & McIntyre, 2023; Dupuis‐Desormeaux et al., 2023; Houehanou et al., 2023; Ibrahim et al., 2022; Kisingo et al., 2023; Oyda et al., 2022; Shibru et al., 2023). Many other submissions have been rejected, primarily due to a lack of true ‘ecological’ focus.…”

Section: Interviews and A Journal Of Ecologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist

Luiselli

2023

Afr J Ecol

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Section: Interviews and A Journal Of Ecologymentioning

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Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist

Luiselli

2023

Afr J Ecol

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“…(e.g., Ang'ila et al, 2023; Ayechew et al, 2022; Everatt et al, 2023; Lee et al, 2023; Tarugara & Clegg, 2022; Tiller et al, 2022), bushmeat (e.g., Djagoun et al, 2022; Froese et al, 2022; Hariohay et al, 2022; Hart et al, 2022; Sonhaye‐Ouyé et al, 2022), and community forests (e.g. Fa & Luiselli, 2023; Mavah et al, 2022; Oyda et al, 2022; Poulain et al, 2023; Rampheri et al, 2022).…”

Section: Ecology As a Global Sciencementioning

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Ecology in a troubled continent

Luiselli

2023

Afr J Ecol

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“…These ‘used forests’, or community forests (CFs), can play a vital role in sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation (Mallon et al, 2015; Poulain et al, 2023). They are also fundamental for local communities who can manage them sustainably and who can even protect them from illegal logging and other destructive activities (Oyda et al, 2022; Rampheri et al, 2022). Community forestry is most successful where empowerment of communities is strongest if community tenure rights are legally recognised, there is clear local community definition of forest management areas, and rules governing access and use are established (Blomley, 2013; Rampheri & Dube, 2021).…”

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Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity

Luiselli

2023

Afr J Ecol

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Habitat fragmentation is one of the main threats to biodiversity in Africa. In this article, we highlight the importance of conserving the Guinean forests of West Africa, which are rich in biodiversity and endemism but threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. The size of forest patches is critical, with larger fragments containing more species than smaller ones. The protection of intact, dense forest patches is vital for any conservation strategy in West Africa, but improving the management of forests that are already used for logging and hunting is also essential. Community forests (CFs) can play a crucial role in conservation, especially if there is a substantial network that can promote ecological connectivity. However, biomonitoring in CFs remains a challenge due to inadequate resources. By developing standardised, easy‐to‐apply and inexpensive methods for biomonitoring, communities can be involved in biomonitoring instead of relying solely on scientists and expensive equipment. We present a monitoring framework here where we suggest local communities should become the main agents for biomonitoring in their own forests; we highlight a five‐step scheme. The importance of the various CFs in terms of conservation should be made through a combination of accurate, standardised face‐to‐face interviews with selected persons in the target communities and biomonitoring be based on the RAPELD scheme. The latter will be implemented after specifically training local ‘wise’ persons. We are proposing a kind of ‘citizen science’ scheme, applied to enhance the ability of local communities to monitor their own biodiversity.

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Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist

Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist

Ecology in a troubled continent

Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity

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