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Sacred Forests and the Social Dimensions of Conservation in the North Pare Mountains of Tanzania

Jones, Samantha M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366638026

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2013, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
Sacred forests are the product of intersecting ecology, culture, and society. In some of the most densely settled elevations of Tanzania’s North Pare Mountains, sacred forests preserve all that remains of native forest vegetation. Their continued protection appears uncertain however, as acculturation has led some caretakers to abandon traditional stewardship. The people of Mangio and Vuchama, two North Pare highland villages, are still maintaining sacred forests. This research examines the conservation value and potential fate of those forests. During summer 2012 selected forests were inventoried to determine forest structure and composition and qualitative research activities investigated age-stratified patterns of the knowledge, beliefs, and practices associated with forests. Sacred forests were found to have greater density and species richness than the village forest. Changing customs have influenced these communities and consequently the landscape, yet the recognized ecological value of sacred forests secures their continued local protection, reinforced by formal government.
Elizabeth Edna Wangui, PhD (Advisor)
Thomas Smucker, PhD (Committee Member)
James M. Dyer, PhD (Committee Member)
113 p.
Environmental Management; Epistemology; Forestry
sacred forests; local ecological knowledge; forest diversity; community-based conservation; social-ecological system

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  • Jones, S. M. (2013). Sacred Forests and the Social Dimensions of Conservation in the North Pare Mountains of Tanzania [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366638026

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jones, Samantha. Sacred Forests and the Social Dimensions of Conservation in the North Pare Mountains of Tanzania. 2013. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366638026.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jones, Samantha. "Sacred Forests and the Social Dimensions of Conservation in the North Pare Mountains of Tanzania." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366638026

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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