Influence of Foreign Religion on Customary Management of Natural Resources: The Case of Sacred Groves in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, Ghana

IF 1.4 3区农林科学 Q2 FORESTRY

Small-Scale Forestry Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1007/s11842-023-09558-8

Rikiatu Husseini, Sraku Dennis Gyamfi, Latif Iddrisu Nasare, Conrad-J. Wuleka Kuuder

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Abstract

The customary management of natural resources in Ghana is hinged on belief system of the African Traditional Religion. Studies have shown the impact of foreign religions on many aspects of Ghanaian society, but less is known on influence of foreign religion on customary management of natural resources. This study examined the influence of foreign religion on conservation of sacred groves in eight communities in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality. The influx of missionary religions, notably Christianity and Islam were identified as an indirect underlying causal agent to declining sacred grove area. Less reverence of traditional beliefs has led to sacred grove clearance for agriculture and settlement in some communities. The study therefore recommends re-enforcement of taboos and awareness creation on conservation value of sacred groves to halt further degradation.

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外国宗教对自然资源习惯管理的影响:以加纳Sefwi Wiawso市的圣林为例

加纳自然资源的习惯管理依赖于非洲传统宗教的信仰体系。研究表明，外国宗教对加纳社会的许多方面产生了影响，但对外国宗教对自然资源习惯管理的影响知之甚少。这项研究考察了外国宗教对塞夫维维奥索市8个社区保护圣林的影响。传教宗教的涌入，特别是基督教和伊斯兰教，被认为是导致圣林园面积下降的间接潜在原因。对传统信仰的不尊重导致一些社区为了农业和定居而砍伐圣林。因此，该研究建议重新执行禁忌并提高对神圣树林保护价值的认识，以阻止进一步退化。

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Small-Scale Forestry FORESTRY-

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3.10

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6.70%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Emerging from discussions within IUFRO’s Small-scale Forestry group, Small-scale Forestry was originally published as Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy in 2002, with a view to providing an international forum for publishing high quality, peer-reviewed papers on pure and applied research into small-scale forestry. Although of particular interest to the global research community, the journal is also relevant to both policy makers and forest managers. The scope of the journal is necessarily quite broad, given the range of issues relevant to small-scale forestry. These include the social, economic and technical dimensions of farm, family, non-industrial, agro- and community forestry. Papers are accepted on the basis that they relate specifically to forestry at this scale, and that they are based on high quality research using accepted quantitative and/or qualitative methodology. Empirical, theoretical, modeling, and methodological papers are all welcome. The following research areas are particularly relevant to the journal: -the role of small-scale forestry in rural development- financial modeling and decision support systems- enhancing return from non-wood products- social impacts of small-scale forestry- marketing, forest co-operatives and growers organizations- role and effectiveness of government support and subsidies- innovative research techniques- education and extension- certification- silvicultural, wood harvesting and processing techniques and technologies- impediments to small-scale forestry development- monitoring socio-economics- forest management behaviour and timber supply

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