Consumptive values and local perception of dry forest decline in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-295

  Paré, Souleymane ^a,b   Savadogo, Patrice ^a,b   Tigabu, Mulualem ^a   Ouadba, Jean Marie ^b   Odén, Per Christer ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Forest dynamic; Local perception; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

DRY FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BURKINA FASO;

AFZELIA AFRICANA; ANIMALIA; BOMBAX; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS; ERINACEIDAE; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 77949423385     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-009-9194-3     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Attwell, C. A. M., & Cotterill, F. P. D. (2000). Postmodernism and African conservation science. Biodiversity and Conservation, 9(5), 559-577. doi: 10. 1023/A: 1008972612012.
2. Begossi, A. (1996). Use of ecological methods in ethnobotany: Diversity indices. Economic Botany, 50(3), 280-289.
3. Belem, B., Nacoulma, B. M. I., Gbangou, R., Kambou, S., Hansen, H. H., Gausset, Q., et al. (2007). Use of non wood forest products by local people bordering the "Parc National Kaboré Tambi", Burkina Faso. The Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies, 6(1), 21.
4. Berkes, F., Colding, J., & Folke, C. (2000). Rediscovery of traditional ecological knowledge as adaptive management. Ecological Applications, 10(5), 1251-1262. doi: 10. 1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1251: ROTEKA]2. 0. CO; 2.
5. Cotton, C. M. (1997). Ethnobotany: Principles and applications. England: John Wiley and Sons Chichester.
6. Delville, P., Ouedraogo, H., Toulmin, C., & Chauveau, J. P. (2002). Securing secondary rights to land in West Africa. Drylands Programme, Issue Paper 107. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Dakar-Fann, Senegal.
7. Fontes, J., & Guinko, S. (1995). Carte de végétation et de l'occupation du sol du Burkina Faso. Note explicative. Ministère de la Coopération Française. Projet Campus (8813101). Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse France, 10 pp.
8. Ford, J. (2001). The relevance of indigenous knowledge for contemporary sustainability. Northwest Science, 75(1), 183-188.
9. Forester, D. J., & Machlis, G. E. (1996). Modeling human factors that affect the loss of biodiversity. Conservation Biology, 10(4), 1253-1263. doi: 10. 1046/j. 1523-1739. 1996. 10041253. x.
10. Hagberg, S. (2000). Droits d'accès à la terre et pratiques d'aménagement dans la forêt classée de Tiogo. Environnement et Société, 24, 63-71.
11. Hermosilla, A. C. (2000). The underlying causes of forest decline. Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia. Occasional Paper No 30, 25 pp.
12. Höft, M., Barik, S. K., & Lykke, A. M. (1999). Quantitative ethnobotany. Applications of multivariate and statistical analyses in ethnobotany. People and plants. Working paper 6. UNESCO Paris, France, 45 pp.
13. Kaimowitz, D. (2003). Not by bread alone: Forests and rural livelihoods in sub-saharan Africa. In T. Oksanen, B. Pajari, & T. Tuomasjukka (Eds.), Forests in poverty reduction strategies: Capturing the potential (pp. 45-64). Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute.
14. Kepe, T. (2008). Beyond the numbers: Understanding the value of vegetation to rural livelihoods in Africa. Geoforum, 39, 958-968. doi: 10. 1016/j. geoforum. 2007. 10. 004.
15. Kiptot, E. (2007). Eliciting indigenous knowledge on tree fodder among Maasai pastoralists via a multi-method sequencing approach. Agriculture and Human Values, 24, 231-243. doi: 10. 1007/s10460-006-9057-6.
16. Kristensen, M., & Balslev, H. (2003). Perceptions, use and availability of woody plants among the Gourounsi in Burkina Faso. Biodiversity and Conservation, 12(8), 1715-1739. doi: 10. 1023/A: 1023614816878.
17. Lamb, D., Erskine, P. D., & Parrotta, J. A. (2005). Restoration of degraded tropical forest landscapes. Science, 310, 1628-1632. doi: 10. 1126/science. 1111773.
18. Lamien, N., Tigabu, M., Sita, G., & Odén, P. C. (2007). Variations in dendrometric and fruiting characters of Vitellaria paradoxa populations and multivariate models for estimation of fruit yield. Agroforestry Systems, 69, 1-11. doi: 10. 1007/s10457-006-9013-x.
19. Lykke, A. M. (2000). Local perceptions of vegetation change and priorities for conservation of woody-savanna vegetation in Senegal. Journal of Environmental Management, 59(2), 107-120. doi: 10. 1006/jema. 2000. 0336.
20. McCune, B., & Mefford, M. J. (1997). Multivariate analysis of ecological data. Gleneden Beach, Oregon, USA: MJM Software. 237 pp.
21. McKee, J. K., Sciulli, P. W., Fooce, C. D., & Waite, T. A. (2004). Forecasting global biodiversity threats associated with human population growth. Biological Conservation, 115(1), 161-164. doi: 10. 1016/S0006-3207(03)00099-5.
22. Morton, J. (2007). Fuelwood consumption and woody biomass accumulation in Mali, West Africa. Ethnobotany Research & Applications, 5, 037-044.
23. Mwangi, E., & Dohrn, S. (2008). Securing access to drylands resources for multiple users in Africa: A review of recent research. Land Use Policy, 25(2), 240-248. doi: 10. 1016/j. landusepol. 2007. 07. 002.
24. Neke, K. S., Owen-Smith, N., & Witkowski, E. T. F. (2006). Comparative resprouting response of Savanna woody plant species following harvesting: The value of persistence. Forest Ecology and Management, 232(1-3), 114-123. doi: 10. 1016/j. foreco. 2006. 05. 051.
25. Nikiema, A. (2005). Agroforestry parkland species diversity: Uses and management in semi-arid west Africa (Burkina Faso). Ph. D. thesis Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 102 pp.
26. Ogle, B. (1996). People's dependance on forests for food security. Some lessons learnt from a program of case studies. In M. R. Pérez & J. E. M. Arnold (Eds.), Current issues in non-timber forest products research (pp. 219-241). Bogor, Indonesia: CIFOR-ODA.
27. Okello, J., & Ssegawa, P. (2007). Medicinal plants used by communities of Ngai Subcounty, Apac District, northern Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 45(1), 76-83. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1365-2028. 2007. 00742. x.
28. Ouedraogo, M. (2002). Land tenure and rural development in Burkina Faso. Drylands Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Dakar-Fann, Senegal. Issue Paper 112, 24 pp.
29. Ouinsavi, C., Sokpon, N., & Bada, O. (2005). Utilization and traditional strategies of in situ conservation of iroko (Milicia excelsa Welw. C. C. Berg) in Benin. Forest Ecology and Management, 207(3), 341-350. doi: 10. 1016/j. foreco. 2004. 10. 069.
30. Paré, S., Savadogo, P., Tigabu, M., Oden, P. C., & Ouadba, J. M. (2009). Regeneration and spatial distribution of seedling populations in Sudanian dry forests in relation to conservation status and human pressure. Tropical Ecology, 50(2), 339-353.
31. Paré, S., Söderberg, U., Sandewall, M., & Ouadba, J. M. (2008). Land use analysis from spatial and field data capture in southern Burkina Faso, West Africa. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 127(3-4), 277-285. doi: 10. 1016/j. agee. 2008. 04. 009.
32. Parveen, B. U., Roy, S., & Kumar, A. (2007). Traditional uses of medicinal plants among the rural communities of Churu district in the Thar Desert, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 113(3), 387-399. doi: 10. 1016/j. jep. 2007. 06. 010.
33. Ræbild, A., Hansen, H., Dartell, J., Ky, J. M., & Sanou, L. (2007). Ethnicity, land use and woody vegetation: A case study from south-western Burkina Faso. Agroforestry Systems, 70(2), 157-167. doi: 10. 1007/s10457-007-9043-z.
34. Ribot, J. (2001). Science, use rights and exclusion: A history of forestry in Francophone West Africa. Drylands Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Dakar-Fann, Senegal. Issue Paper 104, 15 pp.
35. Sawadogo, L., Nygard, R., & Pallo, F. (2002). Effects of livestock and prescribed fire on coppice growth after selective cutting of Sudanian savannah in Burkina Faso. Annals of Forest Science, 59(2), 185-195. doi: 10. 1051/forest: 2002005.
36. Sen, B. (2005). Indigenous knowledge for development: Bringing research and practice together. The International Information & Library Review, 37, 375-382. doi: 10. 1016/j. iilr. 2005. 10. 004.
37. Shrestha, P. M., & Dhillion, S. S. (2003). Medicinal plant diversity and use in the highlands of Dolakha district, Nepal. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 86(1), 81-96. doi: 10. 1016/S0378-8741(03)00051-5.
38. Ssegawa, P., & Kasenene, J. M. (2007). Medicinal plant diversity and uses in the Sango bay area, Southern Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 113(3), 521-540. doi: 10. 1016/j. jep. 2007. 07. 014.
39. Tabuti, J. R. S., & Mugula, B. B. (2007). The ethnobotany and ecological status of Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. in Budondo Sub-county, eastern Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 45(3), 126-129. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1365-2028. 2007. 00869. x.
40. Taïta, P. (2003). Use of woody plants by locals in Mare aux Hippopotames Biosphere Reserve in western Burkina Faso. Biodiversity and Conservation, 12(6), 1205-1217. doi: 10. 1023/A: 1023045316329.
41. Tapsoba, H., & Deschamps, J.-P. (2006). Use of medicinal plants for the treatment of oral diseases in Burkina Faso. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 104(1-2), 68-78. doi: 10. 1016/j. jep. 2005. 08. 047.
42. Teklehaimanot, Z. (2004). Exploiting the potential of indigenous agroforestry trees: Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa in sub-Saharan Africa. Agroforestry Systems, 61-62(1), 207-220. doi: 10. 1023/B: AGFO. 0000029000. 22293. d1.
43. ter Braak, C. J. F., & Smilauer, P. (2002). CANOCO Reference Manual and Canodraw for Windows User's Guide: Software for Canonical Community Ordination (version 4. 5). Ithaca, New York: Microcomputer Power. 500 pp.
44. Wezel, A., & Lykke, A. (2006). Woody vegetation change in Sahelian West Africa: Evidence from local knowledge. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 8(4), 553-567. doi: 10. 1007/s10668-006-9055-2.
45. White, F. (1986). The vegetation of Africa. A descriptive memoir to accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. Natural Resources Research, 20, 1-356.
46. Zar, J. H. (1996). Biostatistical analysis (3rd ed.). New York: Prentice-Hall. 662 pp.