THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG

Section 5. Management of local knowledge and Land for biodiversity
Code Who are the custodians of local Knowledge
in this place?
1
Village chief
Code How are such people perceived?
1
Protectors of cultural norms
2. Traditional priest 2 Sources of wisdom
3 Tribal chief
4
5
Parents/relatives
Villages elders
3 Spiritual leaders
4
5
Extensioners of cultures
Guardians of society
6 Others specify 6 Others specify
Code How have you used such knowledge to
protect the forest?
Code How is such knowledge transferred?
1 Knowledge used to plant such species 1 Mother to child
2 Careful use of such species 2 Father to child
3 To teach members about the importance
of such species
3 Grandparents to children
4 To avoid picking such species 4 Clansmen to clan members
5 Replacing species which are over used 5 Village elders to young ones
6 Teach children about the importance of 6
the forest
Local news bulletins
7 Others specify 7 Others Specify
Code How was land acquired in this place? Code How is land presently acquired?
1 Land is inherited 1 Land was inherited
2 Land is purchased 2 Land was purchased
3 Land is customary land 3 Land was customary land
4 Land is free hold 4 Land was distributed by the tribal chiefs
5 All land is distributed by the Tribal chief 5 Land was free hold
6 Through negotiation with the clan elders 6 Land was acquired through conquest
7 Others specify 7 Land was acquired through negotiation
8 8 Land was acquired through kinship
9 9
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