Farming the forest edge: vulnerable places and people around Kibale National Park, Uganda.: An article from: The Geographical Review
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Author(s)Lisa Naughton-Treves
PublisherAmerican Geographical Society
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From the author: Subsistence farmers near Kibale National Park, Uganda, fear and resent many wildlife species. In this article I compare records of crop damage by wildlife and livestock with local complaints about the worst animals and the most vulnerable crops. I discuss the concordance and discrepancies in complaints versus actual damage in light of physical parameters of risk and of social factors that shape perceptions and vulnerabilities. Crop losses were greatest at the edge of the forest, where immigrants are disproportionately represented. State proprietorship of wildlife amplifies local vulnerability and constrains traditional coping strategies, such as hunting. Keywords: East Africa, risk perception, Uganda, wildlife conservation.
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Title: Farming the forest edge: vulnerable places and people around Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Author: Lisa Naughton-Treves
Publication:The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v87 Issue: n1 Page: p27(20)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: Subsistence farmers near Kibale National Park, Uganda, fear and resent many wildlife species. In this article I compare records of crop damage by wildlife and livestock with local complaints about the worst animals and the most vulnerable crops. I discuss the concordance and discrepancies in complaints versus actual damage in light of physical parameters of risk and of social factors that shape perceptions and vulnerabilities. Crop losses were greatest at the edge of the forest, where immigrants are disproportionately represented. State proprietorship of wildlife amplifies local vulnerability and constrains traditional coping strategies, such as hunting. Keywords: East Africa, risk perception, Uganda, wildlife conservation.
Citation Details
Title: Farming the forest edge: vulnerable places and people around Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Author: Lisa Naughton-Treves
Publication:The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v87 Issue: n1 Page: p27(20)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
