Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites
Depletion of natural resources is a national issue, as well as a local one in Mozambique, where numerous communities depend for their survival, on the judicious exploitation of their physical environment. It is particularly felt along the country&#...
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okr-10986-107922021-06-14T10:59:08Z Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites Dava, Fernando Ahmed, Zuber Easton, Peter ACCIDENTS AUTHORITY BELIEFS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FARMERS FATE FISH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION MYTHS NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS PARTNERSHIP PERSONALITY POLLUTION PRIESTS RITES RITUALS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOLS SPIRITS WEEDS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ECOLOGY FISHING INDUSTRY MARINE CONSERVATION LOCAL CULTURE COMMUNAL LABOR MUSSELS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES CONSERVATION HARVESTING (AQUACULTURE) Depletion of natural resources is a national issue, as well as a local one in Mozambique, where numerous communities depend for their survival, on the judicious exploitation of their physical environment. It is particularly felt along the country's extensive coastline, where harvesting sea resources - fish, mussels, and other forms of marine life - is both a source of protein, and of revenue. The note looks at how indigenous forms of management function, and how - if at all - can they be adapted to master new challenges to the natural resource base: population pressure and pollution. It describes the mussel farmers of Zimilene, a small village on the Indian Ocean, and its harvest-catch system, on how it ensures a source for resolving conflicts, and allotting usage rights, that are accepted right down to individual community members. The "rule of law", or the authority of the chiefs, regulate the mussel harvest, anchored in the firm belief that the "spirits" of the ancestors watch over the shoals. Such local system of myths, beliefs, and rites preserved the mussel shoals for generations, though under the pressures afoot in the country - poverty and population density - have pushed them to exploit mussel beds, inconsistently with their traditional management. The challenge is how to blend traditional systems of regulation, myth, and ritual, with an armature to build communal sharing, and a new culture of natural resource management. 2012-08-13T13:08:08Z 2012-08-13T13:08:08Z 2002-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1998936/managing-natural-resources-along-mozambican-shoreline-role-myths-rites http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10792 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 46 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Mozambique |
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ACCIDENTS AUTHORITY BELIEFS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FARMERS FATE FISH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION MYTHS NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS PARTNERSHIP PERSONALITY POLLUTION PRIESTS RITES RITUALS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOLS SPIRITS WEEDS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ECOLOGY FISHING INDUSTRY MARINE CONSERVATION LOCAL CULTURE COMMUNAL LABOR MUSSELS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES CONSERVATION HARVESTING (AQUACULTURE) |
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ACCIDENTS AUTHORITY BELIEFS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FARMERS FATE FISH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION MYTHS NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS PARTNERSHIP PERSONALITY POLLUTION PRIESTS RITES RITUALS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOLS SPIRITS WEEDS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ECOLOGY FISHING INDUSTRY MARINE CONSERVATION LOCAL CULTURE COMMUNAL LABOR MUSSELS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES CONSERVATION HARVESTING (AQUACULTURE) Dava, Fernando Ahmed, Zuber Easton, Peter Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites |
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Depletion of natural resources is a
national issue, as well as a local one in Mozambique, where
numerous communities depend for their survival, on the
judicious exploitation of their physical environment. It is
particularly felt along the country's extensive
coastline, where harvesting sea resources - fish, mussels,
and other forms of marine life - is both a source of
protein, and of revenue. The note looks at how indigenous
forms of management function, and how - if at all - can they
be adapted to master new challenges to the natural resource
base: population pressure and pollution. It describes the
mussel farmers of Zimilene, a small village on the Indian
Ocean, and its harvest-catch system, on how it ensures a
source for resolving conflicts, and allotting usage rights,
that are accepted right down to individual community
members. The "rule of law", or the authority of
the chiefs, regulate the mussel harvest, anchored in the
firm belief that the "spirits" of the ancestors
watch over the shoals. Such local system of myths, beliefs,
and rites preserved the mussel shoals for generations,
though under the pressures afoot in the country - poverty
and population density - have pushed them to exploit mussel
beds, inconsistently with their traditional management. The
challenge is how to blend traditional systems of regulation,
myth, and ritual, with an armature to build communal
sharing, and a new culture of natural resource management. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Dava, Fernando Ahmed, Zuber Easton, Peter |
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Dava, Fernando Ahmed, Zuber Easton, Peter |
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Dava, Fernando |
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Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites |
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Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites |
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Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites |
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Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites |
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Managing Natural Resources Along the Mozambican Shoreline : The Role of Myths and Rites |
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managing natural resources along the mozambican shoreline : the role of myths and rites |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1998936/managing-natural-resources-along-mozambican-shoreline-role-myths-rites http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10792 |
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