Changing Fire Governance in Gabon′s Plateaux Bateke Savanna Landscape

Changing Fire Governance in Gabon′s Plateaux Bateke Savanna Landscape

In many African savannas, anthropogenic fire regimes are changing for reasons that are poorly understood. However, these changes will likely impact landscapes. Using the case of the Teke-Alima people of Gabon′s savannas, the transition from communal, annual hunting fires, organised by land chiefs, t...

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Main Author: Gretchen Marie Walters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
Subjects:
fire governance
customary rule
savanna
landscape
management
Plateaux Bateke
Gabon
Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2015;volume=13;issue=3;spage=275;epage=286;aulast=Walters

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http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2015;volume=13;issue=3;spage=275;epage=286;aulast=Walters

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