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Biocultural conflicts : understanding complex interconnections between a traditional ceremony and threatened carnivores in north Kenya

Publiceringsår

2023

Upphovspersoner

Torrents-Ticó, Miquel; Fernandez-Llamazares Onrubia, Alvaro; Burgas Riera, Daniel; Nasak, Job Guol; Cabeza, Mar

Abstrakt

Biological and cultural diversity are inextricably linked and rapidly eroding worldwide. As a response, many conservation efforts foster synergies between cultural and biological diversity agendas through biocultural approaches. However, such approaches do not always address biocultural conflicts, where certain cultural practices can lead to biodiversity loss and, in turn, threaten the continuance of such practices. In this study, we examined a biocultural conflict in the Dimi ceremony, the most important rite of passage of the Daasanach agro-pastoralists of north Kenya, in which skins from threatened carnivore species are used extensively as traditional ornaments. We quantified the current use of skins in Dimi as well as changes in the cultural ceremony that exacerbate its impacts on wildlife. We collected field-based data on the context of the use of skins through structured interviews, focus-group discussions, participant observation and counts of skins in two Dimi ceremonies. We counted a total of 121 skins of four carnivore species being used in a single ceremony. We also found that Dimi has become environmentally unsustainable, threatening distant cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and leopard Panthera pardus populations and local species with spotted skins (African civet Civettictis civetta, common genet Genetta genetta and serval Leptailurus serval). The young Daasanach are deeply concerned about the lack of availability of skins in their area, as well as the prohibitive prices, and they are calling for alternatives to the use of skins in Dimi. Overall, our study shows that acknowledging biocultural conflicts and opening space for dialogue with local communities are essential for the maintenance of both biological and cultural diversity.
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Organisationer och upphovspersoner

Jyväskylä universitet

Burgas Riera Daniel Orcid -palvelun logo

Helsingfors universitet

Fernandez-Llamazares Onrubia Alvaro

Burgas Riera Daniel

Cabeza Mar

Torrents-Ticó Miquel

Publikationstyp

Publikationsform

Artikel

Moderpublikationens typ

Tidning

Artikelstyp

En originalartikel

Målgrupp

Vetenskaplig

Kollegialt utvärderad

Kollegialt utvärderad

UKM:s publikationstyp

A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

Publikationskanalens uppgifter

Journal

Oryx

Moderpublikationens namn

Oryx

Volym

57

Nummer

4

Sidor

435-444

Publikationsforum

64547

Publikationsforumsnivå

1

Öppen tillgång

Öppen tillgänglighet i förläggarens tjänst

Ja

Öppen tillgång till publikationskanalen

Helt öppen publikationskanal

Parallellsparad

Ja

Publiceringsavgift för öppen tillgång €

2336

Övriga uppgifter

Vetenskapsområden

Övriga humanistiska vetenskaper; Miljövetenskap; Ekologi, evolutionsbiologi

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Publiceringsland

Förenade kungariket

Förlagets internationalitet

Internationell

Språk

engelska

Internationell sampublikation

Ja

Sampublikation med ett företag

Nej

DOI

10.1017/S0030605322000035

Publikationen ingår i undervisnings- och kulturministeriets datainsamling

Ja