The contribution of indigenous local knowledge to implement an integrated landscape approach in Kalomo District, Zambia
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Presented by Malaika Pauline Yanou (PhD candidate, University of Amsterdam) at FLARE 2022, Rome, on 7-9 October 2022
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The contribution of indigenous local knowledge to implement an integrated landscape approach in Kalomo District, Zambia
- 1. Malaika Pauline Yanou PhD candidate University of Amsterdam Centre for International Forestry Research FLARE, 9th October 2022 The contribution of indigenous local knowledge to implement an integrated landscape approach in Kalomo District, Zambia
- 2. Research questions 2 Desk-based questions Fieldwork questions 1. What local knowledge and practices do Tonga people hold and apply to manage and conserve their environment? 2. How do efforts to integrate local and scientific knowledge in existing natural resource and conservation projects contribute to more equitable collaboration of local knowledge holders? 3. How local knowledge and practices contribute to natural resource management practices in Kalomo? 4. How are local and other types of knowledge being exchanged, co-produced and contested in existing multi-stakeholder platforms and, what power dynamics can be discerned?
- 3. Study Area Sypatuniana Chiefdom 1 village outside the Kalomo Hills Forest Reserve Siachitema Chiefdom 1 village inside the Kalomo Hills Forest Reserve Chikanta Chiefdom 1 village in the buffer zone of the Kalomo Hills Forest Reserve 3 Moombe et al. 2020 © Malaika Yanou
- 4. Research design and methods 4 Eight people selected per village: Two youth (female and male) Two adult men Two adult women Two elderly people (female and male) • Combined walking interviews and photovoice activities for identify local knowledge and practices using a photocamera • GPS tool (Avenza mobile app) to locate places people indicate where they use local practices to manage natural resources • Focus group discussion: sharing and discussing photos taken by participants
- 5. Photovoice activity 5 © Malaika Yanou
- 6. Focus Group Discussion 6 Sharing and discuss photos taken by participants during the walking photovoice activities Sharing and discuss past, present and future landscape and knowledge © Malaika Yanou
- 7. 7 Preliminary results Communities still use local knowledge to manage natural resources ‘External knowledges’ shared for helping communities are local practices that have been already existed for decades, e.g., manure practice Walking interviews and photovoice activity Communities already integrate different knowledge systems (luzibo lwakokuno) to copy with environmental challenges Focus Group Discussion Communities recall local knowledge was the main knowledge to manage a more integrated landscape Communities foresee less available land and the disappearance of local knowledge
- 8. Preliminary conclusion 8 Better understand the role of locally-embedded knowledge and which local practices contribute to sustainable natural resource management More effective collaboration partnerships should be developed amongst community, government, and NGOs in the area Development of evidence-based policy that incorporates local knowledge and ensures local voices are properly integrated within decision-making processes
Editor's Notes
- Research background: So why local knowledge? Over the last decades, the contribution of local and traditional knowledge to improving social-ecological systems has gained increasing attention in academia, policy-making, and civil society. However, there are still important knowledge gaps, both in research and policy, in particular related to the contribution of local and traditional knowledge to sustainable landscape management and how to best engage local communities in decision-making processes. This is the case of Tonga people in Kalomo, zambia.
- Due to pandemic, I developed two desk-based RQs and two field-based. Today, I am going to focus on the 3 RQ and happy to receive your feedback on that. 3. How local knowledge and practices contribute to conservation practices in Kalomo?
- Kalomo: Known as the “Land of Maize and Cattle” [73], the local economy of the Kalomo District relies strongly on agriculture, with key crops including maize, sorghum, groundnuts, millet, cotton, and tobacco (Savannah landscape)
- Red plant (Mutinta): Aloe vera, helpful for animal disease (especially for corridor disease) Muzwa malowa (siankwenbo): Adema/Xeroderris stuhlmannii is a deciduous tree with a rounded or spreading crown and ascending branches; it can grow from 5 - 20 metres tall, exceptionally to 27 metres.TREE, the bark of the tree is good for cure animal ( (+with its roots and ashes), especially for stomach pain. And to compost manure. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood, fibre and tannin. Although potentially toxic, it is often used in traditional medicine and the seeds are an emergency source of food. The tree is sometimes planted to provide protection from the wind. Used when you do not have money for medicaments. Sunflowers (Mutala): or sorghum are planted as they are plant crops that do not need much rain to produce a good yield Cattle manure: use as fertilizer for the fields However, I’d like to highlight that we did realize during the activity that some pics and in some cases different knowledge were already integrated!!!
- Unknow know: Communities still use local knowledge to manage natural resource management, such as land, forests, water, and cattle management. Women are especially important knowledge holders for land management, agriculture practices and trees conservation . Youth are also important local knowledge holders, acknowledging the importance of inter-generational knowledge transfer for managing natural resources local knowledge is already integrated with what is called ‘external knowledge’ (e.g., government, NGOs) In some cases, we found that ‘external knowledges’ shared for helping communities are local practices that have been already existed for decades, e.g., manure practice.
- Preliminary recommandations Unknown know
- Thank you and thanks for field assistant