Unleashing traditional ecological knowledge for biodiversity conservation and resilience to climate change in Rwanda

Taremwa, Nathan Kanuma; Gasingirwa, Marie-Christine; Nsabimana, Donat

doi:10.1080/20421338.2020.1821948

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“…2020, Taremwa et al. 2021). In the face of anthropogenic change and increasing human–hyaena interactions, integrating local community attitudes, values and perceptions into study methods (e.g.…”

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Review of the global research on Hyaenidae and implications for conservation and management

Wilkinson,

Dheer,

Zett

et al. 2023

Mammal Review

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Despite the ecological importance of the four extant species of Hyaenidae, and the threats they face globally, there has been no review of the nearly 100 years of published research on hyaenas, nor has there been a synthesis of management‐related literature regarding these species. We reviewed 907 studies on Hyaenidae, summarized broad temporal, geographic and topical trends, and evaluated findings from management‐related research to determine ways forward for hyaena conservation management. Since the first known study in 1939, most have focused on spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta; 75% of all studies), yet overall publications for Hyaenidae have increased by 372% in recent decades. Only 44 of the 67 hyaena range states were represented across publications, with nearly half of all studies conducted in Kenya (18%), South Africa (16%) and Tanzania (13%). Twenty‐eight countries had fewer than five studies. Ecology and diet were the most‐studied topic areas. The least‐studied topics were disease and physiology. Studies on human–hyaena interactions were highly variable in topic, with infrastructure impacts and Hyaenidae benefits to people covered the least. All species were reported to have consumed anthropogenic diet items. Mortality data were included within 11% of publications, with 79% of recorded hyaena mortality constituting anthropogenic causes, although there were few targeted studies on the subject. Lastly, 12% of publications involved community engagement in their methods. There is a significant bias among species, topics and range states across Hyaenidae studies, and little data explicitly related to human–hyaena coexistence. Our management‐focused synthesis suggests that research on Hyaenidae could better reflect large carnivore conservation and management inquiry by increasing studies focused on human interactions with Hyaenidae. To address research gaps and inform Hyaenidae management, we recommend increasing applied research outside of protected areas and using interdisciplinary, community‐involved methods to increase foundational knowledge on understudied hyaena species, habitats and locations.

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Review of the global research on Hyaenidae and implications for conservation and management

Wilkinson,

Dheer,

Zett

et al. 2023

Mammal Review

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“…This study was conducted in Karongi District Figure 1 an annual average of temperature varying from 16ᵒC to 21.5ᵒC [29]. The annual rain falls ranging from 1,100 to 1,500 mm, thus these features are favorable to agriculture and livestock development.…”

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“…But they are the source of erosion and environmental degradation in the regions of high altitude. So, there should be a continuous protection of environment in these areas [29].…”

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Relationship between Human Activities and Deforestation in Karongi District of Rwanda

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Built-up land Cropland Deforestation Forests GIS Human activities Karongi district Population growth Rwanda. Karongi District of Rwanda is one among districts with high rate of forest clearance resulting from unmanageable human activities and change on land use. This study was conducted in order to analyze the relationship between human activities and deforestation on the period between 2013 and 2019. The authors employed secondary data on forest cover collected from the Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA), National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), and Karongi District report. Thereafter, the Geographic Information System (GIS) helped to map forest cover and Microsoft Excel was used to indicate the percentage of land cover change over the study period. The Pearson correlation analysis of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) analyzed the relationship between human activities and deforestation in Karongi District.The results showed that between 2013 and 2019, cropland, built up and population growth rate increased at the rate of 5 %, 2.15%, and 6.07% respectively. The forestland which reduced by 5.4% in the same period generated a positive significant relationship between population growth and forestland with correlation r1= 0.993. The results also revealed a positive significant relationship between settlement and forestland with r2=0.990. The negative significance relationship between cropland expansion and forestland with r3 = -0.970 at 0.05 level of significance was noticed. Since the analysis generated a positive effect of settlements and population growth on deforestation, it can be concluded that human activities contribute to deforestation in Karongi District of Rwanda, and that relevant measures should be applied.Contribution/Originality: This paper provided information which is necessary in country like Rwanda or similar regions with high population density looking for food security and development as well. Thus, areas in need of sustainable resources natural management under human pressure can benefit from this study.

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“…As Environmental awareness raised via various forms of education is supposed to increase care in reducing pollutants (Ünlü & Kestel, 2017). Besides, catastrophic climate change, deforestation, desertification, species extinction, and many other global problems have heightened the need for well-informed and effective policy (Millennium ecosystem assessment, 2005;Taremwa et al, 2022).…”

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“…Environmental awareness raised via various forms of education is supposed to increase care in reducing pollutants (Ünlü & Kestel, 2017). Besides, catastrophic climate change, deforestation, desertification, species extinction, and many other global problems have heightened the need for well‐informed and effective policy (Millennium ecosystem assessment, 2005; Taremwa et al, 2022). Another stretch of the argument is the prospect of higher education catalyzing technological advancement which has been noted to be a pivotal factor in the energy transition to a cleaner form (Alola & Onifade, 2022; Onifade & Alola, 2022).…”

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Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

Gyamfi

Onifade

Ofori

2022

Sustainable Development

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In the wake of the growing threats to humanity from climate change, we analyzed the information and communications technology (ICT)/education-environmental nexus from three distinct blocs including BRICS, MINT, and the G7 economies between 1990 and 2020. Two models were examined to reach the study's objectives.The first model evaluates whether education and ICT are essential for environmental sustainability via potential reduction in carbon emission. On the other hand, the second model fills an existing gap in extant studies by examining the prospect of education and ICT in influencing citizens on the importance of transition to renewable energy usage. Driscoll and Kraay estimator was employed as a panacea tool for cross-sectional dependence and slope homogeneity while the fixed effect approach provides sufficient robustness checks on the findings. While some outcomes vary per bloc, others are relatively similar across the three blocs. Education level in school enrollment perspectives shows a negative significant pollution reduction effect across the three blocs, while only the G7 bloc performed better from human capital perspectives. The combined sample bloc shows that ICT also significantly reduces carbon emission, however, an individual bloc analysis refutes this stance for the MINT bloc. Additionally, while renewable energy cushions emissions in all the blocs, rapid urbanization, shows a positive CO 2 emission impact except in the G7 bloc. Last, ICT and education significantly boost renewable energy usage only in the G7. Hence, governments and stakeholders in the blocs should gravitate toward greater investments in quality education and greener ICT infrastructures for a sustainable environment.

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Unleashing traditional ecological knowledge for biodiversity conservation and resilience to climate change in Rwanda

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

Review of the global research on Hyaenidae and implications for conservation and management

Review of the global research on Hyaenidae and implications for conservation and management

Relationship between Human Activities and Deforestation in Karongi District of Rwanda

Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

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