Historical-ecological study on forest resources for advocating customary resource uses of local people in tropical Africa

• Project/Area Number: 24710296
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Kyoto University (2015); Hosei University (2012-2014)
• Principal Investigator: Yasuoka Hirokazu 京都大学, アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 准教授 (20449292)
• Research Collaborator: SCARCELLI Nora Institute of Research for Development(IRD), Researcher ; BENOIT Laure CNRS, Center of Functional and Evolutional Ecology, Technician of genetics ; BOBO Kadiri Serge The University of Dschang, Department of Forestry, Lecturer ; KAMGAING Towa Olivier William 京都大学, 大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 大学院生
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 歴史生態学 / 生物系統地理学 / 野生ヤマノイモ / ブッシュミート / 非木材森林資源（NTFPs） / アフリカ / 熱帯雨林 / バカ・ピグミー / 生物（分子）系統地理学 / NTFP（非木材森林資源） / 国際情報交換 / フランス / カメルーン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study revealed that historical utilization of forest resources, such as wild yams and bushmeat, itself has influenced not only negatively but also positively the distribution and availability of the resources. Such “historical-ecological facts,” which can be illustrated through empirical methods, have potentials for the local people to object against global/national forces that intend to modify their livelihoods by, based on fragmentary knowledge, restricting the customary access to forest resources.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] CNRS/IRD(フランス)
• [Int'l Joint Research] The University of Dschang(カメルーン)
• [Journal Article] Distribution and numbers of Pygmies in Central African forests (2016)
  • Author(s): Olivero, J., J. E. Fa, M. A. Farfan. J. Lewis, B. Hewlett, T. Breuer, G. M. Carpaneto. M. Fernandez, F. Germi. S. Hattori, A. Noss, D. O. Ekoumou, P. Paulin, R. Real. M. Riddell, E. G. J. Stevenson, M.Toda, J. M. Vargas, H. Yasuoka, R. Nasi
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE Volume: 11(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 1-16
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144499
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Changes in the composition of hunting catches in southeastern Cameroon: a promising approach for collaborative wildlife management between ecologists and local hunters (2015)
  • Author(s): Yasuoka, H., M. Hirai, T. O. W. Kamgaing, Z. C. B. Dzefack, E. C. B. Kamdoum, and K. S. Bobo
  • Journal Title: Ecology and Society Volume: 20(4) Issue: 4 Pages: 25-25
  • DOI: 10.5751/es-08041-200425
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Snare hunting among Baka hunter-gatherers: Implications for sustainable wildlife management (2014)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Yasuoka
  • Journal Title: African Study Monographs Supplementary Issue Volume: 49 Pages: 115-136
  • NAID: 120005469584
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Dense wild yam patches established by hunter-gatherer camps: Beyond the wild yam question, toward the historical ecology (2013)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Yasuoka
  • Journal Title: Human Ecology Volume: 41-3 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-11
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10745-013-9574-z
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Genetic evidence for hunter-gatherer-induced distribution of wild yams (Dioscorea praehensilis) in southeastern Cameroon (2016)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu YASUOKA, Laure BENOIT ＆ Nora SCARCELLI
  • Organizer: 53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
  • Place of Presentation: Le Corum, Montpellier, France
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-19
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] カメルーン東南部における野生ヤム 群生パッチの生物系統地理学的分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 安岡宏和，Laure BENOIT ＆ Nora SCARCELLI
  • Organizer: 日本アフリカ学会第53回学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本大学生物資源科学部（藤沢市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-04
• [Presentation] バカ・ピグミーのキャンプ跡に再生した野生ヤム個体群の遺伝系統分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 安岡宏和，Laure BENOIT ＆ Nora SCARCELLI
  • Organizer: 第21回生態人類学会
  • Place of Presentation: 定山渓万世閣ホテルミリオーネ（札幌市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-22
• [Presentation] Changes in the composition of hunting catches in southeastern Cameroon: a promising approach for collaborative wildlife management between ecologists and local hunters (2015)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu YASUOKA, Masaaki HIRAI, Towa O. W. KAMGAING, Zeun’s C. B. DZEFACK, Eric C. KAMDOUM, Kadiri S. BOBO
  • Organizer: FOSAS International Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel Mont FEBE, Yaoundé, Cameroon
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-11
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Hunting taboo and Jengi of the Baka in southeastern Cameroon (2015)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu YASUOKA
  • Organizer: The Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies
  • Place of Presentation: ウィーン大学（オーストリア）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-07
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Changes in game harvest composition, southeastern Cameroon: A potential indicator of overhunting for local people (2014)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Yasuoka, Kadiri S. Bobo & Towa O. W. Kamgaing
  • Organizer: 51st Annual Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation
  • Place of Presentation: Cairns (Australia)
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-20 – 2014-07-24
• [Presentation] Legitimating “wild” resource use in national parks, southeastern Cameroon (2014)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Yasuoka
  • Organizer: 14th Congress of International Society of Ethnobiology
  • Place of Presentation: Bumthang (Bhutan)
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-01 – 2014-06-07
• [Presentation] カメルーン東南部における狩猟のサステイナビリティ (2014)
  • Author(s): 安岡宏和、カディリ・S・ボボ、トワ・O・W・カムゲン
  • Organizer: 日本アフリカ学会第51回学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学（京都府京都市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-23 – 2014-05-25
• [Presentation] Legitimating human and “wild” food interactions in a national park (2014)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Yasuoka
  • Organizer: 14th International Society of Ethnobiology Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Lamai Gompa, Bumthang, Bhutan
• [Presentation] ワイルドヤム・クエスチョンに関する新発見―狩猟採集キャンプ跡における野生ヤムの高密度分布 (2013)
  • Author(s): 安岡宏和
  • Organizer: 第18回生態人類学会研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 徳島県勝浦郡上勝町 月ヶ谷温泉月の宿
• [Presentation] Abandonment of Cacao Agroforest: Integrating commercial cacao farming into traditional shifting cultivation in southeastern Cameroon (2012)
  • Author(s): Kagari Shikata and Hirokazu Yasuoka
  • Organizer: 13th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology
  • Place of Presentation: モンペリエ（フランス）, LE CORUM conference center
• [Book] An Integrated Study on Non-Timber Forest Products in Southeastern Cameroon: Toward Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Forest (2014)
  • Author(s): Masaaki HiraiI, Hirokazu Yasuoka, Bernard-Aloys Nkongmeneck & Mitsuo Ichikawa
  • Total Pages: 202
  • Publisher: Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
• [Remarks] 安岡宏和 Hirokazu YASUOKA, PhD
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• [Remarks] Central African Studies in KYOTO
  • URL: https://sites.google.com/site/casinkyoto/
• [Remarks] 安岡宏和 Hirokazu YASUOKA, Dr.
  • URL: https://sites.google.com/site/hirokazuyasuoka/
• [Remarks] 安岡宏和 Hirokazu YASUOKA, Dr.
  • URL: https://sites.google.com/site/hirokazuyasuoka/
• [Remarks] 安岡宏和 Hirokazu YASUOKA, Dr.
  • URL: https://sites.google.com/site/hirokazuyasuoka/home