Sustainable Use of Tropical Rain Forest Resources Using a Participatory Mapping Method.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26550115
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Ichikawa Mitsuo 京都大学, アフリカ地域研究資料センター, 名誉教授 (50115789)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YASUOKA Hirokazu 京都大学, アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 准教授 (20449292) ; HIRAI Masaaki 京都大学, アフリカ地域研究資料センター, 研究員 (80570845) ; TODA Mikako 国立民族学博物館, 機関研究員 (20722466)
• Research Collaborator: KAMGAING William Olivier 京都大学大学院アジア, アフリカ地域研究研究科, 博士課程
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 生態人類学 / 文化人類学 / 環境社会システム / 熱帯雨林 / 非木材森林産物

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Basic data were collected for establishing a sustainable　use of non-timber forest products, which is compatible with conservation of tropical rainforests. First, distribution patterns of major NTFP species were clarified by using GPS/GIS method. After social units regarding the use of forest resources were identified, participatory mappings of the foraging grounds were attempted, which showed some degree of separation of foraing grounds among different villages and family groups. In order to manage the resource use on sustainable basis, it is necessary to alleviate excessive competition over the resources based on such a customary land and resource use system.

Free Research Field

人類学