Social norms and cultural services - community belief system and use of wildlife products in the Northern periphery of the Korup National Park, South-West Cameroon

In many traditional societies, beliefs and taboos influence human behaviour towards the natural environment. Such beliefs and taboos are informal institutions where norms rather than official laws determine land use and nature protection in general and wildlife in particular. The present study on be...

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Main Authors: Ngoufo R, Yongyeh NK, Obioha EE, Bobo KS, Jimoh SO, Waltert M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2014-01-01
Series:Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/cass-2014-0003