How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

We elucidate the value orientations (VOs) towards wild meat/wildlife in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, distinguishing between the provincial capital and rural areas. Based on stories prompted by four primary emotions, the most frequently encountered VOs were: concern for sa...

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Autores principales: Vliet, N. van, Nyumu, J.K., Nziavake, S., Muhindo, J., Paemelaere, E.A.D., Nasi, R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115618
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author Vliet, N. van
Nyumu, J.K.
Nziavake, S.
Muhindo, J.
Paemelaere, E.A.D.
Nasi, R.
author_browse Muhindo, J.
Nasi, R.
Nyumu, J.K.
Nziavake, S.
Paemelaere, E.A.D.
Vliet, N. van
author_facet Vliet, N. van
Nyumu, J.K.
Nziavake, S.
Muhindo, J.
Paemelaere, E.A.D.
Nasi, R.
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description We elucidate the value orientations (VOs) towards wild meat/wildlife in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, distinguishing between the provincial capital and rural areas. Based on stories prompted by four primary emotions, the most frequently encountered VOs were: concern for safety, nutrition and taste, and caring/respect. Rural people were more likely to express anthropocentric VOs. However, their stories did not necessarily associate negatively with caring/respect, suggesting that wildlife users may also be sensitive to biocentric values. Age, gender, and wealth were good predictors for biocentric VOs, with young women from the city more likely to express biocentric values. VOs and emotions related differently to specific wildlife species. Mutualism was not frequently elucidated in the stories. The associations we found provide crucial information to understand differences in value orientations across groups, identify barriers to change, and tailor behavior change campaigns to the local context.
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spelling CGSpace1156182024-08-27T10:36:47Z How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Vliet, N. van Nyumu, J.K. Nziavake, S. Muhindo, J. Paemelaere, E.A.D. Nasi, R. game meat wildlife rural community We elucidate the value orientations (VOs) towards wild meat/wildlife in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, distinguishing between the provincial capital and rural areas. Based on stories prompted by four primary emotions, the most frequently encountered VOs were: concern for safety, nutrition and taste, and caring/respect. Rural people were more likely to express anthropocentric VOs. However, their stories did not necessarily associate negatively with caring/respect, suggesting that wildlife users may also be sensitive to biocentric values. Age, gender, and wealth were good predictors for biocentric VOs, with young women from the city more likely to express biocentric values. VOs and emotions related differently to specific wildlife species. Mutualism was not frequently elucidated in the stories. The associations we found provide crucial information to understand differences in value orientations across groups, identify barriers to change, and tailor behavior change campaigns to the local context. 2022-02 2021-10-22T10:07:17Z 2021-10-22T10:07:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115618 en Open Access Springer Van Vliet, N., Nyumu, J.K., Nziavake, S. Muhindo, J., Paemelaere, E.A.D., Nasi, R., 2021. How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Human Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-021-00275-4
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wildlife
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Vliet, N. van
Nyumu, J.K.
Nziavake, S.
Muhindo, J.
Paemelaere, E.A.D.
Nasi, R.
How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_fullStr How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_short How Do Local Folks Value Wild Meat, and Why It Matters? A Study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
title_sort how do local folks value wild meat and why it matters a study in the eastern democratic republic of congo
topic game meat
wildlife
rural community
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115618
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