Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species

Indigenous trees play key roles in West African landscapes, such as the néré tree (*Parkia biglobosa* (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don). We applied social–ecological network analysis to understand the social–ecological interactions around néré. We documented the benefits néré provides and the multiple social...

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Autores principales: Djoudi, Houria, Locatelli, Bruno, Pehou, Catherine, Colloff, Matthew J., Elias, Marlène, Gautier, Denis, Gorddard, Russell, Vinceti, Barbara, Zida, Mathurin
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119931
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author Djoudi, Houria
Locatelli, Bruno
Pehou, Catherine
Colloff, Matthew J.
Elias, Marlène
Gautier, Denis
Gorddard, Russell
Vinceti, Barbara
Zida, Mathurin
author_browse Colloff, Matthew J.
Djoudi, Houria
Elias, Marlène
Gautier, Denis
Gorddard, Russell
Locatelli, Bruno
Pehou, Catherine
Vinceti, Barbara
Zida, Mathurin
author_facet Djoudi, Houria
Locatelli, Bruno
Pehou, Catherine
Colloff, Matthew J.
Elias, Marlène
Gautier, Denis
Gorddard, Russell
Vinceti, Barbara
Zida, Mathurin
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description Indigenous trees play key roles in West African landscapes, such as the néré tree (*Parkia biglobosa* (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don). We applied social–ecological network analysis to understand the social–ecological interactions around néré. We documented the benefits néré provides and the multiple social interactions it creates amongst a large range of actors. The flows of rights over the trees and benefits from them formed two hierarchical networks, or cascades, with different actors at the top. The two forms of power revealed by the two cascades of rights and benefits suggest possible powers and counter-powers across gender, ethnicity, and age. We documented how the tree catalyses social interactions across diverse groups to sustain vital social connections, and co-constitute places, culture, and relationships. We argue that a paradigm shift is urgently needed to leverage the remarkable untapped potential of indigenous trees and Cultural Keystone Species in current global restoration and climate change agendas.
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spelling CGSpace1199312025-11-12T05:31:13Z Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species Djoudi, Houria Locatelli, Bruno Pehou, Catherine Colloff, Matthew J. Elias, Marlène Gautier, Denis Gorddard, Russell Vinceti, Barbara Zida, Mathurin network analysis social participation rights based approaches agroforestry análisis de redes participación social enfoques basados en los derechos Indigenous trees play key roles in West African landscapes, such as the néré tree (*Parkia biglobosa* (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don). We applied social–ecological network analysis to understand the social–ecological interactions around néré. We documented the benefits néré provides and the multiple social interactions it creates amongst a large range of actors. The flows of rights over the trees and benefits from them formed two hierarchical networks, or cascades, with different actors at the top. The two forms of power revealed by the two cascades of rights and benefits suggest possible powers and counter-powers across gender, ethnicity, and age. We documented how the tree catalyses social interactions across diverse groups to sustain vital social connections, and co-constitute places, culture, and relationships. We argue that a paradigm shift is urgently needed to leverage the remarkable untapped potential of indigenous trees and Cultural Keystone Species in current global restoration and climate change agendas. 2022-10 2022-06-24T07:36:43Z 2022-06-24T07:36:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119931 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Djoudi, H.; Locatelli, B.; Pehou, C.; Colloff, M.J.; Elias, M.; Gautier, D.; Gorddard, R.; Vinceti, B.; Zida, M. (2022) Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species. Ambio, Online first paper (23 June 2022). 18 p. ISSN: 0044-7447
spellingShingle network analysis
social participation
rights based approaches
agroforestry
análisis de redes
participación social
enfoques basados en los derechos
Djoudi, Houria
Locatelli, Bruno
Pehou, Catherine
Colloff, Matthew J.
Elias, Marlène
Gautier, Denis
Gorddard, Russell
Vinceti, Barbara
Zida, Mathurin
Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species
title Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species
title_full Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species
title_fullStr Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species
title_full_unstemmed Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species
title_short Trees as brokers in social networks: Cascades of rights and benefits from a Cultural Keystone Species
title_sort trees as brokers in social networks cascades of rights and benefits from a cultural keystone species
topic network analysis
social participation
rights based approaches
agroforestry
análisis de redes
participación social
enfoques basados en los derechos
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119931
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