Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan
This case study of the Hani in the Ailao mountains of Yunnan, China, highlights the importance of forests in providing local ecological services that are essential for the system of terraced agriculture. The paper investigates local people's knowledge of these ecological services, including water re...
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| author | Wang Qinghua |
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| description | This case study of the Hani in the Ailao mountains of Yunnan, China, highlights the importance of forests in providing local ecological services that are essential for the system of terraced agriculture. The paper investigates local people's knowledge of these ecological services, including water regulation and nutrient recycling, as well as the gender differences in the local knowledge of these services. The paper notes that the Hani have maintained the forest condition quite irrespective of its tenurial status. Contemporary forest policies and reforestation in the area are also discussed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace183902025-01-24T14:13:10Z Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan Wang Qinghua forest management agriculture indigenous knowledge gender relations forests forestry policies afforestation terracing cycling traditional society case studies This case study of the Hani in the Ailao mountains of Yunnan, China, highlights the importance of forests in providing local ecological services that are essential for the system of terraced agriculture. The paper investigates local people's knowledge of these ecological services, including water regulation and nutrient recycling, as well as the gender differences in the local knowledge of these services. The paper notes that the Hani have maintained the forest condition quite irrespective of its tenurial status. Contemporary forest policies and reforestation in the area are also discussed. 2001 2012-06-04T09:06:24Z 2012-06-04T09:06:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18390 en Wang Qinghua. 2001. Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan . Economic and Political Weekly 36 (30) :2846-2850 [online] URL http://epw.org.in/36-30/sa2.htm. |
| spellingShingle | forest management agriculture indigenous knowledge gender relations forests forestry policies afforestation terracing cycling traditional society case studies Wang Qinghua Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan |
| title | Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan |
| title_full | Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan |
| title_fullStr | Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan |
| title_short | Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan |
| title_sort | forest management and terraced agriculture case study of hani of ailao mountains yunnan |
| topic | forest management agriculture indigenous knowledge gender relations forests forestry policies afforestation terracing cycling traditional society case studies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18390 |
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