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Z.L. Urech & J.P. Sorg 2010. Taking into account local people’s livelihood systems for a better management of fragments<br />

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Figure 4: The perceived importance of forested l<strong>and</strong>scapes for income, including only the category<br />

income (see 2.3 Scoring exercises)<br />

4 Discussion<br />

This short paper has strived to explain that by the local population, forest fragments <strong>and</strong> forest<br />

massifs are not perceived as the same. The importance of fragments is related to quantitative<br />

opportunities <strong>and</strong> local livelihood strategies, which must be understood in a holistic view of<br />

livelihood systems. We assume that if forest fragments are not taken into account in future<br />

forest management plans, this can lead to social conflicts between villagers. <strong>Forest</strong> management<br />

plans in Madagascar normally consider wider areas, including villages far <strong>and</strong> near the massif in<br />

the same management plans. Furthermore, there is no differentiation between fragments <strong>and</strong> the<br />

massif. But we observed that people make the difference between fragments <strong>and</strong> the massif.<br />

Additionally, farmers do perceive the importance of forest fragments differently with increasing<br />

distance to the massif. These different views <strong>and</strong> following strategies can lead to conflicts<br />

between villages. Therefore, we recommend that in regional planning of natural resources,<br />

different views <strong>and</strong> strategies must be identified <strong>and</strong> considered to counter possible sources of<br />

conflicts. Thus forested l<strong>and</strong>scapes should be explored in a holistic context of local people’s<br />

livelihood.<br />

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Thesis. ETH, Zurich.<br />

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Working Group International Conference, September 21-27, 2010, Bragança, Portugal. J.C. Azevedo, M. Feliciano, J. Castro & M.A. Pinto (eds.)<br />

2010, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

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