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Critical Interconnections Between Cultural and Biological Diversity in the Congo Basin

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doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-5512-2_9

Authors

Aida Cuní‐Sanchez · Maximiliano Fero Meñe · Milena M. Beekmann · Romain Duda · Simon Hoyte · Verina Jane Ingram · Donald Midoko Iponga · Julia E. Fa · Simon Lhoest · Christian Mikolo Yobo · Lea-Larissa Moukagni · Alice Vittoria

Reported year

2026

Reported language

en

Source type

book-chapter

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.760430+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.760430+00:00

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Center for International Forestry Research · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive · Centre for International Forestry Research · Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement · Manchester Metropolitan University · National University of Equatorial Guinea · Norwegian University of Life Sciences · Sapienza University of Rome · University College London · University of Gibraltar · University of Liège · University of York · Université de Montpellier · Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Wageningen University & Research · École Pratique des Hautes Études

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BE · CM · FR · GB · GI · GQ · ID · IT · NL · NO

Documentary abstract — original language

Abstract In this chapter, we explore the interconnections between biological and cultural diversity in the Congo Basin. This chapter focuses on the worldviews, human-nature relationships, knowledge systems, livelihood strategies, and governance regimes of people living and working in the basin: farmers, pastoralists, fishermen, and hunter-gatherers, documented from a range of disciplinary perspectives. The peoples of the Congo Basin can be broadly grouped into hunter-gatherer groups of “Pygmy” ancestry, farmers of Bantu origin, and pastoralists of Nilotic origin. Worldviews and human-nature relationships differ considerably between and within these three groups, with hunter-gatherers’ worldviews being more egalitarian and emphasizing unconditional sharing, which the other groups do not do. The languages spoken in the Congo Basin, which are over 400, convey detailed vocabulary and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) systems, intricately linked to different habitats, biodiversity, and their uses and management. In many parts of the Congo Basin, though, changing social aspirations and traditions have meant that younger generations acquire less traditional ecological knowledge than older generations possessed. Traditional farming, fishing, hunting, and gathering practices are changing, driven by increased market demand for some products and globalization. These occur alongside changes in techniques used, the erosion of traditional governance systems, and weakened enforcement of customary rules, which have led to biodiversity loss, negatively impacting the food security, health, and livelihoods of the peoples depending on them. A diversity of governance arrangements and policies regulates access not only to land and natural resources, but also markets, differing in their socio-ecological impacts. In general, though, local communities have little power and agency in most arrangements, making recognizing their needs, voice, rights, and well-being imperative.

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OPENALEX

W7133743847

DOI

10.1007/978-1-0716-5512-2_9

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hal-05543428

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Book chapter

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• DOI · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-5512-2_9
• HAL · https://hal.science/hal-05543428
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W7133743847

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