Perspectives on human-nature relationships in Africa: Interrelations between epistemology and practice
Date : Sun. 19th September, 2010
Time : 10:00 - 18:00
Place : Meeting Room (447) on 4th floor of Research Bldg. No.2, Yoshida Main Campus, Kyoto University
Language: English Admission free.

 Abstract 
To achieve sustainable development in rural tropical Africa, it is necessary to reconcile the wise use of the natural environment and its conservation. Although the principle is simple, the reality in terms of local sociology and environmental conditions is so diverse that we have yet to understand how rural Africans construct their livelihoods and epistemology of the surrounding environment. This workshop will look at two dimensions: the actual environmental practices of local people and their epistemology of nature and the animals that govern their practices, and their interrelations in historical and modern
contexts.

PROGRAM
10:00-10:05
Gen Yamakoshi (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
Opening Remarks

10:05-10:50
Shigeo Kobayashi ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN
"Human Security of local communities related with utilization of non-timber forest products: Comparative study in Guinea, Laos and Peru

10:50-11:35
Fr馘駻ic Joulian (EHESS, FRANCE)
"How to compare human/primates relations in France, Japan and West Africa: anthropological perspectives

11:35-12:20
Pierre-Olivier Dittmar (GAHOM  EHESS, FRANCE)
What is an ape in Western Middle Ages? An anthropological history of animality

12:20-13:20 Lunch Break

13:20-14:00 Poster Session

Yuichiro Fujioka (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
Changes in Rural Society in Namibia and in Use of Indigenous Fruit Tree: With Special Reference to the Use of Marula Tree (Sclerocarya birrea)

Tomohiro Fujita (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
The effects of canopy cover on establishment of forest species in miombo woodland in northern Malawi

Masaaki Hirai (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
Local Recognition of Faidherbia albida as a Fodder Tree and the Development of its Pollarding Technique with Increase in Demand: A Case of Sereer in Senegal

Morie Kaneko (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
Firing pots and avoiding explosions: Essay on the human/nature relationships in the open-firing practices of the Ari, southwestern Ethiopia

Koki Teshirogi (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN) Seasonal variation in the day-trip herding of goats and its factor in Semi-arid Namibia: Analysing by the long-term herding data of GPS collars

Haruna Yatsuka (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
The Sandawe Knowledge on Environment and Agricultural Practices in the semi-arid area in Tanzania

14:00-14:45
V駻onique Servais (Universit・de Li鑒e, BELGIUM)
Putting interaction in the centre: pragmatics of human-primate communication systems

14:45-15:30
Akito Yasuda (University of Tokyo, JAPAN)
The concept of sustainability and the social influences of sport hunting on the livelihoods of local people: A case study of B駭ou・National Park, Cameroon

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break

15:45-16:30
Vincent Leblan (Centre Norbert Elias  EHESS, FRANCE)
Feeding and tradition in chimpanzees: a perspective from recent studies in unprotected areas

16:30-17:15
Gen Yamakoshi (ASAFAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)
Oil-palm-based landscape and chimpanzees in West Africa: Canchimpanzee be a weed species?

17:15-18:00 General Discussion

Discussant:
Mitsuo Ichikawa (CAAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN),
Masayoshi Shigeta (CAAS, Kyoto University, JAPAN)to University)