Diverse Ecological, Economic and Socio-Cultural Values of a Traditional Common Natural Resource Management System in the Moroccan High Atlas: The Aït Ikiss Tagdalts

This study examines the multiple dimensions of the agdal system, a traditional Berber form of environmental management that regulates access to communal natural resources so as to allow the regeneration of natural resources. In fact, this ingenious system of agro-pastoral land rotation is ultimately...

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Published inEnvironmental values Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 277 - 296
Main Authors Genin, Didier, Bourbouze, Alain, Dominguez, Pablo, Kosoy, Nicolas, Demay, Sébastien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published White Horse Press 01.08.2012
SeriesEnvironmental Values
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Agdal
Amazig
commons
environment
Morocco
religion
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Summary:This study examines the multiple dimensions of the agdal system, a traditional Berber form of environmental management that regulates access to communal natural resources so as to allow the regeneration of natural resources. In fact, this ingenious system of agro-pastoral land rotation is ultimately beneficial for the conservation of the bio-physical environment, the performance of the present-day local economy and the maintenance of prevailing social cohesion and cultural coherence. Hence, agdals constitute a key element for the reinforcement of the sustainability of existing agro-pastoral societies and ecosystems, but need to be better understood in order to explore necessary adaptations in the changing world of today.
ISSN:0963-2719
1752-7015
DOI:10.3197/096327112X13400390125939