Angela Tarimy, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC), Madagascar
x2019Talk xIndigenous Knowledge xForest xVegetation
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ABSTRACT: "How to Interpret Local Languages and Dialects Comparable with Scientific Forest Succession Terminology"
In 2018, the international Manondroala team has in their Madagascar forest mapping project developed an ambitious method of adjusting native language terminology and common understanding on human impact and forest succession with scientific context. There is always a risk that people use the same terms meaning different succession cases or vice versa: different terms meaning similar cases. Ideas on thresholds in vegetation success can also sometimes be different in local level than among the scientific community. To avoid this, it is important to have a concept of visualization and a list of parameters (height and diameter of trees, amount
