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Prevalence, knowledge of long-term effects, and associated factors of alcohol consumption among adults in the Hohoe Municipality, Volta Region - Ghana. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Zormelo A, Attidigah REG, Amehavi JE, Ahiagbede DK, Takramah WK.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in Latin America [PDF]

The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders.
Dirk Kohnert
core  

Leprosy and Christian conversion in twentieth-century Inhambane, Mozambique. [PDF]

Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos
Casimiro I, Machele J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rastafarian movement in South Africa: A religion or way of life?

Journal for the Study of Religion
Rastafarians object to the classification of their movement as a religion. Their objection is based on the belief that the movement is more of a way of life than a religion.
Midas H. Chawane
doaj  

Ubuntu in African Traditional Religion

, 2012
This thesis proposes to prove the authenticity of ubuntu through investigating its meanings and origins, as well as where ubuntu can be located. There has been some confusion in the West concerning what ubuntu is. The word has been translated into ‘humanity’ and has freely been used for different purposes.
openaire   +1 more source

Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextualising Mental Privacy in South Africa: Legal, Ethical, and Socio-Cultural Considerations With Policy Recommendations. [PDF]

Dev World Bioeth
Botes M, Labuschaigne M, Casteleyn C, Inkster B, Sheppard M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Social cohesion in restoration landscapes: The case of Rwanda

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecosystem restoration is recognized as a strategy for addressing landscape degradation. In contexts where ecological degradation overlaps with the deterioration of social cohesion, restoration must also contribute to rebuilding social ties alongside restoring ecosystems.
Valery Ndagijimana, Michael Weinhardt, Stefan Sieber, Katharina Löhr   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source