Influência de mitos e regras tradicionais no maneio e conservação de recursos naturais: Estudo do caso de Goba

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ABSTRACT “The rural development effort may fail if the other dimension of community life is not taken into account” (Brouwer, et al, 1998). In this order of idea and with the aim of analyzing the influence of traditional myths and rules on the management and conservation of resources, a case study was carried out in Goba, District of Namaacha. This consisted of a survey of the main natural resources, of traditional myths and rules in general, and the subsequent selection and analysis of myths and rules, which are directly related to the management and conservation of natural resources. For the effective achievement of the objective, a semi-structured interview script was used. The definition of the sample size was based on Case (1990), which suggests 50 samples for a population equal to or greater than 500, and for data analysis, these were organized in frequency graphs and tables, using the SPSS package. The knowledge of traditional myths and rules is part of men's daily lives, defining and regulating their behavior and position vis-à-vis natural resources and beyond. Goba is no exception, and as in other places, this knowledge is in the possession of the elders who, through oral tradition, pass it on from generation to generation to certain age groups according to local tradition. The traditional myths and rules are known by the population, and they generally comply with them Land (used for agriculture), forests, rivers and ponds and rocks are the main natural resources of this region, and most are managed based on traditional.The remaining resources are also influenced by these rules regarding their use and exploitation. The result of most of the traditional myths and rules relat.