eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
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eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
ISSN 2073-106X
Print Edition ISSN 2073-1558 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7607-7 Online Edition Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 6/2
07/2014 online edition Die print-Edition erscheint in der innsbruck university press Indexed by: Science Citation Index
Axel Borsdorf
is professor of geography at the University of Innsbruck and director of the Institute of Mountain Research: Man and Environment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW Günter Köck is director of the national research programmes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW Brigitte Scott is English language editor of eco.mont and administrator of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research Valerie Braun is managing editor of eco.mont and project manager of several projects at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research
Ernst Steinicke,
Kabann I.B. Kabananukye
S. 29 - 36 doi:10.1553/ecomont-6-2s29 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/ecomont-6-2s29
Abstract: The current study focuses on conflicts about land resources. As a case in point, it discusses the ethno-demographic consequences of establishing the Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP) in 1992 against the express wishes of the autochthonous population. Forced out of the mountain forests into the eastern Rwenzori foothills, the Konzo, Amba and Toro peoples have faced a strict ban on expanding settlements uphill or on using land above 2 200 m without permission. The resulting population pressure in the foothills has quickly led to tensions between the three autochthonous peoples and dozens of other ethnic groups who have joined them in recent decades. In contrast to life in the mountains, the foothills are characterized by fairly vigorous economic activity, including cement, cobalt, tea and cotton production, the main sources of employment. Ethno-social problems in western Uganda are compounded by a strengthening of the traditional kingdoms and notably by the establishment of a new Rwenzori Kingdom for the Bakonzo1, a sectioned-off enclave of the Toro Kingdom. The plethora of new kingdoms since 2009 has triggered widespread social unrest, and Bakonzo expectations of privileged access to the labour market in their newly-created kingdom are especially troubling. Published Online: 2014/07/02 07:35:02 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x0030e732 Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The journal “eco.mont” – Journal of protected mountain areas research and management – was published for the first time in June 2009. The journal was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Innsbruck. The journal aims to highlight research on and management issues in protected areas in the Alps without excluding other protected mountain areas in Europe or overseas. Its target audiences are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and interested individuals including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc. The journal presents peer-reviewed articles in English by authors who research protected mountain areas and management issues within these areas. It's published twice a year as a collaboration of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press – responsible for the e-version – and Innsbruck University Press – responsible for the print version. Die Zeitschrift „eco.mont“ – Zeitschrift zur Forschung in Gebirgsschutzgebieten – erschien im Juni 2009 zum ersten Mal. Die Zeitschrift wurde auf Initiative des Netzwerks Alpiner Schutzgebiete (ALPARC), der Schweizer Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (ISCAR), der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW) und der Universität Innsbruck gegründet. Sie hat das Ziel, Themen zu behandeln, die gleichzeitig Forschung und Verwaltung in und über die Schutzgebiete der Alpen betreffen, ohne dabei andere Gebirgsschutzgebiete Europas oder anderswo auszuschließen. Diese neue Zeitschrift richtet sich an ein Publikum von Wissenschaftlern der verschiedensten Fachbereiche, an die Verwalter von Schutzgebieten und an alle sonstigen Interessierten, Praktiker, Besucher, Lehrpersonal etc. einbegriffen. Die Zeitschrift veröffentlicht begutachtete Beiträge auf Englisch von Autoren, die Fragen der Gebirgsschutzgebiete und deren Verwaltung betreffen. Sie erscheint zweimal pro Jahr, auf der Basis der gemeinsamen Anstrengungen des Verlags der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, der für die digitale Fassung verantwortlich ist, und der Presse der Universität Innsbruck, verantwortlich für die gedruckte Fassung. |
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