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See the Process
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Intangible Cultural Heritage
Preservation in Ethiopia
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1:10,000 scale (2
x vertical exaggeration) Participatory 3D Model
(P3DM) of the Wechecha Mountain Complex,
Oromiya Regional State, adjacent to Wolmera and
Sebeta Awas Woreda, Ethiopia.
(2009).
Note:
The model measuring 2.4 x 2.8 m (672 km2
on the ground) has been the 2nd Participatory 3D
Model constructed in Ethiopia.
The objective of the exercise was
to document the Traditional Ecological Knowledge
(TEK) of resident communities, and add value and
authority to it in order to increase the value external
authorities would attach to it when it comes to
collaborative natural resource management. A second
objective of the exercise was to enhance the transfer
of TEK the younger generations.
Over 40 students and representatives
from youth groups constructed the blank model. Residents
of the area, especially elders, were invited to
populate the map with their spatial knowledge. In
the process information about the mountain area
has been shared across generations and between local
communities and other stakeholders, opening the
door for deeper discussions on the sustainable management
and safeguarding of both local culture and environment.
The local Governors were very supportive. They played
an active role in the process together with the
organisers.
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View P3DM Where ? in a larger map
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Recommended reading:
Belay M. 2009.
Participatory 3D Model of the historical Wechecha
mountain complex, Ethiopia. PPgis.Net Blog
Belay M. 2009.
Inauguration of the Participatory 3 Dimensional
Model of the Wechecha Mountain Complex, MELCA,
Ethiopia, 19 August 2009
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Method/tools:
P3DM and GIS
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Details on the exercise:
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Highest elevation on model:
3,385
m a.s.l.
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Lowest elevation on model: 2,380
m a.s.l.
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Contour interval: 20 m
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Tips for
practitioners
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Process documentation
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PDF: 0.4 MB | 8 pages ].
To read, you need Adobe
Acrobat.
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Image courtesy of Million Belay
© / 2009 MELCA
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Image courtesy of Million Belay
© / 2009 MELCA
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Image courtesy of Million Belay
© / 2009 MELCA |
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Image courtesy of
Million Belay © / 2009
MELCA |
Image courtesy of
Million Belay © / 2009
MELCA
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P.S. This exercise is a follow-up
to the regional P3DM training organised by
CTA and
ERMIS-Africa
in
Nessuit, Kenya in 2006. A number of East African
delegates from NGOs and CBOs were trained in organising
and conducting P3DM exercises. Mr. Million Belay
attended the training and put acquired skills into
practice in replicating the process in Bale. |
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MELCA Mahiber - Movement for Ecological
Learning and Community Action - was founded
in 2004, to work for the conservation of ecosystem
and for the revival and enhancement of Traditional
Ecological Knowledge and to protect the rights of
communities in Ethiopia through research, advocacy,
endogenous development and intergenerational learning.
The word ‘melca’ means ford both in Amharic and
Oromo language – two of the widely spoken languages
of Ethiopia. It means a crossing point on a river,
which is symbolically used to indicate the need
to take people away from their misconception about
local people and culture to an understanding and
appreciation of traditional ecological knowledge.
A river also signifies linkage with a source. If
the source dries, the river also dries. MELCA emphasizes
that culture is the source of identity and wisdom,
and that the destruction or degradation of culture
will result lose of a vast amount of knowledge and
identity.
MELCA currently works with local communities, elders,
schools and youth in the Sheka Forest region in
southeast Ethiopia, the Bale Mountains National
Park, and Menagesha Suba forest near to Addis Ababa.
MELCA is also a regional node for the
African Biodiversity Network.
Contact: Mr. Million Belay
MELCA Mahiber
P.O. Box 1519 Code 1250; Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Tel: +251 11 5507172 / 5544554
Fax: +251 11 5544556
Email: melca@ethionet.et
Web: www.melca-ethiopia.org
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