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Introduction

Yoruba People and Place

Ethnolinguistics divisions in Nigeria

Yoruba people reside on the Southwestern Coast of Africa, bordered by the Niger River[1]. Located at the intersection of trading partners and fertile forests, the Yoruba people were able to develop and prosper thanks to their utilization of the land[2]. In its foundational years, individual lineages formed alliances within communities led by elders [2][3]. The role of King was tied to political and religious influence[2]. Linguistic evidence connects the Yoruba People to the geographically close indigenous groups of Edo, Igbo, Igala and Nupe[2]. Globalization has dispersed Yoruba people and language, most notably across West Africa, Cuba and Brazil[4]. Inclusively, over 35 million people are Yoruba[1].

Colonization

British colonization of Africa started as early as the 16th and 17th centuries, followed by a surge in European forces colonizing and taking African land in the 19th century[5][6]. Much of the Yoruba and Yorubaland experienced cultural and environmental harm during this time[6]. Before the abolishment of the slave trade, many Yoruba were taken and sent to areas across the Americas where they were stripped of their identity[6]. Despite this, many Yoruba preserved many parts of their own cultural identity, the most prevalent being religion, and continued to pass this down to their children[6]. Interestingly, the Yoruba are known to have preserved their religious practices the most effectively out of all African ethnic groups following the African diaspora[6].

It is important to note however that the acknowledgement of the entire group, language and area was not an official identity of “Yoruba” until European colonization increased during the mid 19th century[6]. The 19th century is also accredited with many changes that took place in Yorubaland with the return of many members following the eradication of the slave trade, and the rise of western Christianity and education[6]. This era also saw an emergence of writing culture, in both English and Yoruba, in which one of the first chronicles detailing Yoruba culture and heritage to European society was presented[6]. There was an increasing appeal to a western education as it advanced many in trade, securing of jobs and the social hierarchy[6]. Many of the recorded traditions, culture and significant events in Yoruba history that exist today are due to groups of elite and western-educated Yoruba people[6]. All these events marked the connection of Yoruba to western culture, a relationship that would stay relevant and a topic of great debate to this day[6].

History of Conservation

In 1893, Yorubaland was incorporated into the British colony of Nigeria, and in 1960 Nigeria would become an independent nation[3]. Each of the twelve states within Nigeria controls local wildlife[7]. In the 1890s, game reserves were established in Nigeria[8]. A discourse on the preservation of animals for hunting emerged in the 1930s[7]. Arguments were made to continue supplying protein to local communities, or to increase regulation limiting hunting during breeding season[7]. Additionally around this time, there was an ideological shift towards framing Nigeria as a "lost Eden in need of protection and preservation"[8]. The reserves established were proved ineffective in 1948 with their review by the Fauna Preservation Society. Notably, ancient hunting areas were included, on paper, within the reserves and local populations continue to hunt in those areas[7]. Meanwhile in 1968, the African Convention for the conservation of Nature and Natural Resources was signed by 38 countries, including Nigeria[7].

Core Values, Beliefs, and Practices

Hunting

Monkey in Osun Osogbo

Yoruba hunters have historically served as key custodians of local forests and wildlife. They targeted a range of small to medium-sized bushmeat such as the Giant Rat, porcupine, bushbuck, and small antelopes. They also foraged wild leaves, roots, barks, seeds, and tubers for food and for use in medicinal or ritual formulas. Embedded within the Yoruba Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), hunting activities served beyond procuring food or materials. They involved spiritual practices, community regulations, and conservation of particular animals like monkeys and pythons, sacred groves, and food sources.[9][4] Some species the Yoruba deemed to be mysteries or sacred require hunters to perform appeasement rituals if accidentally killed, reflecting their moral commitment to environmental guardianship.

The incorporation of poetic chants called Ìjálá into hunting practices helps maintain taboos forbidding access to certain forests or the consumption of restricted fauna and flora. They are performed by hunters to honor Ògún (the god of iron) and contain rules that enforce ethical hunting. During these chants, hunters recite rules which emphasize that certain areas and species must remain untouched. As Ìjálá is performed openly in community events, often in front of the young, it passes on those rules to younger generations, thereby mitigating habitat destruction and supporting local biodiversity.[4]

Despite the influx of modern technology, Yoruba hunting traditions continue to guide present-day wildlife management and nature conservation. Forested areas like Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, serve to exemplify how spiritual laws and festivals prohibit destructive practices such as poaching and tree felling. The Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove is one of the last primary high-forest areas in the region. It was traditionally viewed as the dwelling of Osun, the Yoruba river goddess of fertility, and is home to over 400 plant species and a variety of wildlife. The Yoruba people host festivals and pay homage to the deity annually, effectively protecting the region from indiscriminate cutting or hunting. Moreover, Yoruba proverbs, folktales, and ritual observances promote intergenerational teachings on ecological balance, reinforcing a worldview that recognizes the inherent “wealth” in forests and the importance of maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the environment.[10]

Agriculture

Agriculture is important for Yoruba populations because it is a big employer of their people. This can be seen in their religion, in which they worship the god of the farm, Orisa Oko, to achieve successful agriculture practices; and also in their traditional knowledge, in which they have high praise for farmers and land workers[11]. There is a lack of scientific literature regarding Yoruba indigenous knowledge and how it can positively impact the climate, weather and soil, and thereby the agriculture in West Africa. Yoruba people have a strong understanding of rain and use specific terms to refer to the different types of rainfall depending on their timing or characteristics. Their agriculture practices are dependent on the kind of rainfall they observe and due to this, Yoruba people also noted changes in the precipitation patterns as a consequence of climate change. Some of the changes they noticed are the rise of inconsistency in some months that used to have a consistent rainfall pattern or a diminishing of the duration of harmattan season[12].

Ìroròó

Some staple crops for Yoruba communities include cocoa, kola nut, rubber, maize, okra…[13] Indigenous crops and Indigenous knowledge in Yorubaland are important to address climate change and improve the living conditions of communities. For example, Tephrosia bracteolata, known as Ìroròó in Yoruba, is a plant that is considered a weed but used to feed livestock. It is a legume that can grow either in fertile or infertile soil and has bacteria in its roots that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into organic compounds. It can provide nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to infertile soil after its lifecycle. Due to these properties, it can act as a natural fertilizer, and therefore, deforestation for the creation of nutrient-rich farmland and inorganic fertilizers can be avoided. [12].

Èṣúrú (Dioscorea dumetoum), also known as African Bitter Yam, is another Indigenous crop that can be used to address the food insecurity that climate change entails since it has a high amount of protein, carbohydrates, and minerals and it is also able to thrive in infertile land. It is considered a stable food for many communities across Nigeria and therefore, there are many Indigenous methods that are used to plant this crop. Some of them involve the production of a mixture called Àgbo, which is made with different plants and the bathing water of a dead body. This mixture is used to be sprinkled over the yam seedlings or to soak the knife that is going to be used to cut the seedlings with.[13]

Religion and Worldview

Creation myths of the Yoruba People began when the planet Earth was only ocean. The God Olodumare assigned Orisanla, a deity, to descend to Earth to create land with dirt, a chameleon and a rooster with five toes. Although Orisanla was instructed to offer a sacrifice to Esu, the god of chaos, morality, and communication, he did not and got drunk on palm wine and could not complete his task. Meanwhile, fellow deity Olodumare was able to scatter the dirt and allowed the chicken to spread land to the end of the Earth surface. The city of Ile-Ife was founded and Olodumare became the first King[2]. With that said, alternate tellings of the myth exist, as political agendas and time have distorted the story.

Religion guides Yoruba people in every decision throughout ones' entire life[14]. Cultural practices direct how land should be used, therefore stimulating conservation efforts and sacred groves. Namely, Yoruba people view rivers, trees, fish and monkeys as the ambassadors of goddesses[12].

In Nigeria, approximately 50% of people are Muslim, 40% are Christian, and 10% are guided by traditional belief systems[15]. When the British outlawed slavery in 1833, they patrolled West Africa, and in the process converted many Yoruba People to Christianity[16]. The first mission in Yorubaland was established in 1842[16]. However, increasing infrastructure associated with non-traditional religion is contributing to degradation of the environment[14].

With that said, Yoruba people have traditional religious views. As a polytheistic culture, Yoruba People trust that deities were assigned to create and maintain the Earth[17]. Gods are worshiped through food offerings and colour of clothing and jewelry, or by avoiding taboo behaviours[3]. Ifa divination is a traditional form of resolution among Yoruba people. The method justifies negative events in ones' life. Through rituals, Ifa diviners source the cause behind such misfortunes[3].

Sacred Groves

Sacred groves for Yoruba people are the sites in which their gods live and in which religious practices, ceremonies and rituals take place. Some of these areas include natural places like mountains, rivers, forests, trees... Due to this religious, cultural and spiritual significance, they are considered holy and hold a lot of importance in Yoruba culture.[18]. These areas of land or water are rich in biodiversity and its conservation relies on the local Yoruba community through their traditional practices[19].

One of the most famous sacred groves for Yoruba people is the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. It is in the capital of Osun State in Nigeria, called Osogbo, and its surface is around 75 hectares along the banks of the Osun River  The majority of the area of this site can be visited by tourists, especially during its own festival, meant to honor the goddess of the river Osun. The Osun festival attracts thousands of people, including pilgrims besides tourists – more than 120,000 attended in 2017. This is an event that is sponsored by the government and generates income for local businesses and individuals. However, other areas can only be accessed by Osun priestesses and other Yoruba individuals who hold power in their community[20].

The biodiversity and conservation of this sacred grove are sustained by the Yoruba system beliefs, such as the belief that the fertility goddess lives in the river Osun and that the animals living in it are her offspring[12]. This type of belief, in addition to traditional laws and taboos, plays an essential role in the conservation of the environment in Yorubaland. For example, it is not allowed to kill monkeys within the sacred grove because they are considered sacred, as it is believed that they are the messengers of the river. Therefore, monkeys live freely and the population is not at risk[14].

Role of Yoruba Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation

Traditional ecological knowledge, commonly referred to as TEK, is widely recognized as the dynamic body of knowledge built by indigenous communities through direct experience and interaction with their environment over thousands of years[11]. In Nigeria, TEK and conservation are most commonly amalgamated in the practice of resource and land management, thus gaining more attention in recent decades within policy[21].

Osun Osogbo sacred grove 2nd gate

In Nigeria, TEK and conservation are most commonly amalgamated in the practice of resource and land management, thus gaining more attention in recent decades within policy[21]. The establishment of Osun Osogbo sacred grove as a national monument in collaboration with Yoruba and the government allowed Yoruba to operate using TEK within the sacred grove, increasing the protection of biodiversity in the area[20]. With support from the government, conservation of biodiversity was able to be improved through use of TEK in protected area land management[20].

In the many years the Yoruba have experienced the land, a large database of events and observations have been built into TEK[12]. For example, Yoruba TEK is heavily tied to agriculture, which in turn relies on a heavy amount of climate knowledge and history[12]. History and knowledge on land-specific climate cycles, specifically precipitation and wind, are of great use when considering solutions and patterns of climate change[12]. Observations pertaining to wildlife behaviour, climate and animal activity also allow researchers to know if a certain event or behaviour is unusual and thus an environmental concern[12].

As is explored in religion, Yoruba TEK is extremely entangled with Yoruba religion and belief systems[14]. These belief systems are inherently tied to conservation, such as the establishment of sacred animals (see hunting) and sacred groves[14]. Not only do they enforce a sustainable and healthy human-ecosystem relationship, but they can also teach and provide lessons adjunct to conservation[14]. The way that Yoruba TEK teaches Yoruba people to interact with their environment are blueprints for human interactions with the land like palm tree tapping/harvesting or fish, lamb and agricultural practices[14].

Challenges

Education

Nigerian classroom students

Science education surrounding environmental conservation and climate change in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, is largely influenced by western science dogmas, practices and materials[12]. The dominance of western and Europe-centric education over West African education was established early on in the sixteenth century when European rs would send children in West Africa to Britain in efforts to establish a supportive industry in West Africa[5]. Since then many wealthy West Africans involved in have sent their own children to Europe for an education[5]. This “colonial educational legacy” has perpetuated the idea that European knowledge and education is of more value than that of indigenous West African knowledge like the Yoruba[5].

This colonial system of education in West Africa creates a divide between the environmental knowledge gained by the learner and the environment that the learner is growing up in[12]. This disconnect creates a gap of knowledge in which learners in Africa are not as easily able to apply the environmental knowledge learned in school contextually to the environment and culture around them[12]. In integrating Yoruba TEK, a place-based and environmental knowledge, into education, West African science education can become more familiar to the environment students learn in, and therefore more impactful to West African conservation policy[12]. In one instance, Yoruba knowledge on rainfall and weather pertaining to Southwestern Nigeria could be used to not only teach science and basic weather systems to youth, but also compare western and Yoruba precipitation measuring systems and traditional agricultural reasoning behind this knowledge[12]. This way, youth gain applicable knowledge to their homeland that they can use to further apply science, but also think about agriculture and food security specific to their land and culture[12].

Religion and State

Yoruba dancers

For Yoruba people, the body of knowledge surrounding land management is heavily influenced by religion, much of it stemming from the preservation of sacred groves[20]. However, Yorubic TEK in general is heavily tied to Yoruba culture, whether it be for survival or spiritual practices, which often poses problems when tying conservation and resource management efforts with TEK[21][22][23]. Nigeria has a large and diverse range of biodiversity, and often when officials are concerned about the conservation of a rare species, or a species that doesn’t have a traditional use within Yoruba culture, Indigenous Yoruba groups might not have the TEK necessary or be uninterested in the issue[23][22]. This has the possibility of leading towards tensions between government groups who aim to protect specific species and indigenous groups who want to continue using the species as a part of their cultural practices[23]. While TEK can be wholly beneficial towards biodiversity conservation and land management practices, it also must be considered when making decisions that may impact indigenous communities like the Yoruba[23].

Hence, clear communication and collaboration is required such that the needs of both parties are expressed and incorporated into decisions surrounding land management and general conservation. Community participation practices have been used in conjunction with conservation mechanisms such as protected areas globally to coalesce indigenous and state interests, and could serve as a framework for implementing increased communication between Yoruba and Nigerian government. The Ekiti State in southwestern Nigeria exhibited high levels of community involvement in resource conservation when governments gave resources and space for engagement, and Yoruba officials took up leadership positions in the matter[22]. This type of management allows not only increased resource conservation efforts, but also improves communication and collaboration between Yoruba and the state, benefiting both parties.

Urbanization and Clashing of Values

Yoruba Abessan Temple

Yoruba urbanism, or development of cities, has been a long established concept, with Yoruba people living in organized urban centers centered around hydrological and geological landforms long before European colonization in the mid 19th century[10]. These Yoruba urban areas had organized radial structures and walls, networks of main routes and buildings, and were built around the ideas of hunting, agriculture and a symbiotic relationship with nature in mind[10]. Following colonization, western ideologies surrounding urbanization caused many Yoruba urban areas to shift in structure and development[10]. Much of the European ideas about urbanization centered around industrialization, and instead of cities that valued agriculture and fishing, colonial influenced cities were built around values of power and socio-economic status[10]. Clashing of the values that encompass urbanization has led to a disconnect from an environmentally and conservation based way of life to one that has no control over Western urbanization of landscapes[10]. Although protection of sacred groves is typically enforced, industrial types of urbanization cause degradation of the surrounding urban areas, often heightening heavy metal and plastic pollution[10].

In order to rectify and preserve Yoruba values surrounding urbanization, reconnection with Yoruba traditional value systems should be a shared goal between Yoruba and state officials[10]. Efforts to engage communities with Yoruba cultural heritage through education and events bring awareness to these important value systems[10]. Policy makers and officials must realize that conservation of natural resources and landscapes is heavily tied to cultural preservation and revitalization[14][20]. In terms of unregulated urbanization, cooperation between state officials, stakeholders and Yoruba leadership is needed to establish proper regulation of green areas such that environmental degradation can be reduced[10].

Future Potential of Yoruba Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Yoruba Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is vital in guiding sustainable management of the local environment. Yoruba cultural taboos–such as forbidding hunting animals tied to clan totems–have reduced habitat loss and overexploitation.[3] Furthermore, religious rituals for deities like Ògún and Òsun often include conservation practices that promote sustainable usage of forests and waterways.[24] These traditional practices not only supplement but also reinforce modern values on sustainability, so that biodiversity and ecological balance are ensured even in urbanizing areas.

Recent research indicates that Yoruba TEK is the key to promoting conservation by integrating traditional belief systems and formal policy, and documenting these oral traditions is critical to preserving TEK.[25] Chants like Ìjálá record prohibitions on felling sacred trees or hunting specific species. Beyond documentation, incorporating Yoruba TEK into local school curricula can encourage appreciation for TEK through mentorship by elders or spiritual figures. Experiential learning opportunities such as recognizing medicinal plants or observing ritual restrictions instill ecological respect in the students.[25]

Establishing locally managed reserves, with coordination among local NGOs and government bodies, can help protect ecosystems while honouring spiritual obligations. Traditional, customary rules like forbidding logging near shrines can be made into policies that reinforce these cultural protections, providing a legal basis for punishing violations.[26]

Lastly, linking eco-tourism with conservation efforts can strengthen local economies. By showcasing Yoruba cultural heritage, villages can attract visitors and use the income to protect forests and important ritual areas. By transforming community-led projects into viable ecotourism mechanisms, TEK offers strong solutions to handle challenges like habitat loss, city expansion, and climate change[27]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oti, Adepeju (November 4, 2013). "Yoruba Culture of Nigeria: Creating Space for An Endangered Specie". Cross-Culture Communication. 9: 23–29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ogunnaike, Ayodeji (July 18 2022). "Precolonial Yoruba States". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Adejumo, Arinpe (2023-05-06). "Yoruba Culture in a Changing World". Yoruba Studies Review. 8.
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  15. ↑ Mullen, Nicole (2004). "Yoruba Art and Culture" (PDF). Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology – via University of California at Berkeley.
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  17. ↑ Akin-Otiko, Akinmayowa (July 1, 2020). "Moral Order in Yoruba Worldview and the Impact of Belief in the Divinities". Black Theology: 176–187 – via Taylor & Francis.
  18. ↑ Aluko, Bioye Tajudeen; Omisore, Emmanuel Olufemi; Amidu, Abdul-Rasheed (2008). "Valuation of Yoruba Sacred Shrines, Monuments, and Groves for Compensation". Indigenous People and Real Estate Valuation: 145–173 – via Springer Science.
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  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Adeyanju, S. O., Bulkan, J., Onyekwelu, J. C., St-Laurent, G. P., Kozak, R., Sunderland, T., & Stimm, B. (2022). Drivers of biodiversity conservation in sacred groves: A comparative study of three sacred groves in southwest nigeria. International Journal of the Commons, 16(1), 94-107. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1143
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  26. ↑ Sinthumule, N. I. (2023). Traditional ecological knowledge and its role in biodiversity conservation: a systematic review. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1164900.
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