Genin Didier auteur aut IRD Simenel Romain auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access On the basis of two case studies in rural Morocco, one in a mountainous area of the Central High Atlas and the other in the argan tree area of the southwest Atlantic coast, we show how local Berber populations have actively shaped their forest areas through endogenous management systems at different scales: 1) at the individual tree level by differential cutting or trimming which lead to specific conformations of the tree, 2) at the tree stand level, by determining the type, structure and level of resources, and 3) at the landscape level in which complementary patches of forest areas with particular functions are consciously organized within the overall territory. These practices are strongly linked with the overall socioeconomic organization of the local communities, and mix individual with common rights of access and uses. Forests are viewed as part of the domestic sphere of local livelihoods. Hence, they typically constitute what we refer to as rural or domestic forests since they integrate production and conservation with social, political and spiritual dimensions. These features are of importance for considering forester-local community relationships, and for developing alternative forest management policies. specialized Agdal practices Forest shaping Rural forest High Atlas Argan forest Morocco 082 106 39 3 257-269 2011 0300-7839 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053614 10.1007/s10745-011-9390-2 0300-7839 [F B010053614] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053614 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2011/06/010053614.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2011-07-01 2026-01-20 fdi:010053614 fre