TY - JOUR AU - Pascoal Gota AB - In this paper, I explore negotiations of heritage in heritage forests from three case studies in southern Mozambique using oral history, field walking, video documentation and conversations. I argue that at local level there are processes of negotiation, authorisation, and legitimacy of heritage in forests. Such local forms of heritage negotiation and heritage discourse are authoritative and need to be recognised in both the planning of heritage conservation, and also in nature conservation. This recognition can strengthen local custodians to safeguard forest patches as locally protected areas, and opening room for heritage practitioners to be engaged by local people in the process of cultural heritage management. DO - 10.1080/13527258.2024.2342280 N1 - Type: Article N2 - In this paper, I explore negotiations of heritage in heritage forests from three case studies in southern Mozambique using oral history, field walking, video documentation and conversations. I argue that at local level there are processes of negotiation, authorisation, and legitimacy of heritage in forests. Such local forms of heritage negotiation and heritage discourse are authoritative and need to be recognised in both the planning of heritage conservation, and also in nature conservation. This recognition can strengthen local custodians to safeguard forest patches as locally protected areas, and opening room for heritage practitioners to be engaged by local people in the process of cultural heritage management. TI - Negotiations of heritage in and around locally protected forests in Inhambane province, southern Mozambique UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85190964936&doi=10.1080%2f13527258.2024.2342280&partnerID=40&md5=2cbe8668180bc102a9b37c07068d753e ER -