01151nas a2200097   4500000000100000008004100001100001700042245011200059856015400171520072800325                                       d1 aPascoal Gota00aNegotiations of heritage in and around locally protected forests in Inhambane province, southern Mozambique  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85190964936&doi=10.1080%2f13527258.2024.2342280&partnerID=40&md5=2cbe8668180bc102a9b37c07068d753e3 aIn 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.