It is important to focus on the cultural aspects of traditional natural resource management in order to understand the manner in which culture influences use and management of natural resources by men and women. Johnson (1974:86) observed: “Analyses of the shared cognitive aspects of human ecological systems must increasingly take into account behaviour which connects a people’s idea to the external environment in which they attempt to survive.” Such knowledge and practices are preserved and transmitted to the subsequent generations either orally (folk songs/folk tales) or through shared experiences (rituals and religious ceremonies). Nietschmann (1992: 3) reported that “where there are indigenous peoples with a homeland there are still biologically-rich environments”.