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Mixed teff (Eragrostis tef, Poaceae) cultivation and consumption among smallholder farmers in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Indigenous cropping systems were often developed with a focus on resilience. For example, farmers in many parts of the world have traditionally grown crop varietal mixtures to mitigate risks of crop failure due to drought, pests, and disease ...
Daniel Melese, Zemede Asfaw, Zerihun Woldu, Bikila Warkineh, Endale Amare, Alex C.  McAlvay, Morgan Ruelle   +6 more
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How do Indigenous and local knowledge systems respond to climate change?

Ecology and Society, 2021
Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) systems are critical for achieving biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, and other environmental goals. However, ILK systems around the world are increasingly threatened by multiple stressors.
Ruxandra Popovici, Andre G. de L. Moraes, Zhao Ma, Laura Zanotti, Keith A. Cherkauer, Anna E. Erwin, Katy E. Mazer, Edwin F. Bocardo Delgado, José P. Pinto Cáceres, Pranay Ranjan, Linda S. Prokopy   +10 more
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Indigenous and Local Knowledge’s Role in Social Movement’s Struggles Against Threats to Community-Based Natural Resource Management Systems: Insights from a Qualitative Meta-analysis

International Journal of the Commons, 2022
Despite the international consensus about the benefits of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) for sustainable resource governance, Indigenous peoples and local communities continue to face threats to their self-governance stemming from ...
Petra Benyei, Laura Calvet-Mir, Victoria Reyes-García, Sergio Villamayor-Tomas   +3 more
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Pathways to integrate Indigenous and local knowledge in ocean governance processes: Lessons from the Algoa Bay Project, South Africa

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
The Introduction of this paper argues that current coastal and ocean management approaches like marine spatial planning (MSP) often do not adequately acknowledge and integrate Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK).
Nina Rivers, Nina Rivers, Mia Strand, Mia Strand, Meredith Fernandes, Denning Metuge, Anne Lemahieu, Anne Lemahieu, Chilo Loyolah Nonyane, Alex Benkenstein, Bernadette Snow, Bernadette Snow   +11 more
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Indigenous and local knowledge in sustainability transformations research: a literature review

Ecology and Society, 2020
Scholars, politicians, practitioners, and civil society increasingly call for sustainability transformations to cope with urgent social and environmental challenges.
David P. M. Lam, Elvira Hinz, Daniel J. Lang, Maria Tengö, Henrik von. Wehrden, Berta Martín-López   +5 more
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Indigenous and local knowledge in biocultural approaches to sustainability: a review of the literature in Spanish

Ecosystems and People, 2023
Biocultural approaches are gaining attention for coping with current sustainability challenges. These approaches recognize that biological and cultural diversity are inextricably linked.
Leonie Burke, Isabel Díaz-Reviriego, David P. M. Lam, Jan Hanspach   +3 more
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Acknowledging Indigenous and Local Knowledge to Facilitate Collaboration in Landscape Approaches—Lessons from a Systematic Review

Land, 2020
The need to recognize diverse actors, their knowledge and values is being widely promoted as critical for sustainability in contemporary land use, natural resource management and conservation initiatives.
Portia Adade Williams, Likho Sikutshwa, Sheona Shackleton   +2 more
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Social learning for building community resilience to cyclones: role of indigenous and local knowledge, power, and institutions in coastal Bangladesh

Ecology and Society, 2021
Despite wide recognition of the role of social learning in building community resilience, few studies have thus far analyzed how the power-knowledge-institution matrix shapes social learning processes that in turn foster resilience outcomes.
Mahed-Ul-Islam Choudhury, C. Emdad. Haque, Ainun Nishat, Sean Byrne   +3 more
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Community-Based Environmental Monitoring (CBEM) for Meaningful Incorporation of Indigenous and Local Knowledge Within the Context of the Canadian Northern Corridor Program

The School of Public Policy Publications, 2022
Meaningful incorporation of Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts is key to accelerating effective action plans.
Jen Sidorova, Luis D. Virla
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Indigenous and local knowledge in environmental management for human-nature connectedness: a leverage points perspective

Ecosystems and People, 2020
Indigenous peoples are key actors for environmental management because they hold valuable indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) for the sustainable stewardship of nature. However, the consideration of ILK in environmental management is still limited.
Aracely Burgos-Ayala, Amanda Jiménez-Aceituno, Aura Marcela Torres-Torres, Daniel Rozas-Vásquez, David P. M. Lam   +4 more
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