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Histoire et épistémologie des savoirs locaux et autochtones

open access: yesRevue d'ethnoécologie, 2012
In this paper, we will attempt an anthropological history of the concept of “local knowledge”, from the first research dedicated to the botanical or zoological knowledge of “traditional” peoples carried out in the 50’s, to the outburst of interest on ...
Marie Roué
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Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecological Science: a Question of Scale

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2009
The benefits and challenges of integrating traditional ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge have led to extensive discussions over the past decades, but much work is still needed to facilitate the articulation and co-application of these two ...
Catherine A. Gagnon, Dominique Berteaux
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Cultural Foundations for Ecological Restoration on the White Mountain Apache Reservation

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2003
Myths, metaphors, and social norms that facilitate collective action and understanding of restoration dynamics serve as foundations for ecological restoration.
Jonathan Long   +2 more
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge: The Third Alternative (Commentary) [PDF]

open access: yesEcological Applications, 2000
Contemporary Western attitudes concerning the management of natural re- sources, treatment of nonhuman animals, and the natural world emerge from traditions derived from Western European philosophy, i.e., they assume that humans are autonomous from, and in control of, the natural world.
Raymond Pierotti, Daniel Wildcat
openaire   +1 more source

Ecological Knowledge and Management of Fauna Among the Mexicatl of the Sierra Negra, México: An Interpretive Approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Generally motivated by the relevance of animals in human subsistence, the management of fauna has taken different shapes throughout the world. This study aims to analyse a typology of management forms, exploring their relationship with the motivation to ...
Mariana Zarazúa-Carbajal   +4 more
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BIODIVERSITY AND SPECIES USE IN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS MANAGED BY TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL AMAZON [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Árvore
Climate change represents today's great environmental challenge, and ecological restoration of tropical forests is one of the main coordinated actions on a global scale as a measure to mitigate its impacts.
Eduardo Rizzo Guimarães   +4 more
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Traditional ecological knowledge underlying herding decisions of pastoralists

open access: yesAnimal, 2018
Pastoralists have traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), which is important for their livelihoods and for policies and interventions. Pastoralism is under pressure, however, which may result in a decline of pastoral lifestyle and its related TEK.
C. Tamou   +3 more
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge: A Review of Global Studies [PDF]

open access: yesآب و توسعه پایدار
Traditional ecological knowledge is the knowledge of indigenous peoples that has been acquired during their lifetime and experience in a specific environment over generations and is an inseparable aspect of the bio-cultural heritage of indigenous ...
Masoud Rezaei
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Dynamics of pastoral traditional ecological knowledge: a global state-of-the-art review

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2022
Traditional ecological knowledge enables pastoralists to cope with social-ecological changes, thereby increasing the sustainability of their practices and fostering social-ecological resilience.
Abolfazl Sharifian   +4 more
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Interdisciplinary progress in approaches to address social-ecological and ecocultural systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
SUMMARYThe emergent human cultures have shaped, and in turn been shaped by, local ecosystems. Yet humanity's intense modification of the environment has resulted in dramatic worldwide declines in natural and cultural capital.
Adams   +65 more
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