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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Sustainable Agriculture

Conservation needs a greater focus on how rare species interact within their communities. Rare plants often exist in positively associated networks and rely on these networks for their persistence. Although studies have examined how pollinators can facilitate indirect relationships with other plants, few studies have addressed how rare plants may ...
Blanchard, Toryanse, Api'soomaahka, William Singer, Vamosi, Jana   +2 more
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Inuit: Reflections on TEK Research and Ethics

ARCTIC, 1999
The intimate knowledge that Inuit possess about the environment has figured prominently in North American Arctic research since at least the mid-1960s, when adherents of Julian Steward's adaptationist perspective essentially displaced the acculturation paradigm that until then had dominated Inuit studies.
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Recovering Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): is it always what it seems?

2008
Globalisation and its attendant acknowledgment of diversity have meant that Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) as a form of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is becoming increasingly prominent in many educational disciplines including that of science education.
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Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) With Environmental Education in India

Imparting educational awareness and ensuring preservation of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) encompasses a complex interplay of opportunities and constraints. This chapter seeks to explore the complex terrain that defines TEK conservation and preservation in India. The present chapter seeks to throw light on the concept, meaning and significance
Harleen Singh Sandha, Pranjal Khare, Paridhi Sharma   +2 more
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): Rainwater Harvesting Methods – A Review

RUVIVAL publication series, 2019
Over centuries, people in diverse geographical regions relied on rainwater and developed techniques to harvest it, creating a wealth of indigenous knowledge. This paper introduces both traditional eco-logical knowledge and indigenous knowledge and provides an overview of some traditional rainwa-ter harvesting (RWH) methods.
Tasawwar, Sumbal, Kassaye, Rahel Birhanu
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Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into Curriculum Development

Indigenous peoples have lived in harmony with the natural world for thousands of years, developing unique ways of understanding and interacting with their surroundings. This knowledge, often passed down through oral tradition, encompasses a wide range of information about the environment, culture, and history of their communities.
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Teaching climate change grounded in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)

This blog post is part of the Voices of the Rainforest project, funded by the British Academy. More information is available at: https://voicesoftherainforest.leeds.ac.uk/
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Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in West Arnhem Land, Northern Australia

2011
This thesis explores the relationship between natural resource management (NRM), traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and sustainable livelihood outcomes and demonstrates how through the payment for environmental services such as fire management, the economic development of remote communities in northern Australia can be improved.
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The Relevance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Agricultural Sustainability of the Semi-Arid Tropics

2017
Boosting the agricultural production to feed the increasing world population and at the same time managing the ecosystem sustainability is the greatest challenge that the scientists, farming community and the policy makers face in the present scenario.
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Traditional Ecological/Environmental Knowledge (TEK)

2023
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