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Revisiting the Definition and Recognition of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Biodiversity Conservation. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This paper presents how common definitional criteria for Indigenous Peoples – such as self‐identification and cultural distinctiveness – are often used selectively and fall short of recognising their collective land rights. Drawing on case studies, our paper argues that legal recognition of Indigenous land rights is essential for effective biodiversity
Ahammad R, Sangha K, Evans J, Metcalfe O.   +3 more
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Uneven transmission of traditional knowledge and skills in a changing wildmeat system: Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023
IntroductionIndigenous communities typically hold diverse traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of their social-ecological system. Much of this knowledge is embodied as skills related to subsistence practices within a specific landscape and is ...
Samuel Shephard, Samuel Shephard, Samuel Shephard, Jonas Muhindo, Jonas Nyumu, Emmanuela Mbangale, Sagesse Nziavake, Paolo Cerutti, Nathalie van Vliet   +8 more
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Geleneksel Ekolojik Bilgi ve Folklor [PDF]

Folklor/Edebiyat, 2019
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a collection of knowledge and beliefs that have been acquired after many years of experience with human contact with the environment.
Mehmet Ali Yolcu, Mehmet Aça
doaj   +1 more source

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Changes in the Agro-pastoral System of Upper Spiti Landscape, Indian Trans-Himalayas

Pastoralism, 2020
Pastoral systems are known to be prone to social, political and ecological uncertainties. Traditional ecological knowledge that the pastoral communities hold around their bio-physical environment has been a key to cope with stressors and adapt to the ...
Rashmi Singh, Rishi Kumar Sharma, Suresh Babu, Yash Veer Bhatnagar   +3 more
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Lost in Translation

The School of Public Policy Publications, 2023
The meaningful incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into large-scale northern infrastructure construction can improve sustainability practises and broaden our conceptual understanding of nature (Sidorova and Virla 2022).
Evgeniia (Jen) Sidorova, Jenanne Ferguson   +1 more
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Traditional ecological knowledge on the slope of Mount Lawu, Indonesia: all about non-rice food security

Journal of Ethnic Foods, 2022
As a country with rice as the staple food, the dominant traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) on food in Indonesia is rice. However, in Tawangmangu District, Central Java Province, the TEK inherited from their ancestors is about non-rice food security ...
Sumarwati Sumarwati
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Global Environmental Change: Research findings and policy implications

Ecology and Society, 2013
This paper introduces the special feature of Ecology and Society entitled "Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Global Environmental Change. The special feature addresses two main research themes.
Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Esteve Corbera, Victoria Reyes-García   +2 more
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Gender differences in traditional knowledge of useful plants in a Brazilian community.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Genders differ in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) about plants, but how gender influences TEK sharing is still poorly understood. Here, we examined how gender is associated with the diversity, transmission, and structure of TEK.
Fernanda Vieira da Costa, Mariana Fernandes Monteiro Guimarães, Maria Cristina Teixeira Braga Messias   +2 more
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Market integration does not affect traditional ecological knowledge but contributes additional pressure on plant resources

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2019
Market integration can affect the manner in which individuals learn about and use natural resources. The present study explores the influence of market integration on the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and use of natural resources in handicraft ...
Temóteo Luiz Lima da Silva, Juliana Loureiro de Almeida Campos, Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque   +3 more
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Design by Radical Indigenism

Spool, 2021
This article considers the traditional water systems of indigenous cultures and explores their innovations as unique responses to the impacts of climate change in the global south.
Julia Watson, Hala Abukhodair, Naeema Ali, Avery Robertson, Hakim Issaoui, Chuanzhi Sun   +5 more
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