• TEK is also inclusive of a comprehensive knowledge of plant physiology and morphology and how those relate and shape plant populations' resilience to disturbances. (bia.gov)
  • We surveyed the international literature to focus on the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in monitoring, responding to, and managing ecosystem processes and functions, with special attention to ecological resilience. (co-management.ca)
  • The findings show that TEK not only helps indigenous people cope with environmental and climate pressures, but also promotes socio-ecological system resilience. (e-iph.co.uk)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge and community resilience to environmental extremes: A case study in Doñana, SW Spain. (bvsalud.org)
  • Biodiversity underpins the ecological functions and processes that give rise to the benefits provided by ecosystems ("ecosystem services"), including purification of water and air, pest and disease control, pollination, soil fertility, and resilience to climate change. (who.int)
  • Researchers hope that a better understanding of pastoralists' knowledge of grasslands and livestock grazing will help not only to maintain the biodiversity and economic benefits of less productive semi-natural grasslands, but also to innovatively preserve the traditional pastoral way of life. (ecolres.hu)
  • The relatively lesser known Ecological Garden (EG) in Bhopal, spread over around 1,700 hecatres at Katara hills, is a hub of biodiversity and has a range of features: Hillocks, water bodies, a multitude of vegetation, grasslands and geological formations. (org.in)
  • v To support initiatives on socio-economic work pertinent to revival, innovations of traditional livelihoods linked to biodiversity and ecosystems. (satoyama-initiative.org)
  • Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a state of knowledge review. (who.int)
  • (http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/biodiversity-human-health/en/, accessed 21 February 2018). (who.int)
  • Biodiversity and human health ( https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-12/cop-12-dec-21-en.pdf, accessed 21 February 2018). (who.int)
  • To address this complexity and the challenges posed by loss of biodiversity and rising global health burdens WHO and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity produced the state of knowledge review, drawing on the knowledge and insights of a multidisciplinary group of more than 100 experts. (who.int)
  • Since the holders of traditional knowledge are mostly not researchers but herders, farmers, fishermen, when a researcher works with their knowledge, the ethical approach is for these 'non-scientific' professionals to also become co-authors. (ecolres.hu)
  • During the research, the authors collected the knowledge of herders on pasture (and hay meadow) plants and plant-livestock interactions in a review article. (ecolres.hu)
  • Although herders around the world are very different, their knowledge of pasture grasses and the relationship between livestock and forage plants is remarkably similar. (ecolres.hu)
  • A team from the Ethnoecology laboratory hosted by ICTA at the UAB has done a study with a community of semi-nomadic herders from Gujarat (India) to determine how traditional ecological knowledge is transmitted. (uab.cat)
  • We analyzed the forage-related knowledge of pastoralists and herders by reviewing scientific papers and video documentaries on forage plants and indicators, their use in land management, and plant-livestock interactions. (bvsalud.org)
  • The concept considers the three dimensions of ecological, social and economic sustainability, which, when interacting and supporting each other, shall lead to sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • Ecological sustainability is often described as setting the framework or forms the basis of the other two sustainability components: social and economic sustainability. (lu.se)
  • In Sweden, the Parliament has decided that the work towards ecological sustainability shall be guided by the so-called environmental goal system, which consists of a generational goal, sixteen environmental quality goals and twenty-four milestones. (lu.se)
  • Zsolt Molnár, scientific advisor at the Centre for Ecological Research, has been researching the traditional ecological knowledge of pastoralists for more than 20 years. (ecolres.hu)
  • As a research fellow on the Ecological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Zsolt Molnár approaches the scope of issues from the field of botany, with the knowledge of plants and traditional ecological knowledge in the focus of his scrutiny. (forum-synergies.eu)
  • Braids of Truth," published on June 19, 2014, is an exploration of traditional ecological knowledge, climate change and collaboration challenges. (bia.gov)
  • A short introduction to the 3-part series "Braids of Truth" an exploration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Climate Change and Collaboration Challenges. (bia.gov)
  • Elders, scientists, and cultural leaders discuss the effects of climate change on the earth, culture and peoples and the differences between western science and traditional ecological principles. (bia.gov)
  • Nevertheless, because of their intimate knowledge of their land, indigenous peoples' traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) could be the answer to fighting climate change. (e-iph.co.uk)
  • Document analysis included grey literature as well as peer-reviewed literature and project websites linked to indigenous climate change adaptation knowledge. (e-iph.co.uk)
  • Indigenous leaders from around the world gathered in New York last month during UN Climate Week to raise awareness about the need to bring Indigenous and traditional perspectives into climate policy. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge can be essential for the adaptation to the effects of climate change. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge is an invaluable source of legitimacy at the local level as integrating it into climate policies can bring more sustainable interventions and can help strengthen local governance models . (ccrvoices.org)
  • And Indigenous knowledge is "an invaluable basis for developing adaptation and natural resource management strategies in response to environmental and other forms of change," as underlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Yet, there are still many challenges in "mainstreaming" this form of knowledge into climate policy. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Another, often ignored, barrier to integrating traditional ecological knowledge into climate policy is that of communication injustice - the injustice of being denied a public voice. (ccrvoices.org)
  • COP 28 will be - yet another - opportunity to raise the visibility of traditional ecological knowledge in climate circles. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Governments and civil society involved in the COP process must highlight the critical importance of local knowledge in addressing the climate crisis. (ccrvoices.org)
  • There are seven detailed and informative unit plans that cover topics of TEK and Western science comparison, traditional plant knowledge, resource use, forestry, regional identity, and climate change. (ubc.ca)
  • We also spoke at length about her recent paper titled 'Solastalgia to Soliphilia: Cultural Fire, Climate Change, and Indigenous Healing,' which she co-authored with Chairman Ron Goode of the North Fork Mono Tribe (who coined the term 'Traditional Ecological Practices') and lead author Erica Tom. (apple.com)
  • The rise of traditional ecological knowledge at this time led to international recognition of its potential applications in resource management practices and sustainable development. (wikipedia.org)
  • Elders and forest professionals discuss the traditional and contemporary uses of fire and challenges to forest management practices. (bia.gov)
  • Indigenous groups offer alternative knowledge and perspectives based on their own locally developed practices of resource use. (co-management.ca)
  • Case studies revealed that there exists a diversity of local or traditional practices for ecosystem management. (co-management.ca)
  • However, the new Cooperative Law (2007) may positively impact local TEK by supporting community cooperative organisations and their activities of revitalising traditional herding practices, collective working relationships and traditional leadership. (wgtn.ac.nz)
  • Despite its remarkable cultural origin, the complexity of the traditional practices and knowledge of local people have never been studied comprehensively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The local community in the Biebrza Valley shared a deep traditional ecological knowledge and had a good memory of traditional farming practices. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The documented exceptional local perception of the wetland landscape, elements of traditional knowledge and complex farming practices should be considered for inclusion into conservation management, and cooperation with the local community should also be taken into account. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This is particularly true in Indigenous communities where local knowledge and practices are integral to data collection, analysis, and dissemination. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper reports on the five-step process employed that involved local Diné food harvesters incorporating indigenous TEK and practices with Western science-based knowledge and practices. (cdc.gov)
  • Nutrition knowledge and practices of the population have been significantly improved. (who.int)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) describes indigenous and other traditional knowledge of local resources. (wikipedia.org)
  • In emphasizing the study of adaptive processes, which argues that social organization itself is an ecological adaptational response by a group to its local environment, human-nature relations and the practical techniques on which these relationships and culture depended, the field of TEK could analyze a broad range of questions related to cultural ecology and ecological anthropology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Home 1 / Incorporation of Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge and Values. (psf.ca)
  • I hope that my voice on advocating for collaborations with local Indigenous communities is heard and validated as knowledge and not just stories or knowledge that can be bypassed or used to build careers. (planetforward.org)
  • refers to the evolving knowledge acquired by indigenous and local peoples over hundreds or thousands of years through direct contact with the environment. (resilienceplaybook.org)
  • Some traditional knowledge and management systems were characterized by the use of local ecological knowledge to interpret and respond to feedbacks from the environment to guide the direction of resource management. (co-management.ca)
  • The project has been implemented in cooperation with the „Türr István" Museum in Baja and the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Vojvodina, its aim is to discover traditional ecological knowledge, by fieldwork and antropological research, collecting narrative research material, its organization into databases and the promotion of local use and application of the collected data. (ac.rs)
  • Ethno houses transmitting local ecological knowledge? (ac.rs)
  • ITASC is a lichen-like structure sharing and integrating local knowledge, resources and skills across seven continents in order to symbiotically engage with the air, ocean, earth and space commons. (ipy.org)
  • In contrast, traditional knowledge tends to be more intuitive and holistic, has a spiritual dimension and does not always make distinctions between the empirical and the sacred, is usually mainly subjective and qualitative, is often passed on orally from one generation to the next by elders, and usually depends on its context and particular local conditions. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Roles are swapped, the position of the conversationalists is different and the transfer of knowledge goes the opposite direction: the scientist, instead of lecturing, collects local wisdom, systematises the information, providing enough room for the experiences and the personality of the shepherd. (forum-synergies.eu)
  • Therefore, we found it urgent to explore if traditional ecological knowledge that could be used in conservation management of the area still exists among the local community. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Such knowledge is locally relevant and applicable, therefore we will name it local traditional ecological knowledge (LTEK). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Using traditional methods for collaborative fieldwork in a uranium food chain study on Diné lands in the US Southwest. (cdc.gov)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge is a cumulative body of knowledge and beliefs, handed down through generations by cultural transmission, about the relationship of living beings (including humans) with one another and with their environment. (bia.gov)
  • The Dene Cultural Institute defines "traditional environmental knowledge" (TEK) as "a body of knowledge and beliefs transmitted through oral tradition and first-hand observation. (copperpodip.com)
  • Another goal of the conference is to initiate discussion on the methodological variety of research on traditional ecological knowledge, its plausible use in the context of heritage and community. (ac.rs)
  • This study reports on a traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) collaborative methodological approach utilized for data collection in this unique community. (cdc.gov)
  • As a field of study in Northern American anthropology, TEK refers to "a cumulative body of knowledge, belief, and practice, evolving by accumulation of TEK and handed down through generations through traditional songs, stories and beliefs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The course includes such ecological concepts as energy flow and trophic levels in natural communities, population and community dynamics, biogeography and ecosystem ecology. (rit.edu)
  • Berkes F (1999) Sacred ecology: traditional ecological knowledge and management systems. (springer.com)
  • Ecological knowledge was studied through the lens of ethnoecology, "an approach that focuses on the conceptions of ecological relationships held by a people or a culture," in understanding how systems of knowledge were developed by a given culture. (wikipedia.org)
  • The rest are less direct, often embedded in language, and closely linked with traditional conceptions of time and the seasonal round. (ou.edu)
  • These traditional systems had certain similarities to adaptive management with its emphasis on feedback learning, and its treatment of uncertainty and unpredictability intrinsic to all ecosystems. (co-management.ca)
  • The understanding and importance of traditional ecological knowledge systems is increasingly recognised worldwide as a means to develop more effective policies in today's crises, e.g. in nature conservation or grassland management. (ecolres.hu)
  • In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Melinda Adams of the N'dee San Carlos Apache Tribe about translating Indigenous knowledge into Indigenous-led action-which means giving Indigenous practitioners the 'space, opportunity and action' to see their knowledge systems play out on the landscape. (apple.com)
  • In this perspective, we explore the potential of a traits framework for understanding social-ecological patterns, dynamics, interactions, and tipping points in complex urban systems. (nature.com)
  • The promise is that a traits framework can further our understanding of patterns, dynamics, interactions, and tipping points within and across complex social-ecological systems. (nature.com)
  • What kind of framing, what research, would allow traits-classically understood as a different representation and interpretation of well-established and known properties of the social-ecological system―to fully work as "mediators" for understanding the behavior, functions, and needs of urban systems under pressure? (nature.com)
  • Expanding from the original "characteristics which have demonstrable links to the organism's function" 6 , we see traits as a nexus where different theories and conceptualisations about social-ecological systems can connect, intertwine and comprehensively allow us to assess the current state of a system-and even more importantly, evaluate the implications of change (Box 1 and Fig. 1 ). (nature.com)
  • Fig. 1: Traits within social ecological systems. (nature.com)
  • Theoretical flow chart linking the entities of a social-ecological system to its traits, demonstrating how a traits framework-as outlined in this article-might be positioned to support the analysis, interpretation and governance of urban systems. (nature.com)
  • 2014) that illustrate tribally driven solutions, built on traditional ecological knowledge, to reclaim foods systems for health promotion and prevention of chronic illnesses, including diabetes. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity selected the Traditional Foods Project's thematic analysis and discussion to provide an example of a program that builds awareness of health disparities and tribally driven solutions to address health promotion and diabetes prevention by reclaiming their traditional food systems and related physical activity and social support. (cdc.gov)
  • This community is found in the center of an urban area but includes many sustainable systems and traditional techniques. (tkwb.org)
  • Folke C (2004) Traditional knowledge in social-ecological systems. (springer.com)
  • An understanding of traditional ecological knowledge systems is increasingly acknowledged as a means of helping to develop global, regional and national, but locally relevant policies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Phenological knowledge is also significant in the subsistence activities of the Ka'apor peoples of the Amazon (Bal e 1993), Pomo and Tubatulabal Peoples in California (Kat Anderson, pers. (ou.edu)
  • This is an important episode for those interested in Indigenous knowledge, understanding and practice of land stewardship-including the use of fire-but is absolutely essential for anyone who works in an agency or organization that emphasizes the importance of TEK, and especially for those who recognize a need for a different and more humble approach to fire and active stewardship. (apple.com)
  • The application of TEK in the field of ecological management and science is still controversial, as methods of acquiring and collecting knowledge-although often including forms of empirical research and experimentation-differ from those used to create and validate scientific ecological knowledge from a Western perspective. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pastoralist communities have locally relevant, multi-generational traditional ecological knowledge of pasture plants on which they base the utilisation of their pastures. (ecolres.hu)
  • Forage plants of pastures are utilized by herding communities by applying locally relevant multigenerational knowledge. (bvsalud.org)
  • Traditional ways guided Tribes when gathering and retaining knowledge required for a thorough understanding of a variety of new and changing ecosystems. (bia.gov)
  • Their struggle is guided by ancestral knowledge about the functioning of the mangrove ecosystems, rooted in the idea of interdependence. (ccrvoices.org)
  • Recognizing the importance of traditional knowledge including customary sustainable use and equitable sharing of resources, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) , has not only adopted their promotion in its Article 8j and Article 10c respectively, but also adopted the ecosystems approach as its main framework in its program of work. (satoyama-initiative.org)
  • The prevailing paradigm about the Quaternary ecological and evolutionary history of Central European ecosystems is that they were repeatedly impoverished by regional extinctions of most species during the glacial periods, followed by massive recolonizations from southern and eastern refugia during interglacial periods. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ecological aspects are closely tied to social and spiritual aspects of the knowledge system. (copperpodip.com)
  • Jasanoff S (ed) (2004) States of knowledge: the co-production of science and social order. (springer.com)
  • To battle with a complex disease like dengue, four cornerstones are required to support a robust surveillance system: human cases, virus, entomological and ecological surveillance. (who.int)
  • Fulvio Mazzocchi of the Italian National Research Council's Institute of Atmospheric Pollution contrasts traditional knowledge from scientific knowledge as follows: Traditional knowledge has developed a concept of the environment that emphasizes the symbiotic character of humans and nature. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several attempts have been made in this country to collect vernacular terms for plants, but a lot less was endeavoured in the field of research into a shepherd's vocabulary, the use of grasslands by the people and-due to its interdisciplinarity-the assessment of the traditional ecological knowledge or TEK. (forum-synergies.eu)
  • Forests & Oceans for the Future is a research group based at UBC that collaborates with North Coast BC communities to conduct ecological research. (ubc.ca)
  • The focus of my weblog research will be to learn more about traditional ecological knowledge and how I can incorporate it into my science lessons. (ubc.ca)
  • The authors applied a decolonial, digital, feminist, ethics-of-care approach to citation analysis of records about Indigenous peoples knowledge and data, including network analyses of author-generated keywords and research areas, and content analysis of peer-reviewed studies about ID. (nau.edu)
  • Gibbons M, Limoges C, Nowotny H, Schwartzman S, Scott P, Trow M (1994) The new production of knowledge: the dynamics of science and research in contemporary societies. (springer.com)
  • We examined the long-term history of the flora of the Carpathian (Pannonian) Basin by synthesising recent advances in ecological, phylogeographical, palaeoecological and palaeoclimatological research, and analysing the cold tolerance of the native flora of a test area (Hungary, the central part of the Carpathian Basin). (bvsalud.org)
  • These include multiple species management, resource rotation, succession management, landscape patchiness management, and other ways of responding to and managing pulses and ecological surprises. (co-management.ca)
  • Traits are attributes that speak to biophysical limitations, pressure on species, ecological functionality, and interactions. (nature.com)
  • I need to increase my knowledge on TEK to become more comfortable including TEK in science lesson. (ubc.ca)
  • Panel One: Traditional Ecological Knowledge - Western and Native Science. (rit.edu)
  • Science and Culture: How weaving traditional knowledge and culture into science can broaden participation and transform understandings. (rit.edu)
  • Such knowledge is used in natural resource management as a substitute for baseline environmental data in cases where there is little recorded scientific data, or may complement Western scientific methods of ecological management. (wikipedia.org)
  • Traditional land management adopts a familiar medicinal model and uses fire as medicine that attends to the health of the land and the need of the people. (bia.gov)
  • Through traditional stories shared by Tribal elders, fire is being returned to a respected place in land management. (bia.gov)
  • Traditional knowledge of maintaining the balance of the different parts of the land is a primary consideration in territorial management among indigenous peoples. (satoyama-initiative.org)
  • The series continues in March with an exploration of Maidu traditional knowledge about place, connection, and sustainable landscape management. (frc.edu)
  • The project is based on the construction of an ecological courtyard and on the creation of spaces that allow for an ecological management of waste: from a lavatory based on the separation of solids and liquids according to the antique tradition of Yemen, to the differentiated collection in the kitchen, to the use of compost in the condominium gardens. (tkwb.org)
  • The residential complex Hsb a Vasteras, with the ecological courtyard and the waste management system and the waste water. (tkwb.org)
  • By using different ethnoecological methods (visual stimuli, walks in wetlands, co-mapping of the area), we explored traditional knowledge on the plants, landscape and traditional management of wetlands. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Consequently TPK, as it is described here, cannot be considered a discrete subset of TEKW, but is interwoven in a larger framework of cultural knowledge and represents a broad yet significant domain of TEKW. (ou.edu)
  • In this article she discusses the definition of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and the Anishinabe perspective on TEK. (ubc.ca)
  • Although pastoralists vary greatly across the globe, the character and use of their traditional forage-related knowledge do seem to follow strikingly similar principles. (bvsalud.org)
  • Callon M (1999) The role of lay people in the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge. (springer.com)
  • The lexical details of this knowledge are of course highly specific to the place, but the principles are globally general. (ecolres.hu)
  • Multiple terms describe Indigenous peoples' creative expressions, including "Indigenous knowledge" (IK), "traditional ecological knowledge" (TEK), "traditional knowledge" (TK), and increasingly, "Indigenous data" (ID). (nau.edu)
  • Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) was previously widely recognised by scientists mainly among indigenous tribal communities outside Europe [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ] and others. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, this knowledge differs in the context of living European rural communities, which were not colonised, derive from the same Judeo-Christian tradition and whose culture was impacted by Roman and Greek heritage. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with key knowledge holders in Iran, Mongolia, Kenya, Poland and Hungary. (bvsalud.org)
  • Aboriginal peoples have long recognized these phenological indicators and Traditional Phenological Knowledge (TPK) is evident throughout Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wisdom (TEKW). (ou.edu)
  • An example: The traditional the cultural landscape. (lu.se)
  • While more modern technology and tools have their place, Indigenous ecological knowledge is actively being reintroduced by Tribal elders and community members to help teach and better understand the historic relationship between fire, the environment, and people. (bia.gov)
  • The type of knowledge held by the Punae people is known as traditional ecological knowledge. (ccrvoices.org)
  • The author suggests that Aboriginal knowledge cannot be separated meaningfully from the people that hold it and perhaps more energy should be spent helping Aboriginal people so their culture is not lost, rather than documenting knowledge before the people disappear. (ubc.ca)
  • The second dimension is grounded in human perceptions and appraisal of diversity to highlight the different cues and characteristics people use to detect change or articulate value narratives, and it is linked to the role of traits in ecological literacy. (nature.com)
  • The value of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been recognised and discussed widely in the literature and in public media over the last six decades. (wgtn.ac.nz)
  • Our culture, our traditions, our traditional foods and medicinal plants are all inside the forest. (lu.se)
  • TEK can also refer to traditional environmental knowledge which emphasizes the different components and interactions of the environment. (wikipedia.org)
  • By the mid-1980s a growing body of literature on traditional ecological knowledge documented both the environmental knowledge held by diverse indigenous peoples and their ecological relations. (wikipedia.org)
  • As such, the same methods that could resolve the issue of documentation to meet Western requirements may compromise the very nature of traditional knowledge. (wikipedia.org)
  • One of the main hurdles in engaging with traditional ecological knowledge is the difference in what constitutes valid knowledge in Western and non-Western thought . (ccrvoices.org)
  • Sustainalink is a matchmaker between students and companies, check out their web page sv /en and take the chance to contact them with your cv. (lu.se)
  • I will introduce the approach and report the state-of-the-art, which includes proof-of-concept solutions to instances of hard combinatorial problems such as Exact Cover and Satisfiability (SAT). I will also briefly discuss energy limits for computation in finite time, pointing out that massively parallel computation offers a fundamental energy advantage over traditional serial computation. (lu.se)
  • This Development has a high economic and ecological impact. (lu.se)