Defining biocultural approaches to conservation

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2015, Номер 30(3), С. 140 - 145

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2015

Язык: Английский

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Philosophy of Ethnobiology: Understanding Knowledge Integration and Its Limitations

Journal of Ethnobiology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 40(1), С. 3 - 20

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2020

Ethnobiology has become increasingly concerned with applied and normative issues, such as climate change adaptation, forest management, sustainable agriculture. Applied ethnobiology emphasizes the practical importance of local traditional knowledge in tackling these issues but thereby also raises complex theoretical questions about integration heterogeneous systems. The aim this article is to develop a framework for addressing through four core domains philosophy—epistemology, ontology, value theory, political theory. In each dimensions, we argue model “partial overlaps” that acknowledges both substantial similarities differences between While overlaps can ground successful collaboration, their partiality requires reflectivity limitations collaboration co-creation. By outlining general programmatic framework, aims contribute developing “philosophy ethnobiology” field interdisciplinary exchange provides new resources foundational expands agenda philosophy biology.

Язык: Английский

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Biocultural approaches to sustainability: A systematic review of the scientific literature

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 2(3), С. 643 - 659

Опубликована: Июль 7, 2020

Abstract Current sustainability challenges demand approaches that acknowledge a plurality of human–nature interactions and worldviews, for which biocultural are considered appropriate timely. This systematic review analyses the application to in scientific journal articles published between 1990 2018 through mixed methods approach combining qualitative content analysis quantitative multivariate methods. The study identifies seven distinct lenses, is, different ways understanding applying approaches, degrees consider key aspects science—inter‐ transdisciplinarity, social justice normativity. suggests science need move from describing how nature culture co‐produced co‐producing knowledge solutions, so doing, better account questions power, gender transformations, has been largely neglected thus far. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within Supporting Information this article.

Язык: Английский

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Ethnobiology Phase VI: Decolonizing Institutions, Projects, and Scholarship

Journal of Ethnobiology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 41(2), С. 170 - 191

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2021

Ethnobiology, like many fields, was shaped by early Western imperial efforts to colonize people and lands around the world extract natural resources. Those legacies practices persist today continue influence institutions ethnobiologists are a part of, how they carry out research, their personal beliefs actions. Various authors have previously outlined five overlapping “phases” of ethnobiology. Here, we argue that ethnobiology should move toward sixth phase in which scholars practitioners must actively challenge colonialism, racism, oppressive structures embedded within institutions, projects, themselves. As an international group from allied identified key topics priorities at three levels: institutional scale, for repatriation/rematriation biocultural heritage, accessibility published work, realignment support community-driven research. At level emphasize need mutual dialogue, reciprocity, community research self-sufficiency, questions sovereignty Indigenous Peoples Local Communities over waters. Finally, individual scholars, self-reflection on language use, co-authorship, implicit bias. We advocate concrete actions each these levels field further social justice, antiracism, decolonization.

Язык: Английский

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Ancient Biological Invasions and Island Ecosystems: Tracking Translocations of Wild Plants and Animals

Journal of Archaeological Research, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 26(1), С. 65 - 115

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2017

Язык: Английский

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Biosocial Conservation: Integrating Biological and Ethnographic Methods to Study Human–Primate Interactions

International Journal of Primatology, Год журнала: 2016, Номер 38(2), С. 401 - 426

Опубликована: Дек. 17, 2016

Biodiversity conservation is one of the grand challenges facing society. Many people interested in biodiversity have a background wildlife biology. However, diverse social, cultural, political, and historical factors that influence lives can be investigated fully only by incorporating social science methods, ideally within an interdisciplinary framework. Cultural hierarchies knowledge hegemony natural sciences create barrier to understandings. Here, we review three different projects confront this difficulty, integrating biological ethnographic methods study problems. The first project involved foraging on crops around newly established national park Gabon. Biological revealed extent crop loss, species responsible, effect field isolation, while ethnography institutional vulnerability wildlife. second concerned great ape tourism Central African Republic. gorilla poses risks gorillas, why seek close proximity gorillas. third focused humans other primates living alongside another Morocco. Incorporating shepherds coproduction ecological about built trust altered attitudes primates. These case studies demonstrate how integration help us understand sustainability human-wildlife interactions, thus promote coexistence. In each case, integrated biosocial approach data produced results would not otherwise come light. Research transcends conventional academic boundaries requires openness flexibility move beyond one's comfort zone acknowledge legitimacy "other" kinds knowledge. It challenging but crucial if are address problems effectively.

Язык: Английский

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Breaking Through Disciplinary Barriers: Human–Wildlife Interactions and Multispecies Ethnography

International Journal of Primatology, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 39(5), С. 749 - 775

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2018

One of the main challenges when integrating biological and social perspectives in primatology is overcoming interdisciplinary barriers. Unfamiliarity with subject-specific theory language, distinct disciplinary-bound approaches to research, academic boundaries aimed at "preserving integrity" subject disciplines can hinder developments research. With growing interest how humans other primates share landscapes, recognition importance combining information do this effectively, disparate use terminology becoming more evident. To tackle problem, we dissect meaning what sciences term studies "human–wildlife conflict" or recently interactions" compare it anthropology terms "multispecies ethnography." In sciences, human–wildlife interactions are actions resulting from people wild animals sharing landscapes resources, outcomes ranging being beneficial harmful one both species. human–nonhuman relationships have been explored on a philosophical, analytical, empirical level. Building previous work, advocate viewing through an lens" which observed as multiple organisms that interact species shape create environments. illustrate these interconnections case study coexistence between Nalu ethnic group Critically Endangered western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) Cantanhez National Park Guinea-Bissau, demonstrate research be complementary inform conservation initiatives human–primate interface. Finally, discuss ethnoprimatology those multispecies ethnography advance aid productive discourse enhance future

Язык: Английский

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Democratizing conservation science and practice

Ecology and Society, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2018

Salomon, A. K., K. Lertzman, Brown, B. Wilson, D. Secord, and I. McKechnie. 2018. Democratizing conservation science practice. Ecology Society 23(1):44. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09980-230144

Язык: Английский

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Preserving Preuss’s Red Colobus (Piliocolobus preussi): an Ethnographic Analysis of Hunting, Conservation, and Changing Perceptions of Primates in Ikenge-Bakoko, Cameroon

International Journal of Primatology, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 39(5), С. 895 - 917

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2018

Язык: Английский

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Ethnoprimatology without Conservation: The Political Ecology of Farmer–Green Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) Relations in St. Kitts, West Indies

International Journal of Primatology, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 39(5), С. 918 - 944

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2018

Язык: Английский

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