Small is Big: The Charms of Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Livelihood

Soh, Mazlan Che; Omar, Siti

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.066

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“…For example, the practical experience of land management in grassland shows that in the past, the design of pastoral policies was mostly based on "the assumption that herders are indifferent to the pasture they depend on for their livelihoods", but the emergence of the joint-family management model shows that herders have rich ecological knowledge, which allows them to develop strategies to reduce the risks posed by the natural environment. These strategies include transhumance and livestock breed diversi cation 102 . It is recommended that community-based adaptive grazing practices and local agroecological knowledge should be incorporated into the development of new grassland management policies [103][104][105][106] , and the construction of a case base of local indigenous knowledge should be increased to provide theoretical support for better scienti c decision making.…”

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Unveiling the Past, Current and Future of Global Sustainable Livelihoods Research by Visual and Quantitative Analysis

Li¹,

Cui²,

Singh³

et al. 2021

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Sustainable Livelihoods (SLs) is now a high-priority field in global environmental change research, becoming one of the key research paradigms in sustainability science increasingly and an important component of the Sustainable Development Goals. A Scientometrics analysis based on Science Citation Index-Expanded was performed to understand the research trends and areas in SLs studies. A total of 6441 papers related to SLs studies and 265, 759 references published from 1991 to 2020 were selected as the research objects. Using advanced quantitative analysis tools such as CiteSpace and VOSviewer, we quantify and visualize the characteristics and evolution of the literature in the field of SLs research, to clarify the historical research characteristics, knowledge base, and future research trends. The results show that the annual number of documents increased exponentially since 1991. Ecological sciences and ecology were the most popular Web of Science research areas. The institution with the greatest research documents and most citations was the CGIAR. The most influential journal is Word Development. Singh R.K., Shackleton C.M., was the most productive author. Six clusters of research areas were determined by keyword co-occurrence analysis. The results of the evolution of research hotspots show that the four tags currently still active. We also detected 11 directions of SLs research studies based on the keywords’ score relevance, which has allowed the iden-tification of future lines of research with more importance. These results can help related researchers better understand the past current and future of SLs research studies, which is significant for achieving livelihoods sustainability.

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Unveiling the Past, Current and Future of Global Sustainable Livelihoods Research by Visual and Quantitative Analysis

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Cui²,

Singh³

et al. 2021

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“…This may help in laying grounds for management of the fishery as a sound way of improving people's livelihood and management of resources (Soh and Omar, 2012).…”

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“…However, little effort has been made to understand the knowledge Ï "traditional"Ó used by fishers to exploit the resource and how such information can help to restructure management of the fishery. Traditional knowledge can be summarized as a source of intellectual capital that encompasses the wisdom, knowledge, expertise, skills, beliefs and teachings of local communities that is passed from generation to generation (Soh and Omar, 2012). Local communities use such knowledge to interpret their relationship with the environment and manage natural resources.…”

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Heredity or traditional knowledge: Fishing tactics and dynamics of artisanal mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) fishery

Mirera¹,

Ochiewo²,

Munyi³

et al. 2013

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…See also Lipton and van der Gaag (1993) and Blackwood and Lynch (1994). For instance rural people may not have income but have other assets such as knowledge, skills, natural resources and other human relations such as family and friends which they can rely on as a means to survive and enhance their wellbeing and living conditions (Soh and Omar, 2012).…”

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“…Several authors acknowledge the pivotal role of indigenous knowledge in development especially in sustainable resource use (Bronkensha et al 1980;Warren, 1990;Agrawal, 2005;Antweiler, 1998, Gerke andEhlert, 2011;Chikaire and Nnadi, 2011;Soh and Omar, 2012;Enns, 2015). Indigenous knowledge is important for development because it is the resource that provides the avenue for local people especially the poor to evolve strategies to solve their problems so as to enhance their living conditions (livelihoods).…”

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Climate Change and Sustainable Livelihoods Adaptation: user perspectives on community managed irrigation schemes in North-Eastern Ghana

Amosah¹

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in 2009 courtesy an In-country DAAD scholarship obtained in 2007. The SPRING Programme is a unique International joint Master of Science in Regional Development Planning and Management between KNUST and TU Dortmund University in Germany. Jonah holds a Bachelor of Art Degree in Integrated Development Studies (IDS) from the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale in 2005 and a Professional Teachers' Certificate A from Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale in 2001. As a trained teacher, Jonah taught briefly in Tamale. After postgraduate studies he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Social, Political and Historical Studies, at the UDS in 2010 and taught courses in Fundamentals of Planning, Political Economy of Ghana, Globalization and Development, Project Design and Implementation and Comparative Studies of Agencies in Development among others. In September 2014, Jonah received a grant from the department of Culture and Global Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Aalborg University, Denmark to pursue a PhD programme in Interdisciplinary Discourse Studies. In his thesis, he explores climate change as a global concern and examines how community managed small-scale irrigation scheme farmers are sustaining their livelihoods by adapting to the impacts of climate change using their indigenous knowledge. The thesis draws inspiration from Fairclough's critical discourse analysis and Gee's illustration and labelling of discourses.

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Small is Big: The Charms of Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Livelihood

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

Unveiling the Past, Current and Future of Global Sustainable Livelihoods Research by Visual and Quantitative Analysis

Unveiling the Past, Current and Future of Global Sustainable Livelihoods Research by Visual and Quantitative Analysis

Heredity or traditional knowledge: Fishing tactics and dynamics of artisanal mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) fishery

Climate Change and Sustainable Livelihoods Adaptation: user perspectives on community managed irrigation schemes in North-Eastern Ghana

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