Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management in northeast India

C., S.

doi:10.1007/s11629-007-0248-4

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“…In fact, several studies illustrate how this knowledge can contribute to deal with global change and to guide decision making regarding natural resource management and biodiversity conservation practices (Agarwal 2001, Berkes 2007, Rai 2007. Such practices can include monitoring, temporal or total protection of species or habitats, multiple At present, global environmental change is unfolding at an unprecedented speed, with current patterns of production and consumption, and the ensuing climate change, being the key causes and drivers (Wilk 2002, Pachauri and Reisinger 2007, Perry et al 2010.…”

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Community-Based Conservation and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Implications for Social-Ecological Resilience

Ruíz-Mallén¹,

Corbera²

2013

E&S

129

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ABSTRACT. Our review highlights how traditional ecological knowledge influences people's adaptive capacity to socialecological change and identifies a set of mechanisms that contribute to such capacity in the context of community-based biodiversity conservation initiatives. Twenty-three publications, including twenty-nine case studies, were reviewed with the aim of investigating how local knowledge, community-based conservation, and resilience interrelate in social-ecological systems. We highlight that such relationships have not been systematically addressed in regions where a great number of community conservation initiatives are found; and we identify a set of factors that foster people's adaptive capacity to social-ecological change and a number of social processes that, in contrast, undermine such capacity and the overall resilience of the socialecological system. We suggest that there is a need to further investigate how climate variability and other events affect the joint evolution of conservation outcomes and traditional ecological knowledge, and there is a need to expand the current focus on social factors to explain changes in traditional ecological knowledge and adaptive capacity towards a broader approach that pays attention to ecosystem dynamics and environmental change.

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Community-Based Conservation and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Implications for Social-Ecological Resilience

Ruíz-Mallén¹,

Corbera²

2013

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“…Sacred groves and forests are rich with many rare, endemic, and threatened plant species along with important fauna in the Indian Himalayan Region (Negi and Nautiyal 2005 ; Rai 2007 ; Singh et al 2010 ; Anthwal et al 2010 ; O’Neill et al 2017 ; Upadhyay et al 2019 ). In IHR more than 5800 sacred groves have been reported, with Himachal Pradesh alone having 5000 sacred groves (Sharma and Kumar 2020 ; CPREEC ENVIS 2020 ).…”

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“…Furthermore, crop rotation and mixed farming is an important feature to maintain soil fertility in the traditional agroecosystem (Sen 1997 ; Maikhuri et al 2001 ). In the North-East Himalaya, the rural forestry management practices and the agriculture-forestry inter-phase linkages of Apatani peoples of Arunachal Pradesh are examples of their nature-culture interconnections (Rai 2007 ). The traditional wet rice cultivation of the Apatani peoples is an example of sustainable agriculture as it ensures and maintains sustainable productivity (Rai 2005 ).…”

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Scoping the Need of Mainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Bioresources in the Indian Himalayan Region

Negi

Pathak

Thakur

et al. 2021

Environmental Management

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Globally, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKSs), which have evolved through rigorously tested methods and practices, are a testimony of human intelligence and endurance. The diversity of goods such as food, beverages, herbs, etc., and its associated systems, which form an integral part of modern cuisine and healthcare systems, are deeply rooted in IKS and immensely contributing to overall well-being of mankind. The present study is an attempt to document and understand the contribution of indigenous and local knowledge to biodiversity conservation and management. Appreciation to the value of traditional and indigenous knowledge is globally recognized for their principles of coexistence and sustainable use practices. Past studies indicate a strong relationship between indigenous knowledge and sustainable development goals. This knowledge is valuable not only to dependent communities, but also to the modern world for ensuring food security and human well-being. The documentation of such valuable knowledge is therefore fundamentally essential for mainstreaming and strengthening the discourses on sustainable ecosystem management, and to address the preponderance of poverty among indigenous communities. Amid the changing scenario of consumption and the trend of revisiting nature-based solutions, the IKS hold a tremendous scope of engaging the community people in sustainable harvest and utilization of natural resources.

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“…This suggests that local people will give support to projects and studies regarding ecotourism. The positive participation of local people in studies to develop ecotourism will clearly significantly benefit measures to protect the core values of the area (Agarwal 2001 ; Berkes 2007 ; Krause et al 2013 ; Rai 2007 ; Ruiz-Mallén and Corbera 2013 ). Protection of the area with greater status and improved legal controls (0.035) was considered as the least important factor.…”

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Determining management strategies for the Sarikum Nature Protection Area

Öztürk

2015

Environ Monit Assess

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In recent years, many environmental problems have become important factors in promoting the economic need to develop tourist activity: climate change such as energy wars, increasing hunger and aridity, population increases in urban areas, excessive and unthinking use of natural resources, difficult international relations, economic competition, and increasing environmental stress. Trends in global tourism have changed with changes in culture and our attitude to nature. Changes in both the profile and consumption patterns of tourists have called for the need to balance the use of natural and cultural assets with the need to adequately protect them. In this study, the Sarikum Nature Protection Area (SNPA) was selected as a case study because of its significance as a Turkish wetland area and the variety of different ecosystems coexisting within it. The study focussed on management strategies, but also provides a broader strategy for an area that currently has no management plan. Strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analyses of the area were gathered and analyzed using R′WOT analysis (ranking + SWOT), a multi-criteria assessment method, in order to determine strategies, obtain the participation of interest groups, and assess their opinions and attitudes. The analysis showed the following: the rich biological diversity and the existence of endemic species were the reserve’s most significant strength; the presence of natural areas in surrounding regions was the most significant opportunity; the shortage of infrastructure and lack of legal regulation of ecotourism was the most significant weakness; and the lack of a management plan was the most immediate threat.

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Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management in northeast India

Cited by 34 publications

References 2 publications

Community-Based Conservation and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Implications for Social-Ecological Resilience

Community-Based Conservation and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Implications for Social-Ecological Resilience

Scoping the Need of Mainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Use of Bioresources in the Indian Himalayan Region

Determining management strategies for the Sarikum Nature Protection Area

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