Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems
Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro (University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finlàndia))
Lepofsky, Dana (Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, Canadà))
Lertzman, Ken (Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, Canadà))
Armstrong, Chelsey Geralda (Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, Canadà))
Brondizio, Eduardo (Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Gavin, Michael C. (Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Lyver, Phil O.B. (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research (Lincoln, Nova Zelanda))
Nicholas, George P. (Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, Canadà))
Pascua, Pua'ala (American Museum of Natural History (Nova York, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Reo, Nicholas J. (Dartmouth College (Hanover, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Reyes-García, Victoria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural)
Turner, Nancy J. (University of Victoria BC (Victoria, Canadà))
Yletyinen, Johanna (Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research ( Jyvaskyla, Finlàndia))
Anderson, Eugene N. (University of California (Riverside, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Balée, William (Tulane University (New orleans, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Cariño, Joji (Forest Peoples' Programme (Regne Unit))
David-Chavez, Dominique M. (Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Dunn, Christopher (Cornell Botanic Gardens (Ithaca, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Garnett, Stephen (Charles Darwin University (Darwin, Austràlia))
Greening La'goot, Spencer (Simon Fraser University. Gitga'at First Nation (Burnaby, Canadà))
Niniwum Selapem, Shain Jackson (Shain Jackson (Niniwum Selapem) Shishálh First Nation (Canadà))
Kuhnlein, Harriet V. (Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (Canadà))
Molnár, Zsolt (Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System (Vacratot, Hongria))
Odonne, Guillaume (Université de Guyane (Cayenne, França))
Retter, Gunn Britt (Saami Council (Karasjok, Noruega))
Ripple, William J. (Oregon State University (Corvallis, Estats Units d'Amèrica))
Sáfián, László (Hajdúsámson (Hajdúsámson, Hongria))
Bahraman, Abolfazl Sharifian (Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (Gorgan, Iran))
Torrents-Ticó, Miquel (University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finlàndia))
Vaughan, Mehana Blaich (University of Hawai'i. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (Estats Units d'Amèrica))

Data:	2021
Descripció:	26 pàg.
Resum:	Abstract. The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization, government policies, capitalism, colonialism, and other rapid social-ecological changes threaten the relationships between Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their environments, thereby challenging the continuity and dynamism of Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK). In this article, we contribute to the "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity," issued by the Alliance of World Scientists, by exploring opportunities for sustaining ILK systems on behalf of the future stewardship of our planet. Our warning raises the alarm about the pervasive and ubiquitous erosion of knowledge and practice and the social and ecological consequences of this erosion. While ILK systems can be adaptable and resilient, the foundations of these knowledge systems are compromised by ongoing suppression, misrepresentation, appropriation, assimilation, disconnection, and destruction of biocultural heritage. Three case studies illustrate these processes and how protecting ILK is central to biocultural conservation. We conclude with 15 recommendations that call for the recognition and support of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their knowledge systems. Enacting these recommendations will entail a transformative and sustained shift in how ILK systems, their knowledge holders, and their multiple expressions in lands and waters are recognized, affirmed, and valued. We appeal for urgent action to support the efforts of Indigenous Peoples and local communities around the world to maintain their knowledge systems, languages, stewardship rights, ties to lands and waters, and the biocultural integrity of their territories-on which we all depend.
Drets:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Biocultural conservation ; Cultural diversity ; Decolonization ; Indigenous sovereignty ; Revitalization ; Social-ecological systems
Publicat a:	Journal of Ethnobiology, Vol. 41 Núm. 2 (2021) , p. 144-169, ISSN 2162-4496

DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-41.2.144

26 p, 3.7 MB

El registre apareix a les col·leccions:
Articles > Articles de recerca
Articles > Articles publicats