Traditional Ecological Knowledge Determined Tree Species Choice in the Construction of Traditional Folk Houses in a Snowy Rural Landscape in Central Japan

Author(s):  
Hideyuki Ida
Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 721
Author(s):  
María F. Schmitz ◽  
Cecilia Arnaiz-Schmitz ◽  
Patricio Sarmiento-Mateos

European rural landscapes contain high nature value farmlands that, in addition to being the main economic activity in many rural areas, host habitats and species of great conservation value. The maintenance of these farming systems largely depends on traditional ecological knowledge and the rural lifestyles of the local populations. However, they have not been sufficiently appreciated and protected, and as a result, they are currently threatened. In this study, which was performed in the Madrid region (central Spain), we analyse the social-ecological changes of the rural landscape after the establishment of a protected natural area network. The obtained results highlight a significant loss of these high nature value farming systems and a marked increase in the rewilding processes characterised by scrub–forest transition and the development of forest systems. These processes are linked to the disruption of the transmission of traditional ecological knowledge, which may imply negative consequences for both the high biocultural diversity that these systems host and the cultural identity and the socioeconomics of the rural populations that live there. A useful methodological tool is provided for social–ecological land planning and the design of effective management strategies for the conservation of rural cultural landscapes.


2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 554-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry D. Houehanou ◽  
Achille E. Assogbadjo ◽  
Romain Glele Kakaï ◽  
Marcel Houinato ◽  
Brice Sinsin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jake M. Robinson ◽  
Nick Gellie ◽  
Danielle MacCarthy ◽  
Jacob G. Mills ◽  
Kim O'Donnell ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque ◽  
David Ludwig ◽  
Ivanilda Soares Feitosa ◽  
Joelson Moreno Brito de Moura ◽  
Paulo Henrique Santos Gonçalves ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 194277862110228
Author(s):  
Susan Chiblow ◽  
Paul J. Meighan

This collaborative opinion piece, written from the authors’ personal perspectives (Anishinaabe and Gàidheal) on Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) and Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic language), discusses the importance of maintaining and revitalizing Indigenous languages, particularly in these times of climate and humanitarian crises. The authors will give their personal responses, rooted in lived experiences, on five areas they have identified as a starting point for their discussion: (1) why Indigenous languages are important; (2) the effects of colonization on Indigenous languages; (3) the connections/responsibilities to the land, such as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), embedded in Indigenous languages; (4) the importance of land-based learning and education, full language immersion, and the challenges associated with implementing these strategies for Indigenous language maintenance and revitalization; and (5) where we can go from here.


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