Is there dialogue between researchers and traditional community members? The importance of integration between traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge to coastal management

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Silva Abreu ◽  
Camila Domit ◽  
Camilah Antunes Zappes
2021 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 105661
Author(s):  
Mafalda Marques Carapuço ◽  
Rui Taborda ◽  
César Andrade ◽  
Victor N. de Jonge

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
HENRY P. HUNTINGTON ◽  
ROBERT S. SUYDAM ◽  
DANIEL H. ROSENBERG

The integration or co-application of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge has been the subject of considerable research and discussion (see Johannes 1981; Johnson 1992; Stevenson 1996; McDonald et al. 1997; Huntington et al. 1999, 2002), with emphasis on various specific topics including environmental management and conservation (see Freeman & Carbyn 1988; Ferguson & Messier 1997; Ford & Martinez 2000; Usher 2000; Albert 2001). In most cases, examples of successful integration compare traditional and scientific observations at similar spatial scales to increase confidence in understanding or to fill gaps that appear from either perspective. We present a different approach to integration, emphasizing complementarity rather than concordance in spatial perspective, using two migratory species as examples.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Bilal Asmat Cheema

This article utilizes Anthony Giddens' concept of 'the reflexivity of modernity' to account for the dichotomy of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge in the Pakistani context during the outbreak of COVID-19. It analyzes the concept of reflexivity as a form of criticism of irrationality and critiques notions of certainty. This article analyzes the concept of modernity endorsed by tradition in general, and by society in particular. Modernity is a constant process of interpreting and reinterpreting tradition in the light of knowledge at any given point of time. It also argues that pre-modern society refuses to reflect upon the nature of reflection itself. Self-reflexivity is the most crucial feature of modernity. The article views Pakistan as a society where reflexivity is not a part of contemporary culture, and it struggles to accept modernity. The article argues that modernity is intrinsically sociological, and contemporary Pakistani society shows resistance to modernity.  It also states that the appropriation of scientific knowledge is not made homogeneously in contemporary Pakistan during COVID-19. Pakistani society is predominantly influenced by religious discourse, which does not believe in self-reflexivity. The study will pave the way to employ the theory of reflexivity to analyze and interpret literary texts in terms of sociological perspectives.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina De Lima Tavares ◽  
Juarez Melgaço Valadares ◽  
Celio Da Silveira Junior

Nesse trabalho apresentamos experiências curriculares vividas no Curso de Formação Intercultural para Educadores Indígenas (FIEI) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), área de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza (CVN), e nossa busca por compreender as interações entre os saberes tradicionais dos povos indígenas e o conhecimento científico em sala de aula. Para Aikenhead (2009) a educação científica nas aulas de ciências pode ser compreendida em termos do cruzamento de fronteiras culturais, a partir das experiências vividas pelos estudantes dentro e fora de sala de aula. Consideramos que a diversidade étnica presente em nossas salas de aula serve de âncora para uma pedagogia intercultural: a integração de grupos culturais distintos em espaço de reconhecimento e intercâmbio recíproco. A equipe de professores da habilitação CVN tem trabalhado os conteúdos de Física, Química e Biologia integrados por eixos temáticos, como instrumentos articuladores tanto das disciplinas entre si quanto na abertura do currículo para questões vivenciadas pelos professores indígenas em suas escolas. Aqui refletimos sobre os significados atribuídos a partir de leituras, discussões que fazemos em equipe e das avaliações dos alunos sobre os Módulos de aula. Pretendemos, sobretudo, a partir desta reflexão, subsidiar a construção de currículos e práticas inovadoras nas escolas indígenas, sempre permeadas pelo diálogo intercultural entre os saberes tradicionais dessas comunidades e o conhecimento científico acumulado historicamente. Questionamos: É possível pensar numa pedagogia da interculturalidade, ancorada em um projeto social que tenha como eixo norteador uma solidariedade emancipadora?Palavras-chave: Pedagogia intercultural; Ensino de ciências; Organização do currículo. ABSTRACT: In this work we present curricular experiences lived at the Intercutural Undergraduate Program for Indigenous Educators in the modality of Life Sciences and Nature of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and our search for understanding the interactions between traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and scientific knowledge in the classroom. For Aikenhead (2009) science education in science classes can be understood in terms of crossing cultural boundaries, from the experiences lived by students inside and outside the classroom. We consider that the ethnic diversity present in our classrooms serves as an anchor for an intercultural pedagogy: the integration of distinct cultural groups into a space of reciprocal recognition and exchange. The teaching team of CVN has worked on the contents of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, integrated by thematic axes, as articulating instruments of the disciplines between them as well as in the opening of the curriculum for questions experienced by indigenous teachers in their schools. Here we reflect on the meanings attributed from readings, discussions we make in the team, and from student assessments of Classroom Modules. We intend, above all, from this reflection, to subsidize the construction of curricula and innovative practices in indigenous schools, always permeated by the intercultural dialogue between the traditional knowledge of these communities and the historically accumulated scientific knowledge. We question: Is it possible to think of a pedagogy of interculturality, anchored in a social project whose guiding principle is emancipatory solidarity?Keywords: Intercultural pedagogy; Science teaching; Curriculum organization.


2005 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela de L.R. Wagener

This paper addresses the limitations the scarcity of reliable scientific information poses to the implementation of effective and sustainable coastal management programmes in developing countries. Alternatives to the current monitoring approaches are suggested as to improve information level on the state of the environment and to decrease data gap on past conditions. The paper aims at encouraging the redesign of monitoring practices in developing countries as to be ground on the best actual scientific knowledge.


Author(s):  
Jasmine Priscyla Leite de Araújo ◽  
Ana Carolina Monteiro dos Santos de Alcântara ◽  
Fabrício José Brito Barros ◽  
Gervásio Protásio dos Santos Cavalcante ◽  
Bruno Souza Lyra Castro ◽  
...  

This game aims to become a didactic-pedagogical tool to facilitate the interaction and transmission of history, culture and some traditional knowledge of quilombola community living in the Quilombola Territory of the Jambuaçu River, located in the municipality of Mojú, state of Pará, to be applied to the students of the local schools and students of the School of Application of the Federal University of Pará. It also aims to boost the interaction between these different worldviews, through the joint elaboration between quilombola researchers, community members of the Quilombola Territory of the Jambuaçu River and the others researchers


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 404
Author(s):  
Tyrone H. Lavery ◽  
Masaafi Alabai ◽  
Tommy Esau ◽  
Simon Fuiberi ◽  
Di'ifaka Furina ◽  
...  

Basic knowledge of species diversity and distributions underpins the study of island biogeography and is fundamental for conservation planning. In Solomon Islands, new mammals continue to be described and several lineages are yet to be documented from large islands where, presumably, they should occur. On Malaita and Makira, no giant rats (Solomys or Uromys), or monkey-faced bats (Pteralopex) have been documented by scientists, but traditional knowledge suggests they exist. In East Kwaio, Malaita, we combined traditional knowledge and scientific methods to survey mammals and search for these taxa. Camera traps, mist nets, spotlight surveys, echolocation call recorders, rat traps and active searches were used to produce an inventory of the island’s mammals. No Solomys, Uromys or Pteralopex were captured. However, detailed accounts suggest that giant rats and monkey-faced bats were present as recently as 1996 and 2002 respectively. Moreover, we consider the presence of gnawed Canarium nuts an indicator that giant rats still persist. The human population of Malaita is dense, hunting pressure appears high, feral cats are common, and logging is rapidly reducing primary forests. A notable feature of this work has been the commitment towards collaboration and upskilling landowners in mammal survey techniques. This collaboration has helped fuel a growing conservation movement on Malaita and led to the designation of three large conservation areas. Gathering evidence for the existence of undescribed mammals on Malaita is paramount for reducing further extinctions in Melanesia. Continued support for skilled community members in East Kwaio will be key to collecting this evidence.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1808-1817
Author(s):  
Aparna Pareek ◽  
Shalini Maheshwari

The present study was carried out to gather information about Ethno-botanical knowledge of tribal people and ethnic races those are residing in forests of south-east Rajasthan since ages. A large number of wild and cultivated plants are being used by them to treat various ailments due to limited access to modern health care services. The study was carried out in an unexplored remote tribal area of South east region of Rajasthan to investigate and document the existing ethno-medicinal knowledge on local flora which is rich and diversified in important medicinal plants.. The ethno-medicinal knowledge in the study area is gradually heading towards extinction because the old age community members being the main bearer of this knowledge are passing away and younger generation is not interested to take it. Herbal practitioners in the area have sufficient traditional knowledge, but mostly, they are reluctant to disclose it to other community members. Hence, the current study was planned with the objectives to record the traditional knowledge of study area mainly pertaining to endangered Ethno-medicinal plants of the proposed area of study.  The study was conducted through direct interviews with 35 Herbal practitioners and 240 informants from the study area. Data was collected through semi-structured questionnaires from the community members and local herbal. We presented thirty most used species by ancestral healers of Hadoti to cure different ailments and their medicinal uses. This study also provide details regarding Habitat, Mode of transfer, Abundance Status, Effect and popularity and Cultivation practices (status of plant)of selected 30 plants.


2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamnia I. Cortés ◽  
Adriana Arcia ◽  
Joan Kearney ◽  
Jose Luchsinger ◽  
Robert J. Lucero

In this study, we explore community members’ overall understanding and experience with biomedical research engagement. We conducted a qualitative analysis to explore a concept that emerged but was not specifically addressed in a pre-existing dataset obtained using four focus group sessions with 30 urban-dwelling community members. Transcripts were read in an iterative process, and an emergent content analysis was performed. Five main themes were identified: (a) engaging in research to contribute to personal or greater good, (b) hierarchy of trust, (c) the importance of disclosure and transparency, (d) practical barriers to research engagement, and (e) fear of research procedures. Community members view research engagement as a collaborative process whereby community members and researchers are involved in all stages of the investigation. Focusing on research engagement, and not merely participation, may enhance community knowledge of the research process and advance scientific knowledge.


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