Elaborating the Attributes of Local Ecological Knowledge: A Case Study of Parak and Rimbo Practices in Koto Malintang Village

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 2812-2817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinal Asmin ◽  
Dudung Darusman ◽  
Iin Ichwandi ◽  
Didik Suharjito
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

Local ecological knowledge to assist conservation status assessments in data poor contexts: a case study with the threatened sharks of the Brazilian Northeast

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine O. H. C. Leduc ◽  
Fábio H. D. De Carvalho ◽  
Nigel E. Hussey ◽  
José Amorim Reis-Filho ◽  
Guilherme O. Longo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Brazilian Northeast

Can the Introduction of Modern Crop Varieties in their Centre of Origin Affect Local Ecological Knowledge? A Case Study of Papaya in the Yucatan Peninsula

Human Ecology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rommel David Moo-Aldana ◽  
Miguel Angel Munguía-Rosas ◽  
Laura Patricia Serralta ◽  
María Teresa Castillo-Burguete ◽  
Rocío Vega-Frutis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Yucatan Peninsula ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Centre Of Origin ◽  
Crop Varieties ◽  
Yucatán Peninsula

Names matter

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 640-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Barron ◽  
Chris Sthultz ◽  
Dale Hurley ◽  
Anne Pringle
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Widespread Interest

Local ecological knowledge (LEK) is increasingly used to provide insights into ecosystem dynamics and to promote stakeholder inclusion. However, research on how to incorporate LEK into ecosystem management rarely discusses taxonomy and nomenclature despite the fact that processes of naming are deeply implicated in what types of knowledge are validated and used. Too often, local names are vetted against and then subsumed under ‘true’ scientific names, producing an oversimplified understanding of local names and perpetuating stereotypes about communities that use them. Ongoing revisions in mycological taxonomy and widespread interest in wild edible fungi make mushrooms an excellent case study for addressing nomenclature as an important part of multi-stakeholder research. We use morel mushrooms collected from the Mid-Atlantic United States to demonstrate a methodological approach to nomenclature – performative method – that focuses both on maintaining culturally meaningful aspects of local names and on recognizing culture and meaning behind scientific names. While recognizing the utility of the Linnaean nomenclatural system, we argue that acknowledging the contextual meanings of names avoids the unequal power relations inherent in integrating local knowledge into scientific discourse, and instead reframes knowledge production around shared interests in environmental questions and challenges.

scholarly journals Local Ecological Knowledge on Forest Clearing: A Case Study of Parak and Rimbo Practices in Simancuang Community, Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinal Asmin ◽  
Dudung Darusman ◽  
Iin Ichwandi ◽  
Didik Suharjito
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Main Driver

Local communities are frequently judged as the main driver of forest degradation and deforestation because of the weak recognition to local ecological knowledge (LEK) or traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). We assessed that it is important to elaborate the attributes of LEK and TEK as a way to describe why and how the local community clears the forest, as well as its relation to local practices, named parak and rimbo. Our research uses case study method to describe the local practices in Simancuang community, Alam Pauh Duo Village, South Solok District, West Sumatra Province. We conducted unstructured interviews, observations, and documents selection which were analyzed through categorization and codification as well as complemented with history analysis, spatial analysis, and related document analysis. The results showed that Simancuang community knowledge can describe the attributes of LEK and TEK as a unified whole of local knowledge for sustaining their livelihoods. Therefore, the forest clearing by Simancuang people is one of the livelihoods strategies, but they were not the main driver of forest degradation and deforestation in South Solok District.

scholarly journals Abundance patterns at the invasion front: the case of Siganus luridus in Linosa (Strait of Sicily, Central Mediterranean Sea)

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Azzurro ◽  
Giulio Franzitta ◽  
Marco Milazzo ◽  
Michel Bariche ◽  
Emanuela Fanelli
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Underwater Visual Census ◽  
Strait Of Sicily ◽  
Temporal Windows

The dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus) has spread through much of the eastern Mediterranean since its introduction in 1920. In the present study, we monitored the abundance of this invader around the island of Linosa (Strait of Sicily), where the species was first recorded in 2003. Data were periodically collected along two temporal windows, 2005–06 and 2012–15, by both underwater visual census and surface snorkelling. Local ecological knowledge was investigated to gain complementary information. Both approaches highlighted significant proliferation of this tropical invader, with an average abundance of 0.36 individuals per 250m2 across the 0–30-m depth range. Dense aggregations of more than 100 adult individuals were observed in September 2015, and a coherent spatial structure at the small scale (<1km) was demonstrated. Considering the biogeographical relevance of this population, located at the western edge of its exotic distribution, these findings can be taken as a valuable case study for understanding invasion processes in the marine environment.

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