Towards richer knowledge partnerships between ecology and ethnoecology

Zsolt Molnár¹, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas², Dániel Babai³, Sandra Díaz⁴, Stephen T Garnett⁵, Rosemary Hill⁶, Peter Bates⁷, Eduardo S Brondízio⁸, Joji Cariño⁹, László Demeter¹⁰, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares¹¹, Maximilien Guèze¹², Pamela McElwee¹³, Kinga Öllerer¹⁴, Andy Purvis¹⁵, Victoria Reyes-García¹⁶, Aibek Samakov¹⁷, Ranjay K Singh¹⁸

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¹ Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary. Electronic address: molnar.zsolt@ecolres.hu.
² Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE), CNRS, University of Montpellier, University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
³ Institute of Ethnology, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest, Hungary.
⁴ Consejo Nacional de investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), Córdoba, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
⁵ Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia.
⁶ Division of Tropical Environments and Societies, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Local and Indigenous Knowledge System (LINKS), Division for Science Policy and Capacity Building, Natural Science Sector, UNESCO, Paris, France.
⁸ Department of Anthropology, and Center for the Analysis of Social Ecological Landscapes (CASEL), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA; Environment and Society Program (NEPAM), University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
⁹ Forest Peoples Programme, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK.
¹⁰ Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary.
¹¹ Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology (BABVE) & Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
¹² UNESCO Man and the Biosphere, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Natural Science Sector, UNESCO, Paris, France.
¹³ Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
¹⁴ Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary; Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.
¹⁵ Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Ascot, UK.
¹⁶ Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
¹⁷ Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
¹⁸ ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, India / Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 37981565
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.10.010

Towards richer knowledge partnerships between ecology and ethnoecology

Zsolt Molnár et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Feb.

. 2024 Feb;39(2):109-115.

doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.10.010. Epub 2023 Nov 17.

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¹ Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary. Electronic address: molnar.zsolt@ecolres.hu.
² Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE), CNRS, University of Montpellier, University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
³ Institute of Ethnology, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest, Hungary.
⁴ Consejo Nacional de investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), Córdoba, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
⁵ Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia.
⁶ Division of Tropical Environments and Societies, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Local and Indigenous Knowledge System (LINKS), Division for Science Policy and Capacity Building, Natural Science Sector, UNESCO, Paris, France.
⁸ Department of Anthropology, and Center for the Analysis of Social Ecological Landscapes (CASEL), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA; Environment and Society Program (NEPAM), University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
⁹ Forest Peoples Programme, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK.
¹⁰ Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary.
¹¹ Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology (BABVE) & Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
¹² UNESCO Man and the Biosphere, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Natural Science Sector, UNESCO, Paris, France.
¹³ Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
¹⁴ Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary; Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.
¹⁵ Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Ascot, UK.
¹⁶ Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
¹⁷ Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
¹⁸ ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, India / Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 37981565
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.10.010

Abstract

Indigenous and traditional practices based on ethnoecological knowledge are fundamental to biodiversity stewardship and sustainable use. Knowledge partnerships between Indigenous Peoples, traditional local communities, and ecologists can produce richer and fairer understandings of nature. We identify key topical areas where such collaborations can positively transform science, policy, and practice.

Keywords: indigenous peoples; knowledge co-production; local communities; nature stewardship; traditional ecological knowledge.

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