Sacred Ecology
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Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing. Berkes explores the importance of local and indigenous knowledge as a complement to scientific ecology, and its cultural and political significance for indigenous groups themselves. With updates of relevant links for further learning and over 180 new references, the fourth edition gives increased voice to indigenous authors, and reflects the remarkable increase in published local observations of climate change.
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A wide range of practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities maintain and enhance wild and domestic biodiversity.
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“Berkes highlights that many indigenous cultures connect with nature through a spiritual perspective, where conservation is often a byproduct of religious practices aimed at maintaining the balance between humans and the natural world [48].”
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“Many Indigenous knowledge systems similarly view nature as dynamic, animate, and that emphasize the entanglements between humans and their surroundings (Atleo, 2010; Berkes, 2017; Vannini and Vannini, 2019).”
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A Two-Eyed Seeing Teaching and Learning Framework for Science Education
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“Knowledge holders do not have to relinquish either position: instead, they work collaboratively across knowledge systems on a common problem to understand perspectives of both (Berkes, 2017; Reid et al., 2021).”
BackgroundSacred Trees, Mystic Caves, Holy Wells: Devotional Titles in Spanish Rural Sanctuaries
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“The local communities often believe themselves an integral component of nature and nature is closely linked with social, cultural and spiritual values (Berkes 2017).”
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Religiosity and climate change: An eco-religious approach
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“…is generally regarded as a body of knowledge and practices, accumulated from generation to generation through oral tradition by evolving with and adapting to the changing environment, regarding the relationships of all lifeforms with one another and with nature (Armstrong, 2009; Berkes, 2017).”
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Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Resilience: A Stakeholder Surveys
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“Berkes [28] promotes integrating local knowledge and community-based approaches in climate adaptation, emphasizing bottom-up perspectives in effective policy interventions.”
Background
- Authors
- Berkes, F.
- Corresponding author
- Berkes, Fikret
- ORCID
- Berkes, Fikret
- Venue
- Routledge eBooks
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2017-09-01
- OpenAlex
- W4240356230
- Cited by
- 632
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.81
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture
- Keywords
- sacred ecology, indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, rural population, ways of knowing, indigenous peoples, climate change monitoring
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