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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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9.2 Wissensstand im Nachhaltigkeitskontext
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10.2.6 Wissensstand der Gesellschaft im Nachhaltigkeitskontext
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2.5 Nachhaltige Entwicklung – Ein historischer Abriss
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7.2.1 Begründung der Methodenwahl
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11.1 Allgemeine Schlussfolgerungen
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3.2.3 Dichotomische Wissensarten
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Metadata
- Authors
- Berkes, F.
- Corresponding author
- Berkes, Fikret
- ORCID
- Berkes, Fikret
- Venue
- Routledge eBooks
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2017-09-01
- OpenAlex
- W4240356230
- Cited by
- 632
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- Citations by year
- 2026: 188 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 154 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3
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- 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
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › 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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