TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into US public land management
T2 - Knowledge gaps and research priorities
AU - Souther, Sara
AU - Colombo, Sarah
AU - Lyndon, Nanebah N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Souther, Colombo and Lyndon.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is an understanding of natural systems acquired through long-term human interactions with particular landscapes. Traditional knowledge systems complement western scientific disciplines by providing a holistic assessment of ecosystem dynamics and extending the time horizon of ecological observations. Integration of TEK into land management is a key priority of numerous groups, including the United Nations and US public land management agencies; however, TEK principles have rarely been enshrined in national-level US policy or planning. We review over 20 years of TEK literature to describe key applications of TEK to ecological understanding, conservation, restoration and land management generally. By identifying knowledge gaps, we highlight research avenues to support the integration of TEK into US public land management, in order to enhance conservation approaches and participation of historically underrepresented groups, particularly American Indian Tribes, in the stewardship of ancestral lands critical to the practice of living cultural traditions.
AB - Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is an understanding of natural systems acquired through long-term human interactions with particular landscapes. Traditional knowledge systems complement western scientific disciplines by providing a holistic assessment of ecosystem dynamics and extending the time horizon of ecological observations. Integration of TEK into land management is a key priority of numerous groups, including the United Nations and US public land management agencies; however, TEK principles have rarely been enshrined in national-level US policy or planning. We review over 20 years of TEK literature to describe key applications of TEK to ecological understanding, conservation, restoration and land management generally. By identifying knowledge gaps, we highlight research avenues to support the integration of TEK into US public land management, in order to enhance conservation approaches and participation of historically underrepresented groups, particularly American Indian Tribes, in the stewardship of ancestral lands critical to the practice of living cultural traditions.
KW - conservation
KW - federal land management
KW - global change
KW - Indigenous knowledge
KW - restoration
KW - TEK
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U2 - 10.3389/fevo.2023.988126
DO - 10.3389/fevo.2023.988126
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85150697266
SN - 2296-701X
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
M1 - 988126
ER -