Inviting ecologists to delve deeper into traditional ecological knowledge

Molnár, Zsolt and Babai, Dániel (2021) Inviting ecologists to delve deeper into traditional ecological knowledge. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 36 (8). pp. 679-690. ISSN 0169-5347

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Abstract

Ecologists and conservationists increasingly acknowledge that traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is vital for a better understanding and conservation of biodiversity; for example, for a more complex socioecological understanding of long-term processes, ecosystem resilience, the impacts of traditional management practices, and the worldviews underpinning these practices. To gain a deeper understanding of the ecological dimensions of TEK, ecologists and conservation biologists should conduct participatory long-term collaborative research on TEK. To conduct TEK research properly, however, ecologists need to familiarize themselves more deeply with the methodologies of social sciences, further develop their links with social scientists, and adopt new approaches, such as strengthening respect towards other knowledge systems and being inclusive in research and open to new types of validation.

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