TY  - JOUR
TI  - Well grounded: Indigenous Peoples' knowledge, ethnobiology and sustainability
AU  - Turner, Nancy J
AU  - Cuerrier, Alain
AU  - Leigh, Joseph
T2  - People and Nature
AB  - The biological knowledge and associated values and beliefs of Indigenous and other long‐resident Peoples are often overlooked and underrepresented in governance, planning and decision‐making at local, regional, national and international levels. Ethnobiology—the study of the dynamic relationships among peoples, biota and environments—is a field that places Indigenous Peoples' ecological knowledge and ways of knowing at the forefront of research interests, particularly in relation to the importance of biocultural diversity in sustaining the Earth's Ecosystems.In this paper, we examine the nature and significance of Indigenous Peoples' knowledge systems concerning environmental sustainability, as documented in collaborative ethnobiological research. We emphasize the diverse aspects of Indigenous knowledge in conservation, and the role played by ethnobiologists in respectfully highlighting this knowledge, and link these to the Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Global Assessment's key levers and leverage points for enabling the transformative change required for achieving more sustainable lifeways. Drawing on diverse ways of knowing—respectfully, collaboratively, ethically and reciprocally—can help provide more detailed knowledge of local ecosystems, and guide all humans towards greater sustainability.From environmental monitoring, to building relationships with plants and the land, to ecological restoration, there are many lessons and ways in which the intersections between Indigenous knowledge and ethnobiology can inform and contribute to the future of humanity and other life on earth.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
DA  - 2022/06//
PY  - 2022
DO  - 10.1002/pan3.10321
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 627
EP  - 651
LA  - English
UR  - https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/well-grounded-indigenous-peoples-knowledge/docview/2673929559/se-2?accountid=12372
AN  - 2673929559
DB  - ProQuest Central
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Biota
KW  - Canada
KW  - Cultural heritage
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Earth
KW  - Ecosystem service
KW  - Ecosystem services
KW  - Ecosystems
KW  - Environmental Studies
KW  - Environmental economics
KW  - Environmental monitoring
KW  - Environmental restoration
KW  - Environmental stewardship
KW  - Ethnobiology
KW  - Ethnobotany
KW  - Genealogy
KW  - Indigenous
KW  - Indigenous Peoples
KW  - Indigenous knowledge
KW  - Indigenous peoples
KW  - Interdisciplinary aspects
KW  - Knowledge
KW  - Montreal Quebec Canada
KW  - Multiculturalism & pluralism
KW  - Native peoples
KW  - North America
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Sustainability
KW  - Traditional knowledge
KW  - Values
KW  - climate change
KW  - ethnobiology
KW  - ethnobotany
KW  - reciprocity
KW  - relational values
KW  - sustainability
ER  -