An Analysis of the Use of Plant Products for Commerce in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Northern Australia

Gorman, Julian; Griffiths, Anthony D.; Whitehead, Peter

doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2006)60[362:aaotuo]2.0.co;2

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“…Arid central Australia has a long-standing small-scale commercial trade in bushfoods (also known as wild foods or native foods) sourced from plants (Morse 2005, Walsh andDouglas 2011). Similarly, a suite of species from tropical Australia is being commercialized and domesticated (Gorman et al 2006, Cunningham et al 2008. Increasing commercialization and associated research have led some Aboriginal people to express concern about risks that the nonmonetary, cultural values of bushfood species will be overlooked or overridden, even in research and development projects intended to benefit Aboriginal people (McCarthy et al 2010, Merne Altyerr-ipenhe Group et al 2011).…”

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Anpernirrentye: a Framework for Enhanced Application of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Natural Resource Management

Walsh¹,

Dobson²,

Douglas³

2013

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ABSTRACT. Robust approaches to natural resource management (NRM) in indigenous cross-cultural contexts require coherent understandings of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK) systems. We synthesize a framework to represent the traditionally derived worldview of Arrernte Aboriginal people within which IEK is embedded. This is an ecology-focused worldview with three interrelated domains of knowledge that are intricately linked, comprising many complex dynamic elements that interact with each other. This worldview is from desert Australia but is relevant to those working in complex cross-cultural environments across Australia and internationally. The visual framework presented fills an important conceptual gap in IEK documentation being positioned at a mesoconceptual scale. Comparisons between this knowledge framework and social-ecological systems theory indicate similarities in systems thinking, in explicit links between people and ecology, and in the emphasis on processes and relationships through causal loops and feedbacks. Important differences lie in the inextricable integration of economic and spiritual domains in the Arrernte worldview. In Arrernte eyes, interrelationships between people, resource species, land, and spiritual domains are central to NRM. Scientific approaches commonly overlook or segregate elements of indigenous knowledge.The multiple values indigenous people attribute to species are often ignored or overridden, which contributes to decoupling within their knowledge system. Western scientists and natural resource managers are looking for better understandings of indigenous knowledge systems. The framework offers a tool that can be applied to both cross-cultural and intergenerational learning to improve NRM and people's well-being and sense of self.

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Anpernirrentye: a Framework for Enhanced Application of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Natural Resource Management

Walsh¹,

Dobson²,

Douglas³

2013

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“…The fruit have been used as a food source by Australian Aborigines in the northern regions of Australia for thousands of years. [2][3][4] They are astringent and have a pleasant but tart, slightly bitter flavour when eaten fresh [5] and are increasingly being used to produce powders, sauces, jams, beverages and preserves, as well as in cosmetic products.…”

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“…[6][7][8] The inner bark of the tree was also used medicinally to treat a variety of skin disorders and infections including wounds, sores and boils. [2] It is also effective in controlling fungal infections such as ringworm, and in the treatment of bacterial infections including its use in treating leprosy. [2] Recently, T. ferdinandiana has been attracting attention due to its interesting phytochemistry.…”

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“…[2] It is also effective in controlling fungal infections such as ringworm, and in the treatment of bacterial infections including its use in treating leprosy. [2] Recently, T. ferdinandiana has been attracting attention due to its interesting phytochemistry. In particular, extremely high levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) have been reported for T. ferdinandiana fruit.…”

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Evaluation of the antibacterial activity and toxicity of Terminalia ferdinandia fruit extracts

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Mohanty²

2011

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“…Other opportunities like the commercial use of native plants and animals demand similar institutions Gorman et al, 2006). There has been no analysis of the relative public and private costs of building and maintaining capacity to engage with carbon markets versus providing direct public support at the levels necessary to achieve the same GHG mitigation and other objectives (see Luckert and Whitehead, 2007 regarding public support of Indigenous delivery of environmental services).…”

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The management of climate change through prescribed Savanna burning: Emerging contributions of indigenous people in Northern Australia

Whitehead¹,

Purdon²,

Russell‐Smith

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SUMMARYAustralia has committed to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) achieved through a national emissions trading system, raising important issues for relatively undeveloped regions of Northern Australia and, in particular, Indigenous lands. Can mostly Indigenous and socio-economically disadvantaged people living in such regions develop institutions to contribute significantly to the mitigation of GHGE, yet pursue regional development? Will national policies adequately recognise the special needs and potential contributions of such communities? These questions and the challenges inherent in them are addressed in this article with reference to a significant initiative involving the community management of landscape fire to reduce annual GHGE from savanna burning. This initiative appears to offer potential for engagement with global carbon markets, but it will need local, national and international support, along with appropriate changes in attitudes and legal arrangements, to ensure an equitable distribution of tangible rewards, while protecting the cultural and related benefits of customary fire use.

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An Analysis of the Use of Plant Products for Commerce in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Northern Australia

Cited by 40 publications

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Anpernirrentye: a Framework for Enhanced Application of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Natural Resource Management

Anpernirrentye: a Framework for Enhanced Application of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Natural Resource Management

Evaluation of the antibacterial activity and toxicity of Terminalia ferdinandia fruit extracts

The management of climate change through prescribed Savanna burning: Emerging contributions of indigenous people in Northern Australia

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