Indigenous food sovereignty is constrained by “time imperialism”

Ferguson, Caroline E.; Green, Kristen M.; Swanson, Shannon Switzer

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2022.05.003

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“…Actively including other stakeholders values, knowledge and aspirations in decision‐making processes can open options to different futures and redress past injustices of fortress conservation. Diversifying knowledge systems will facilitate a shared understanding of climate change impacts on social–ecological dynamics, addressing tensions between institutional management times, natural cycles and community relations with nature (Ferguson et al, 2022). Integrative adaptation approaches (landscape or ecosystem‐based adaptation) can facilitate the integration of diverse values and knowledge systems of stakeholders affected by conservation programmes, opening options to more collaborative governance arrangements.…”

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Using a futures orientation to enable adaptation of protected areas under climate change

Múnera‐Roldán,

Colloff,

van Kerkhoff

et al. 2023

People and Nature

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Protected areas are central for long‐term conservation of biodiversity and can potentially support climate change mitigation. But protected areas are also affected by climate change. Managers and scientists are increasingly facing the difficult task of making decisions under rapid change. Understanding individual and institutional futures considerations for adaptation is fundamental to evaluate whether protected area governance is adequate to anticipate, prepare and respond to climate change. Using mixed qualitative methods, we analysed adaptation narratives extracted from 51 semi‐structured interviews with conservation practitioners and scientists involved in protected area management in Australia, Colombia and South Africa. We applied a multidimensional model to examine how people make sense of the concept of adaptation. The model allowed us to evaluate how different actors perceive and conceptualise the future and their level of awareness of climate change impacts on values of protected areas, as reflected in the expectations and motivations behind adaptation actions. The results show a plurality of adaptation concepts and approaches. The narratives are framed under different governance approaches (top‐down, bottom‐up, participatory) influencing the sense of agency, the rationale for adaptation (adaptation of what and for whom) and the level of acceptance of change. Action time is associated with preferences and actions in response to ecological change, with more proactive action linked with systemic approaches. We propose that examining world views underpinning how individuals and institutions make sense of the concept of adaptation can support future‐oriented conservation practices despite the inherent uncertainty of climate change. The narratives presented here may provide a basis to facilitate deliberations about current practices and identify potential contradictions between individual and collective aspirations for adaptation to create pathways for collective action towards desired futures. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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confidence: 99%

Using a futures orientation to enable adaptation of protected areas under climate change

Múnera‐Roldán,

Colloff,

van Kerkhoff

et al. 2023

People and Nature

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“…Moreover, around 38.8% of Alaskans have underlying health conditions such as obesity, heart disease, chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease 46. It is broadly acknowledged that the prevalence of these health burdens among Alaska Indigenous Peoples stems from the detrimental effects of colonialism on traditional food systems, healing practices, sense of identity, healthy ways of knowing and access to healthcare 47–49. Therefore, these socioeconomic disadvantages and health disparities, as one of the causes of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19,50 are considered in this study while developing the vulnerability index.…”

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Incorporating resilience when assessing pandemic risk in the Arctic: a case study of Alaska

et al. 2023

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The discourse on vulnerability to COVID-19 or any other pandemic is about the susceptibility to the effects of disease outbreaks. Over time, vulnerability has been assessed through various indices calculated using a confluence of societal factors. However, categorising Arctic communities, without considering their socioeconomic, cultural and demographic uniqueness, into the high and low continuum of vulnerability using universal indicators will undoubtedly result in the underestimation of the communities’ capacity to withstand and recover from pandemic exposure. By recognising vulnerability and resilience as two separate but interrelated dimensions, this study reviews the Arctic communities’ ability to cope with pandemic risks. In particular, we have developed a pandemic vulnerability–resilience framework for Alaska to examine the potential community-level risks of COVID-19 or future pandemics. Based on the combined assessment of the vulnerability and resilience indices, we found that not all highly vulnerable census areas and boroughs had experienced COVID-19 epidemiological outcomes with similar severity. The more resilient a census area or borough is, the lower the cumulative death per 100 000 and case fatality ratio in that area. The insight that pandemic risks are the result of the interaction between vulnerability and resilience could help public officials and concerned parties to accurately identify the populations and communities at most risk or with the greatest need, which, in turn, helps in the efficient allocation of resources and services before, during and after a pandemic. A resilience–vulnerability-focused approach described in this paper can be applied to assess the potential effect of COVID-19 and similar future health crises in remote regions or regions with large Indigenous populations in other parts of the world.

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Tradeoffs for the achievement of food sovereignty in the Reserva Estatal Geohidrologica Anillo de Cenotes, Yucatan

Loeza,

Cuevas,

Romero

et al. 2024

GeoJournal

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Indigenous food sovereignty is constrained by “time imperialism”

Cited by 9 publications

References 56 publications

Using a futures orientation to enable adaptation of protected areas under climate change

Using a futures orientation to enable adaptation of protected areas under climate change

Incorporating resilience when assessing pandemic risk in the Arctic: a case study of Alaska

Tradeoffs for the achievement of food sovereignty in the Reserva Estatal Geohidrologica Anillo de Cenotes, Yucatan

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