Interweaving local, expert, and Indigenous knowledge into quantitative wildlife analyses: A systematic review

Stern, Eleanor R.; Humphries, Murray M.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109444

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“…We favored a simple set of ILK indicators in our analysis, drawing on brief answers to three questions. Integrating culturally based knowledge that is qualitative, multi-causal, and holistic, within the reductionist nature of scientific knowledge can be hazardous 20,26 . Still, repeated observations based on intricate relationships with the environment are also one face of Indigenous knowledge 50 .…”

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“…Yet, interweaving knowledge is fraught with challenges, inherent to the encounter of different cultures, worldviews, languages, priorities, and the power relations that have tainted these encounters for so long 20,21 . Considering the increasingly quantitative nature of environmental studies, there are also specific challenges to interweaving ILK and quantitative analysis in respectful ways 20,26 .…”

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Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge

Gagnon

Hamel

Russell

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Migratory tundra caribou are ecologically and culturally critical in the circumpolar North. However, they are declining almost everywhere in North America, likely due to natural variation exacerbated by climate change and human activities. Yet, the interconnectedness between climate, caribou, and human well-being has received little attention. To address this gap, we bridged Indigenous and scientific knowledge in a single model, using as example the Porcupine caribou herd social-ecological system. Our analysis, involving 688 (fall season) and 616 (spring season) interviews conducted over nine years with 405 (fall season) and 390 (spring season) Indigenous hunters from nine communities, demonstrates that environmental conditions, large-scale temporal changes associated with caribou demography, and cultural practices affect hunters capacity to meet their needs in caribou. Our quantitative approach bolsters our understanding of the complex relationships between ecosystems and human welfare in environments exposed to rapid climate change, and shows the benefits of long-term participatory research methods implemented by Indigenous and scientific partners.

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Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge

Gagnon

Hamel

Russell

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…For instance, Alexander et al (2021) and Stern and Humphries (2022), both identified various types of methodology approaches taken that have been emphasized to be pivotal in the succession of the co‐production arrangement. Alexander et al (2021) highlighted that the occurrence of community‐based participatory research was common, while Stern and Humphries (2022) highlighted the importance of community consent from Indigenous Peoples and regular communication throughout the duration of the project. While these past studies have looked at case studies of bridging Indigenous knowledge and Western science together in their own respective disciplines, it is to our knowledge that there has not been a systematic map done for co‐production in caribou conservation.…”

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“…Several recent systematic reviews have outlined both challenges and solutions with practical applications for improvement. For instance, Alexander et al (2021) and Stern and Humphries (2022), both identified various types of methodology approaches taken that have been emphasized to be pivotal in the succession of the co‐production arrangement. Alexander et al (2021) highlighted that the occurrence of community‐based participatory research was common, while Stern and Humphries (2022) highlighted the importance of community consent from Indigenous Peoples and regular communication throughout the duration of the project.…”

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Setting a foundation for Indigenous knowledge systems‐guided boreal caribou (tǫdzı) conservation planning in the Western Boreal Region of Canada: A systematic map protocol

Saturno

Boeckner

Haché

et al. 2023

Ecol Sol and Evidence

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In recent years, researchers have increasingly recognized the need to bridge Western and Indigenous knowledge systems to strengthen research in wildlife conservation. Historically, this arena has not made space for Indigenous knowledge holders to share components of their knowledge systems with agency and to support their own self‐determination as equal partners. Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have been developing, maintaining and refining their own knowledge systems, based on intimate knowledge and relationships with the lands, airs, and waterways. There remains enormous potential for Western scientists to engage in equitable knowledge exchange and co‐production with Indigenous Peoples. This applies to species such as boreal caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou, known by the Dene name, tǫdzı; which hold ecological value and cultural importance for both Indigenous and non‐Indigenous people in the boreal region of Canada. To gain an overarching perspective of this species, we will create a systematic literature map that will examine peer‐reviewed and grey literature involving spatial mapping of all species of caribou Rangifer tarandus based on Indigenous knowledge. This map will (a) characterize available data and previously engaged knowledge holders and (b) identify positive experiences that exemplify best practices for knowledge co‐production. Searches will be conducted in English in selected databases. Search strings will be tested against a collection of benchmark papers of documents previously chosen to determine strings with maximum sensitivity and specificity. Results will be reviewed through the: (1) title and abstract; and (2) full text. All screening decisions will be recorded in a database, with 10% of full‐text screening decisions validated. Items retained for inclusion in the systematic map will be coded using a list of coding questions. Ten percent of coding outcomes will be validated by a second reviewer. The systematic map will employ a narrative synthesis approach that will compare retained studies against a list of best practices from the current proposal. It will examine case studies that performed well according to the list and contribute to a repository of previously documented Indigenous knowledge about caribou to support projects involving Indigenous and Western knowledge co‐production.

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“…For instance, in Peru and Bolivia, ILK provides accurate information about the water cycle (Oshun et al., 2021), El Niño events (based on the brightness of stars in the Pleiades) (Orlove et al., 2000), and weather patterns (based on plant and animal indicators) (Boillat & Berkes, 2013). It also provides information about ecological processes, such as plant and animal population trends and distribution, ecosystem functions, and evolutionary processes (Jessen et al., 2021; McElwee et al., 2020; Stern & Humphries, 2022). Ethnoecology, a scientific field focusing on the study of the relationships between human societies and their environment, demonstrates how ILK varies depending on social and cultural groups, for instance, in the way people name animals and plants and value the environmental role of species, use biodiversity, implement governance system to govern their access to and use of biodiversity, and integrate biodiversity in the worldviews and cosmologies that guide peoples’ ethics (Cámara‐Leret & Dennehy, 2019).…”

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Knowledge coproduction to improve assessments of nature's contributions to people

Vallet,

Locatelli,

Valdivia‐Díaz

et al. 2023

Conservation Biology

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Sustainability science needs new approaches to produce, share, and use knowledge because there are major barriers to translating research into policy and practice. Multiple actors hold relevant knowledge for sustainability including indigenous and local people who have developed over generations knowledge, methods, and practices that biodiversity and ecosystem assessments need to capture. Despite efforts to mainstream knowledge coproduction, less than 3% of the literature on nature's contributions to people (NCP) integrates indigenous and local knowledge (ILK). Approaches and tools to better integrate scientific and ILK knowledge systems in NCP assessments are urgently needed. To fill this gap, we conducted interviews with ILK experts from Abancay and Tamburco, Peru, and convened focus groups and workshops during which participatory mapping, a serious game, a Bayesian belief network based on ILK were introduced. We inventoried 60 medicinal plants used to treat different illnesses, and analyzed the spatial distribution of the 7 plants that contribute the most to a good quality of life, and delineated their nonmedicinal uses. Based on the Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services conceptual framework, we defined dimensions of a good quality of life according to indigenous and local worldviews. Medicinal plants contributed strongly to health and household security, among other contributions. Climate change and overexploitation were the main perceived threats to medicinal plants, despite the existence of formal and customary institutions to regulate trade. Our approach was flexible enough to integrate diverse forms of knowledge, as well as qualitative and quantitative information from, for example, the Bayesian belief network.

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Interweaving local, expert, and Indigenous knowledge into quantitative wildlife analyses: A systematic review

Cited by 26 publications

References 111 publications

Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge

Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge

Setting a foundation for Indigenous knowledge systems‐guided boreal caribou (tǫdzı) conservation planning in the Western Boreal Region of Canada: A systematic map protocol

Knowledge coproduction to improve assessments of nature's contributions to people

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