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Trosper, Ronald L.; Clark, F.; Gerez-Fernandez, Patrica; Lake, Frank K.; McGregor, Deborah; Peters, Charles M.; Purata, Silvia E.; Ryan, Teresa; Thomson, Alan; Watson, Alan E.; Wyatt, Stephen

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2144-9_5

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“…An example of using traditional knowledge in a respectful manner for climate change adaptation comes from the Waswanipi Cree in Northern Quebec through the Ndhoho Itschee Process (Trosper et al 2012). They are interested in documenting their traditional forest knowledge in order to enter into respectful stewardship agreements to promote climate change adaptation and appropriate forest management on traditional lands not under their direct control.…”

Section: Respect For Indigenous Governance In a Climate Change Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Culture, law, risk and governance: contexts of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation

2013

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Traditional knowledge is increasingly recognized as valuable for adaptation to climate change, bringing scientists and indigenous peoples together to collaborate and exchange knowledge. These partnerships can benefit both researchers and indigenous peoples through mutual learning and mutual knowledge generation. Despite these benefits, most descriptions focus on the social contexts of exchange. The implications of the multiple cultural, legal, risk-benefit and governance contexts of knowledge exchange have been less recognized. The failure to consider these contexts of knowledge exchange can result in the promotion of benefits while failing to adequately address adverse consequences. The purpose of this article is to promote awareness of these issues to encourage their wider incorporation into research, policy, measures to implement free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) and the development of equitable adaptation partnerships between indigenous peoples and researchers.

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Section: Respect For Indigenous Governance In a Climate Change Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Culture, law, risk and governance: contexts of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation

2013

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“…Thus, there is a risk of co-management becoming a tool for “legitimizing existing practices” (Trosper et al . 2012:184) and excluding Indigenous community interests.…”

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Co-management as a Catalyst: Pathways to Post-colonial Forestry in the Klamath Basin, California

Diver

2016

Hum Ecol

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Co-management frameworks are intended to facilitate sustainable resource management and more equitable power sharing between state agencies and Indigenous communities. However, there is significant debate about who benefits from co-management in practice. This article addresses two competing perspectives in the literature, which alternately portrays co-management as an instrument for co-optation or for transformation. Through a case study of co-management negotiations involving the Karuk Tribe and the U.S. Forest Service in the Klamath Basin of Northern California, this study examines how Indigenous communities use co-management to build greater equity in environmental decision-making, despite its limitations. The concept of pivot points is developed to describe how Indigenous communities like the Karuk Tribe are simultaneously following existing state policies and subverting them to shift federal forest management. The pivot point analytic demonstrates one mechanism by which communities are addressing Indigenous self-determination goals and colonial legacies through environmental policy and management.

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Fire, leaf harvest, and abiotic factors drive demography of an ecologically and culturally important understory plant

Hart-Fredeluces

Ticktin

2019

Ecosphere

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Understanding how multiple simultaneous drivers interact to influence plant demography is critical for protecting plant diversity in the context of global change. Fire is a key disturbance in forested ecosystems, but the interactive effects of fire and other abiotic and management factors on understory plants are poorly understood. Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) is perennial herb that provides food, habitat, and nesting material for a wide range of animals. Beargrass populations are prescribe‐burned by Native American experts, and leaves are subsequently harvested at low‐intensity for use in weaving. Leaves for weaving are reportedly becoming harder to find due to lack of fire and competition with commercial harvesters. To elucidate the effects of fire and its interactions with leaf harvest and abiotic factors on beargrass populations, we collected demographic data on more than 1000 individuals over three years across fire severities in combination with individual‐level soil moisture and light measurements. We also conducted an experiment simulating low‐intensity leaf harvest. We built mixed‐effects models to test our predictions that fire would increase growth and reproduction, and that it would mediate the effects of soil moisture and leaf harvest on beargrass growth. Fire increased growth as well as sexual and vegetative reproduction, providing evidence that beargrass is fire‐adapted. Leaf harvest both reduced survival probability and increased the probability of vegetative reproduction. Individual growth increased with early growing season soil moisture in unburned and low‐severity fire areas but did not vary with soil moisture in high‐severity areas. In sum, fire is a key driver of beargrass demography and fire interacted with other factors to influence beargrass vital rates. Understanding the impacts of changes to management and abiotic factors on understory species such as beargrass, and the ecosystem services they provide, requires attention to interactions among multiple environmental factors.

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North America

Cited by 6 publications

References 78 publications

Culture, law, risk and governance: contexts of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation

Culture, law, risk and governance: contexts of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation

Co-management as a Catalyst: Pathways to Post-colonial Forestry in the Klamath Basin, California

Fire, leaf harvest, and abiotic factors drive demography of an ecologically and culturally important understory plant

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