Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes

Armatas, Christopher A.; Venn, Tyron J.; McBride, Brooke Baldauf; Watson, Alan E.; Carver, Steve

doi:10.5751/es-07905-210116

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“…Indigenous seasonal calendars from around the world have illustrated how Indigenous knowledge and connection to country provide a deep and intimate understanding of the landscape [11,[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]. The Yugul Mangi Faiya En Sisen Kelenda adds to this growing collection, and aims to improve the evolving fire management practices of Indigenous land managers, while also providing an effective communication tool to increase awareness of Indigenous savanna burning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Indigenous seasonal calendars have been used in the monitoring and adaptive management of natural resources, agricultural systems [42][43][44][45][46], climate change [47][48][49], water [50] and fire regimes [11], and to guide eco-health decision making [51]. In Australia, many Indigenous seasonal calendars have been developed, based on phenological observations of local environments, and are often linked to practices such as harvesting of traditional resources and fire management [52,53].…”

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Indigenous Knowledge and Seasonal Calendar Inform Adaptive Savanna Burning in Northern Australia

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Indigenous fire management is experiencing a resurgence worldwide. Northern Australia is the world leader in Indigenous savanna burning, delivering social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits. In 2016, a greenhouse gas abatement fire program commenced in the savannas of south-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, managed by the Indigenous Yugul Mangi rangers. We undertook participatory action research and semi-structured interviews with rangers and Elders during 2016 and 2019 to investigate Indigenous knowledge and obtain local feedback about fire management. Results indicated that Indigenous rangers effectively use cross-cultural science (including local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge alongside western science) to manage fire. Fire management is a key driver in the production of bush tucker (wild food) resources and impacts other cultural and ecological values. A need for increased education and awareness about Indigenous burning was consistently emphasized. To address this, the project participants developed the Yugul Mangi Faiya En Sisen Kelenda (Yugul Mangi Fire and Seasons Calendar) that drew on Indigenous knowledge of seasonal biocultural indicators to guide the rangers’ fire management planning. The calendar has potential for application in fire management planning, intergenerational transfer of Indigenous knowledge and locally driven adaptive fire management.

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Indigenous Knowledge and Seasonal Calendar Inform Adaptive Savanna Burning in Northern Australia

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“…Recognizing the unique values of both modern and traditional weather and climate forecasting systems, various researchers (Armatas et al 2016;Sanni et al 2012;Jiri et al 2016) opted for finding synergies that would enable the co-production of weather and climate forecasting knowledge by the indigenous and modern forecasting systems. However, apart from showing similarity and correlation between the two knowledge systems and giving the inevitable recommendations of 'integrating' indigenous and modern system, many researchers failed to show a practical approach for the synergetic use of the two knowledge systems.…”

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Indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists of north eastern Ethiopia: Role in adaptation to weather and climate variability

Balehegn¹,

Balehey²,

Fu³

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Traditional weather and climate forecasting is used by many indigenous communities worldwide as a guide in making important decisions that enable them cope and adapt to climate change-induced extreme weather variation. In many pastoral communities in Africa, traditional weather and climate forecasting remains the most accessible and affordable source of weather and climate information. In this study, we used individual interviews and focused group discussions to systematically document indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists, with the aim of making such information available, and enhance use of this knowledge in climate change adaptation and explore synergies with modern weather forecasting system. The Afar pastoralists traditionally predict weather and climate variation through the observation of diverse bio-physical entities including livestock, insects, birds, trees and wildlife. No single indicator is taken at face value; weather forecasting is undertaken in a dynamic process where information collected from different sources, including weather information from the modern weather forecasting system, is triangulated to make the safest livelihood decisions. Before any forecasting information is used, it is evaluated through three traditional institutions that collect, share and analyse the information. These institutions include (1) the Edo or range scouting where traditional rangeland scouts are sent on a mission to assess weather and other spatially and temporally variable attributes on rangelands;(2) the Dagu, a traditional secured and reputable network, where weather information is shared among users; and (3) the Adda or the traditional Afar governance system, which analyses traditional weather information before community decisions are made. This first-time systematic documentation of indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among the Afar communities demonstrated the dynamic process of indigenous weather and climate knowledge production, analysis and communication. This shows the value of indigenous knowledge in contemporary pastoral communities, while highlighting synergies with the modern weather and climate knowledge system for co-production of knowledge that serves the objectives of local people.

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“…Indigenous Peoples might see the aesthetics of fire differently than newer migrant populations because of a longer history with the landscape and shared knowledge about how fires have occurred and their benefits in the past. Armatas, et al (2016) have clearly pointed out the relationship between accumulated indigenous science and adaptive management for natural landscapes. They suggest that traditional phenological knowledge, specifically, can facilitate:…”

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Wilderness protected areas : management guidelines for IUCN category 1b protected areas

Groves¹,

Casson²,

Martin³

et al. 2016

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Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes

Cited by 54 publications

References 88 publications

Indigenous Knowledge and Seasonal Calendar Inform Adaptive Savanna Burning in Northern Australia

Indigenous Knowledge and Seasonal Calendar Inform Adaptive Savanna Burning in Northern Australia

Indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists of north eastern Ethiopia: Role in adaptation to weather and climate variability

Wilderness protected areas : management guidelines for IUCN category 1b protected areas

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