Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice
Abstract In this essay, for the debate series of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, I argue against the oversimplified causal argument that the maintenance of local and traditional knowledge systems is related to less advantaged circumstances. This statement is based on a colonialist perspec...
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description | Abstract In this essay, for the debate series of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, I argue against the oversimplified causal argument that the maintenance of local and traditional knowledge systems is related to less advantaged circumstances. This statement is based on a colonialist perspective of what a less advantageous circumstance is, which is being questioned by several authors. It also ignores the struggles and resistance of traditional knowledge holders and the urgent call for socioenvironmental justice. As an ethnobiologist, I argue that we must face this reality to build science with justice and inclusiveness. |
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spelling | doaj.art-bdb2e36a82ff4fd7a2a4d59d3674d2a82024-01-07T12:40:31ZengBMCJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine1746-42692024-01-012011510.1186/s13002-023-00641-0Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justiceNatalia Hanazaki0Departamento de Ecologia E Zoologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaAbstract In this essay, for the debate series of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, I argue against the oversimplified causal argument that the maintenance of local and traditional knowledge systems is related to less advantaged circumstances. This statement is based on a colonialist perspective of what a less advantageous circumstance is, which is being questioned by several authors. It also ignores the struggles and resistance of traditional knowledge holders and the urgent call for socioenvironmental justice. As an ethnobiologist, I argue that we must face this reality to build science with justice and inclusiveness.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-023-00641-0DecolonialityEnvironmental justiceIndigenous peoplesLocal communities |
spellingShingle | Natalia Hanazaki Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Decoloniality Environmental justice Indigenous peoples Local communities |
title | Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice |
title_full | Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice |
title_fullStr | Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice |
title_full_unstemmed | Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice |
title_short | Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice |
title_sort | local and traditional knowledge systems resistance and socioenvironmental justice |
topic | Decoloniality Environmental justice Indigenous peoples Local communities |
url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-023-00641-0 |
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