| Title | On the role of traditional ecological knowledge as a collaborative concept: a philosophical study |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Whyte, Kyle Powys |
| Journal | Ecological Processes |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 7 |
| ISSN | 2192-1709 |
| Abstract | The concept of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), along with synonymous or closely related terms like indigenous knowledge and native science, has some of its origins in literatures on international development and adaptive management. There is a tendency to want to determine one definition for TEK that can satisfy every stakeholder in every situation. Yet a scan of environmental science and policy literatures reveals there to be differences in definitions that make it difficult to form a consensus. What should be explored instead is the role that the concept of TEK plays in facilitating or discouraging cross-cultural and cross-situational collaboration among actors working for indigenous and non-indigenous institutions of environmental governance, such as tribal natural resources departments, federal agencies working with tribes, and co-management boards. |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1186/2192-1709-2-7 |
| DOI | 10.1186/2192-1709-2-7 |
| Short Title | On the role of traditional ecological knowledge as a collaborative concept |
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