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This article explores how traditional ecological knowledge in Cerekang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, is culturally transmitted as a strategy for cultural survival amidst internal and external challenges such as social, ecological, and political changes. Traditional ecological knowledge of the Cerekang people lies from mythological construction of the La Galigo epic, which contain beliefs, collection of instructions, and rules on conservation and preservation of sacred forest and non-sacred forest. This knowledge are culturally transmitted through oral stories, rituals, daily life, and customary organization. Generally, the transmission takes place vertically, horizontally, and obliquely. The traditional, linear-vertical mode of transmission, which tends to be closed, is the most dominant pattern of cultural transmission among the Cerekang people. This study also finds out another pattern of transmission beyond the framework given, which we call as conformist transformation. However, this cultural transmission is not without bias as the transmitted messages are generic and incomplete. Therefore, a contextual education in both formal and informal settings as another mode of cultural transmission is suggested to respond to current social, political, and environmental changes in Cerekang. In order to sustain the Cerekang's TEK, the local government policy-maker should further facilitate indigenous activities by supporting capacity building in non-formal setting and signing a decree to include TEK in formal education.

Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Pandemics and theenvironment -- Chapter 2 Why traditional ecologicalknowledge matters -- Chapter 3 Complementarity of traditional ecological knowledge and mainstream science -- Chapter 4 Restoring land, community and health -- Chapter 5 Synergizing TEK and mainstream science to promote planetary health -- Index.

The climate crisis in the Indian Himalayas: An introduction -- Traditional ecological knowledge repository in the Indian Himalayas: An overview -- Traditional ecological knowledge and associated belief systems for applied environmental protection in the Indian Himalayas -- Traditional weather and climate indicators: Experiences from the Indian Himalayas -- Traditional agroforestry practices in the Indian Himalayas -- Traditional ecological knowledge in sustainable conservation of seeds and food grains in the Himalayas -- Development of climate resilient varieties of agricultural produces in the Indian Himalayas -- Traditional food systems in the Indian Himalayas: Perspectives from climate science -- Grassroots Conservators and Innovators: Contributions of the traditional ecological knowledge -- The link between traditional ecological knowledge and climate science -- Mitigation of climate change impacts and disasters in the Indian Himalayas: The role of traditional ecological knowledge -- Adaptation to climate change in the Indian Himalayas: Could traditional ecological knowledge help?

This study examines the manner in which "traditional ecological knowledge" is portrayed and perceived by natural resource managers and researchers in the Keewatin region of Nunavut. The history of colonialism in Canada's North has resulted in a power disparity between natural resource management institutions and Inuit communities. This power disparity has meant that the interest and the use of traditional ecological knowledge by Western-based management institutions often accentuate and perpetuate the subordinate position in which Inuit society has often found itself. This thesis is based on the concept that the ways in which traditional ecological knowledge is perceived and researched by natural resource management influence the manner in which Inuit communities are perceived by managers, and so can work to either perpetuate or to question the unequal historical relationships. This study analyzes the written discussions (the definitions) and the research context (the defining process) related to traditional ecological knowledge in the Keewatin region of Nunavut, using discourse analysis and reflections on my own research experiences, and explores the implications that these activities have on the Inuit people involved and on their relationship with natural resource management. The study achieves this by first examining the efforts in the discussion and in the research to present traditional ecological knowledge in a manner suitable for Western acceptance, and explores the negative implications that these efforts often produce. The study then examines the more recent trends towards an inclusion of Inuit perspectives, priorities, and political issues in both the discussion and in the research processes, and analyzes the efforts towards a redistribution of power between Western and Inuit society in the North. In completing this analysis, the study produces and demonstrates the need for increased consciousness within natural resource management concerning the implications of an interest in traditional ecological ...

Environmental justice is a prominent issue for Native American Nations within the United States. One example is the abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation that were left unremediated since the Cold War. Often, environmental policy is developed for issues facing Native American Nations that do not include input from those Nations. Instead, Native American Nations should have the opportunity to address environmental issues using their traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). TEK has ties to natural laws long respected by tribal communities; these laws provide the foundation for addressing the complex relationship between nature and humans. Often, policy development addressing environmental concerns is determined by non-Native American stakeholders, which can have negative effects on the Native American communities. These policies harm Native Americans rather than ultimately helping them. The focus of this discussion is how TEK can play a role in environmental policy development for the Navajo Nation surrounding abandoned uranium mines.