Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature

Description:

Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge in natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes. Unfortunately, argue Anne Ross and co-authors, even many "progressive" methods fail to produce truly equal partnerships. This book offers a comprehensive and global overview of the theoretical, methodological, and practical dimensions of co-management. The authors critically evaluate the range of management options that claim to have Integrated Indigenous peoples and knowledge, and then outline an innovative, alternative model of co-management, the Indigenous Stewardship Model. They provide detailed case studies and concrete details for application in a variety of contexts. Broad in coverage and uniting robust theoretical insights with applied detail, this book is ideal for scholars and students as well as for professionals in resource management and environmental policy. --Book Jacket.

subjects: Indigenous peoples,  Philosophy of nature,  Conservation of natural resources,  Ethnoecology,  Traditional ecological knowledge,  Social sciences,  Human ecology,  Study and teaching,  Conservation des ressources naturelles,  Ethnoécologie,  Philosophie de la nature,  Savoirs écologiques traditionnels,  Sciences sociales,  Écologie humaine,  Étude et enseignement,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Human Geography