Participation in biocultural diversity conservation: insights from five Amazonian examples

The past three decades have seen the emergence of myriads of initiatives focused on conserving, revitalizing and maintaining Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) as part of biocultural approaches to conservation. However, the extent to which these efforts have been participatory has been often overl...

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Autores: Fernández Llamazares, Álvaro, Benyei, Petra, Junqueira, André B., Reyes García, Victoria
Tipo de documento: outro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Data de publicação:2020
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/348432
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/348432
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Amazon
Biocultural diversity
Conservation
Indigenous and local knowledge,
Participation
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Resumo:The past three decades have seen the emergence of myriads of initiatives focused on conserving, revitalizing and maintaining Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) as part of biocultural approaches to conservation. However, the extent to which these efforts have been participatory has been often overlooked. In this chapter, we focus on five prominent ILK conservation initiatives in the Amazon Basin to examine the participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in ILK conservation. Our review illustrates several examples of ILK conservation initiatives offering substantial opportunities for meaningful IPLC participation over the long term. Overall, our case studies suggest that the development of robust and inclusive decision-making processes is essential to optimize IPLC participation in ILK conservation, thereby increasing the legitimacy of these initiatives. Our review is not an exhaustive account of the breadth and depth of all initiatives promoting participatory biocultural conservation in this region, but it illustrates that there are many strategies that can help foster IPLC engagement and lead the participatory turn in biocultural conservation.