| Traditional ecological knowledge trends in the transition to a market economy: empirical study in the Doñana natural areas. | |
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PMID: 20067484 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Researchers and conservation managers largely agree on the relevance of traditional ecological knowledge for natural resource management in indigenous communities, but its prevalence and role as societies modernize are contested. We analyzed the transmission of traditional knowledge among rural local people in communities linked to protected areas in Doñana, southwestern Spain. We studied changes in knowledge related to local practices in agriculture and livestock farming among 198 informants from three generations that cover the period in which the area transited from an economy strongly dependent on local ecosystem services to a market economy with intensified production systems. Our results suggest an abrupt loss of traditional agricultural knowledge related to rapid transformations and intensification of agricultural systems, but maintenance of knowledge of traditional livestock farming, an activity allowed in the protected areas that maintains strong links with local cultural identity. Our results demonstrate the potential of protected areas in protecting remaining bodies of traditional ecological knowledge in developed country settings. Nevertheless, we note that strict protection in cultural-landscape-dominated areas can disrupt transmission of traditional knowledge if local resource users and related practices are excluded from ecosystem management. |
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Authors:
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Erik Gómez-Baggethun; Sara Mingorría; Victoria Reyes-García; Laura Calvet; Carlos Montes |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-01-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology Volume: 24 ISSN: 1523-1739 ISO Abbreviation: Conserv. Biol. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-06-28 Completed Date: 2010-09-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9882301 Medline TA: Conserv Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 721-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Social-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, c. Darwin 2, Edificio de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid, Spain. erik.gomez@uam.es |
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Agriculture Animals Animals, Domestic Commerce* Ecology* Ecosystem Empirical Research Spain |
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