Assessing multiple benefits of
people-centered biocultural restoration
Traditional Ecological Knowledge - TEK
- Knowledge frontier
- De-colonial perspective
- Would benefit from interdisciplinary
- Largely related to nature and livelihoods
TEK for Ecology
- Functional ecology of useful species
- Functioning of productive ecosystems
- Role of secondary succession
- Technical recommendations
TEK for adding value to restoration
- Restoration for livelihoods
- Enforcement of alternative knowledge systems
- Environmental Justice
An example from the Brazilian Caatinga
- Culturally important species Sena et al (2022)
- Database on plant uses
- Multiple benefits
- Maintain natural features
The study
Toscano et al (in press) Cons Biol
Meaningful Functional Traits
- Usefulness to people
- Food security
- Energy security
- Water security
- Economic security
- Health
Role of exotic species (in red)
How much drift from original ecosystem?
How much drift from original ecosystem?
Thank you
felipe.melo@ntu.ac.uk
