Traditional ecological knowledge and global environmental change: Research findings and policy implications

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Gómez Baggethun, Erik ^a,b   Corbera, Esteve ^a,c   Reyes García, Victoria ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biocultural diversity; Indigenous knowledge; Resilience; Small scale societies

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CHANGE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; POLICY APPROACH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84891884196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06288-180472     Document Type: Article

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