Presentation Title
Abstract
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is becoming more prominent in land management programs in Canada. While it was largely dismissed for quite some time since colonization began in Canada, it is increasingly valued for its integral understanding and accurate knowledge of local ecosystems. Canadian land management regimes were selected as case studies in order to broaden understanding of how TEK is used in modern land management scenarios. Discussion elaborates on other uses of TEK aside from land management and how further research and documentation of TEK could benefit ecosystems and humans in the face of a changing climate, declining biodiversity, threatened and endangered species, and increasing intensity and incidences of wildfire.
Department
Natural Resource Science
Faculty Advisor
John Karakatsoulis
Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Canada
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is becoming more prominent in land management programs in Canada. While it was largely dismissed for quite some time since colonization began in Canada, it is increasingly valued for its integral understanding and accurate knowledge of local ecosystems. Canadian land management regimes were selected as case studies in order to broaden understanding of how TEK is used in modern land management scenarios. Discussion elaborates on other uses of TEK aside from land management and how further research and documentation of TEK could benefit ecosystems and humans in the face of a changing climate, declining biodiversity, threatened and endangered species, and increasing intensity and incidences of wildfire.