traditional ecological knowledge

Indigenous and other traditional knowledge of local resources
Intangible academic_discipline Q7832334
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traditional ecological knowledge

Summary

traditional ecological knowledge is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 154 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #257 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • traditional ecological knowledge's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • traditional ecological knowledge is a type of indigenous studies[4].
  • traditional ecological knowledge is a type of environmental science[5].
  • traditional ecological knowledge is a type of traditional knowledge[6].
  • traditional ecological knowledge's facet of is recorded as ethnoecology[7].
  • traditional ecological knowledge's has characteristic is recorded as oral tradition[8].
  • traditional ecological knowledge's significant person is recorded as Harold Conklin[9].
  • traditional ecological knowledge's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[10].
  • traditional ecological knowledge's quotation or excerpt is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In Sacred Ecology, Fikret Berkes defines traditional ecological knowledge as “the study of traditional ecological knowledge begins with the study of species identifications and classification (ethnobiology) and proceeds to considerations of peoples’ understandings of ecological processes and their relationships with the environment (human ecology).” To Berkes, traditional ecological knowledge implies three main components: local-based knowledge of the environment, practices such as agriculture, and beliefs defining people’s interactions with nature. Fikret Berkes, 1999.\xa0Sacred Ecology: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management. Philadelphia, PA: Taylor & Francis. 6.'}[11].

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Definition and Type

traditional ecological knowledge's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. Recorded subclass of include indigenous studies[4], environmental science[5], and traditional knowledge[6].

Why It Matters

traditional ecological knowledge draws 154 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #257 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wellcome collection concept id nf944dhy
    Aliases
    Subclass of indigenous studies, environmental science, traditional knowledge
    Significant person Harold Conklin
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