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Potential for cascading impacts of environmental change and policy on indigenous culture.
Johanna YletyinenJason M. TylianakisClive StonePhil O’b. Lyversubject
Conservation of Natural ResourcesEcologyGeography Planning and Developmentlocal communitiesCulturepaikallisyhteisötluontoarvotmaoritGeneral MedicineBiodiversitycultural heritageluontosuhdeSocial Environmentenvironmental valueskulttuuriperintöEnvironmental Policysocial-ecological systemsKnowledgesosiaaliset verkostotnetworksEnvironmental ChemistryHumansalkuperäiskansatympäristönmuutoksetindigenous peoplesdescription
AbstractGlobal environmental and societal changes threaten the cultures of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC). Despite the importance of IPLC worldviews and knowledge to sustaining human well-being and biodiversity, risks to these cultural resources are commonly neglected in environmental governance, in part because impacts can be indirect and therefore difficult to evaluate. Here, we investigate the connectivity of values associated with the relationship Ngātiwai (a New Zealand Māori tribe) have with their environment. We show that mapping the architecture of values-environment relationships enables assessment of how deep into culture the impacts of environmental change or policy can cascade. Our results detail how loss of access to key environmental elements could potentially have extensive direct and cascading impacts on the cultural values of Ngātiwai, including environmental responsibilities. Thus, considering only direct effects of environmental change or policy on cultural resources, or treating IPLC social-ecological relations simplistically, can severely underestimate threats to cultures.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-15 | Ambio |