Local knowledge: Who cares?

摘要: Think globally, act locally Local Knowledge Systems (LKS) consist of the knowledge, beliefs, traditions, practices, institutions, and worldviews developed sustained by indigenous local communities, are believed to represent an adaptive strategy environment in which these communities live. The value LKS has been contested some scholars as being restricted issues [1], knowledge holders have alternative labeled “guardians earth”, “conservationists”, or subsistence consumers who will no longer coexist sustainably with when their populations increase, they become more integrated into market economies [2-4]. sometimes viewed “traditional”, negative connotation outdated primitive, thus little use solve problems modern society [5]. Others put forward that nature, applicability need be empirically tested validated science [6,7]. In this Thematic Series, we focus on potential actual global challenges. catchphrase paragraph, “Think locally,” around for a few decades slogan activism at level increase overall wellbeing earth. increasingly globalized many social, economic environmental uncertainties, what lessons can drawn from LKS? One virtues is systems depart premise interconnectedness embeddedness, whereby humans behaviors seen part broader environmental, socio-cultural spiritual context. ethnobiological literature showcases several examples demonstrate importance usefulness community health, nutrition, education cultural heritage, conservation other societal challenges, review next paragraphs. This Series Journal Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine contains solicited manuscripts based new research continues established its associated plant animal resources large, especially areas conservation.