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Credit: CC0 Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA collection of 17 papers in Pacific Conservation Biology<\/em> aims to transform the field of conservation biology. The special issue titled \u201cTransforming Conservation Biology Through indigenous Perspectives,\u201d edited by University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa (UH) researchers Kawika Winter and Melissa Price, and Anne-Marie Jackson of the University of Otago (Aotearoa New Zealand), features papers by indigenous authors from UH and across the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\nConservation biology, a field of scientific study aimed at saving endangered species and their habitat, has been publicly criticized as racist, due to the exclusion of indigenous people from their lands and waters during the establishment of protected areas such as national parks and marine protected areas, and to the racist views of some of the founding fathers of the field, such as John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club, and John James Audubon, the namesake of the Audubon Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRecent events have sparked public interest regarding the historical and ongoing challenges regarding diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in the conservation community. As such, a special issue like this, that aims to improve conservation through integrating indigenous approaches, may be of both local and national interest,\u201d said Price, a wildlife ecologist in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at UH M\u0101noa, and editor of the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This special collection of papers explores the transformative potential of engaging indigenous values and perspectives in the co-generation, co-production and co-application of knowledge<\/a>, with a focus on conservation biology<\/a> in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAfter 50+ years, the conventional approach to conservation just hasn\u2019t gotten us where we need to be,\u201d said Winter, a biocultural ecologist at the Hawai\u02bbi Institute of Marine Biology, and co-editor of the issue. \u201cWe can use science to translate ancestral wisdom into a modern context, and highlight another path forward\u2014one that is not only more effective but also addresses environmental justice issues for indigenous peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authors from across the Pacific, including UH faculty, alumni and students cover key themes such as indigenous perspectives of nature; environmental justice<\/a>; empowerment of indigenous agency; indigenous resource management in the context of conservation and non-native species; spirituality; indigenous sovereignty; and building bridges between indigenous and non-indigenous conservationists towards more effective and just outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cNon-indigenous and indigenous communities sometimes talk past one another due to differences in worldviews, but in Hawai\u02bbi, we share a love of this land and the goal of protecting it for future generations,\u201d added Price. \u201cWe aimed to facilitate important conversations that can bring people together to solve important problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A collection of 17 papers in Pacific Conservation Biology<\/em> aims to transform the field of conservation biology. The special issue titled \u201cTransforming Conservation Biology Through indigenous Perspectives,\u201d edited by University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa (UH) researchers Kawika Winter and Melissa Price, and Anne-Marie Jackson of the University of Otago (Aotearoa New Zealand), features papers by indigenous authors from UH and across the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conservation biology, a field of scientific study aimed at saving endangered species and their habitat, has been publicly criticized as racist, due to the exclusion of indigenous people from their lands and waters during the establishment of protected areas such as national parks and marine protected areas, and to the racist views of some of the founding fathers of the field, such as John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club, and John James Audubon, the namesake of the Audubon Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRecent events have sparked public interest regarding the historical and ongoing challenges regarding diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in the conservation community. As such, a special issue like this, that aims to improve conservation through integrating indigenous approaches, may be of both local and national interest,\u201d said Price, a wildlife ecologist in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at UH M\u0101noa, and editor of the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This special collection of papers explores the transformative potential of engaging indigenous values and perspectives in the co-generation, co-production and co-application of knowledge<\/a>, with a focus on conservation biology<\/a> in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter 50+ years, the conventional approach to conservation just hasn\u2019t gotten us where we need to be,\u201d said Winter, a biocultural ecologist at the Hawai\u02bbi Institute of Marine Biology, and co-editor of the issue. \u201cWe can use science to translate ancestral wisdom into a modern context, and highlight another path forward\u2014one that is not only more effective but also addresses environmental justice issues for indigenous peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authors from across the Pacific, including UH faculty, alumni and students cover key themes such as indigenous perspectives of nature; environmental justice<\/a>; empowerment of indigenous agency; indigenous resource management in the context of conservation and non-native species; spirituality; indigenous sovereignty; and building bridges between indigenous and non-indigenous conservationists towards more effective and just outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNon-indigenous and indigenous communities sometimes talk past one another due to differences in worldviews, but in Hawai\u02bbi, we share a love of this land and the goal of protecting it for future generations,\u201d added Price. \u201cWe aimed to facilitate important conversations that can bring people together to solve important problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore further<\/p>\n\n\n\n Forest conservation policies must safeguard indigenous peoples\u2019 rights, researchers urge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 26 JANUARY 2022 : 1H7TJ Source >>> by University of Hawaii at Manoa A collection of 17 papers …
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