Mongabay

An alternative approach to bridge Indigenous knowledge and Western science for conservation (commentary)

Conservation is our collective responsibility as humans, requiring broad participation from all members of society, rooted in a diverse range of knowledge systems and experiences. Yet modern ...
MassLive

New $30M UMass center to braid Indigenous knowledge and Western science

A new center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will weave Western science and Indigenous knowledge together to work on complex issues including climate change, changing food systems and ...
KTVZ

OSU authors braid indigenous knowledge, western science into report’s recommendations for land managers

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Oregon State University faculty are among the lead authors of a report that combines Indigenous Knowledge and western science for the purpose of informing future ...
The Conversation

Shifting seasons: using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts

Karin Gerhardt is currently completing her PhD on a collaborative project with Yuku Baja Muliku Traditional Owners. She works for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and has previously worked for the ...
Psychology Today

Indigenous Psychologies Contrast With Western Psychology

The field of psychology has generally followed the western world’s frameworks for explaining life. Indigenous Psychologies, rooted in place, challenge the western paradigm. A new book provides new ...
Mongabay

How marine conservation benefits from combining Indigenous knowledge and Western science

Today we’re taking a look at two stories that show the effectiveness of combining traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge and Western science for conservation and restoration initiatives. Earlier ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Partnerships, not parachutes: How Indigenous knowledge and citizen science can enhance climate research

Climate data has a completeness problem. If you’re looking for ancient carbon dioxide measurements, ice core data can give you that. If you have an interest in prehistoric ecology, the fossil record ...
Forbes

The Quiet Threat To Science Posed By ‘Indigenous Knowledge’

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Released in late 2022, the 46-page guidance document ...
Science Daily

New report 'braids' Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change

Forests could also be potential bulwarks against climate change. But, increasingly severe droughts and wildfires, invasive species, and large insect outbreaks -- all intensified by climate change -- ...
WUWM

Emerging leader says Indigenous knowledge is needed, Western science alone won't solve climate change

Massive storms and eradicate temperature shifts are just two sometimes devastating symptoms of climate issues we face. What’s also clear is that it’s going to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to ...

Fossil science owes a debt to indigenous knowledge: Lesotho missionary's notes tell the story

For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the ...