Bridging different perspectives for biocultural conservation: art-based participatory research on native maize conservation in two indigenous farming communities in Oaxaca, Mexico

Flor Rivera López (), Fern Wickson and Vera Helen Hausner
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Flor Rivera López: Siva Innovasjonssenter
Fern Wickson: Siva Innovasjonssenter
Vera Helen Hausner: UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2020, vol. 22, issue 8, No 13, 7427-7451

Abstract: Abstract Native maize conservation rests on the custody of traditional and indigenous small-scale farmers, but their traditional practices and way of life are challenged by multiple forces associated with globalization, international trade and neoliberal agricultural policies. Through participatory art-based research with two indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, we identified the main challenges and strategies for native maize conservation, as perceived by these farming communities. We implemented a stepwise method to elicit local strategies for biocultural conservation pertinent across gender and generations. We conclude that understanding the heterogeneity of perspectives is important for identifying root causes of agrobiodiversity decline and strategies for biocultural native maize conservation.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Art-based research; Participatory methods; Biocultural conservation; Transdisciplinary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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