The unknown known – A review of local ecological knowledge in relation to forest biodiversity conservation

Bettina Joa, Georg Winkel and Eeva Primmer

Land Use Policy, 2018, vol. 79, issue C, 520-530

Abstract: Local ecological knowledge and the land use practices of forest resource users who rely on this form of knowledge play a crucial role for biodiversity conservation in managed forests. The understandings of, and approaches taken to analyze, such knowledge are diverse. To systematize the available knowledge, we conduct a review of 51 studies addressing local ecological knowledge (LEK) and forest biodiversity conservation practice. We analyze what specific kind of knowledge is considered, who holds the knowledge, how this knowledge is actively applied in practice and how it relates to biodiversity conservation.

Keywords: Local ecological knowledge; Forest management; Forest land use; Biodiversity conservation; Local resource users; Literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.09.001

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