ecological knowledge
Nature systems comprehension
Ecological knowledge is understanding of relationships between organisms and their environments—how species interact, how ecosystems function, what sustains or damages natural systems.
The term often appears in discussions of traditional or indigenous ecological knowledge, referring to insights accumulated by communities living close to the land over generations: Researchers increasingly recognize that indigenous ecological knowledge complements Western science.
- indigenous wisdomNative peoples' inherited understanding
- soilGround matter for planting
- seed savingPreserving plant material for replanting
- conservation biologyStudy of protecting biodiversity
- sacred sitesReligiously significant locations
sacred groves · oral traditions · agroecology · land rights · cultural preservation · renewable resources · reciprocity · climate change adaptation · storytelling · ceremonies · stewardship · elders · animism · ethnobotany · plant medicine · rituals · language · genetic diversity
- knowledgebook learning, encyclopedia, reference book, dictionary, thesaurus
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- indigenous lifewaysthree sisters, tribal customs, pemmican, wild rice, fishing practices
- Indigenous cultureancestors, ancestry, ancestral lands, ancestral lineage, animal totems
- Indigenous Heritageancestral wisdom, oral traditions, creation stories, origin myths, sacred rituals
- indigenous rightsnative sovereignty, indigenous sovereignty, traditional territories, aboriginal rights, land title