Indigenous knowledge of Me’en Community toward natural resource conservation: a socio-philosophical analysis

IF 1.6 Q2 ETHNIC STUDIES
Ablel Tekeste Berhane
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Indigenous peoples have strong social and cultural values, ordered social control and cohesive social systems rooted in their Indigenous knowledge of the universe in general and their locals in particular. The research assesses the Indigenous knowledge of the community in natural resource conservation practice and their perception toward natural resource. A socio-philosophical insight was employed to the analysis. The result showed that Me’en (Indigenous people of southwest Ethiopia) Community has a deep knowledge and practice of natural resource conservation in general and for soil and wildlife in particular. The study reveals the community practice contours, tracing, mulching, ridges, shifting cultivation, crop rotation, and area closure. The communities also have the knowledge to identify fertile lands by physical observation such as by its color and texture and touching. They practice a sustainable concept of utilization, but in terms of philosophical orientation, they fall in both biocentrism and anthropocentric orientation.
Me'en 社区对自然资源保护的本土知识:社会哲学分析
原住民拥有强大的社会和文化价值观、有序的社会控制和有凝聚力的社会体系,这些都植根于他们对宇宙尤其是当地人的原住民知识。本研究评估了社区在自然资源保护实践中的土著知识及其对自然资源的看法。分析中采用了社会哲学观点。研究结果表明,Me'en(埃塞俄比亚西南部的土著人)社区对自然资源保护,特别是土壤和野生动植物保护有着深刻的认识和实践。研究显示,该社区采用了等高线、追踪、覆盖、田埂、轮耕、轮作和区域封闭等方法。社区还掌握了通过物理观察(如通过颜色、纹理和触摸)识别肥沃土地的知识。他们践行可持续利用的理念,但在哲学取向上,他们既属于生物中心主义,也属于人类中心主义。
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