Promoting the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in natural resource management: a case study from the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia

Indigenous knowledge (IK) should be conceptualized as a worldview to effectively integrate it into natural resource management (NRM), according to a study from the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia. The research, conducted in collaboration with local Indigenous communities, found that integrating IK and science requires addressing epistemological recognition, developing collaborative validation platforms, and aligning environmental values and ethics. The study proposes an indigenous worldview-informed monitoring system for freshwater environments and argues that indigenizing NRM could enhance its sustainability. It also highlights the importance of a constructivist approach to knowledge production in ensuring true representation of IK in cross-cultural NRM.

Gratani, M. (2015). Promoting the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in natural resource management: a case study from the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia [James Cook University]. https://doi.org/10.25903/75G0-MY68