Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems
Abstract In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowl...
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| author | Irene Teixidor‐Toneu Álvaro Fernández‐Llamazares Ricardo Alvarez Abel Gantuya Batdelger Elicia Bell Sophie Caillon Mauricio Cantor Joel E. Correia Sandra Díaz Jonathan Fisk Alexander Greene Spencer Greening Simon Hoyte Raivo Kalle Gabriela Loayza Giulia Mattalia Rommel Montúfar Jaime Ojeda Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan Ismael Vaccaro Natalie C. Ban |
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| description | Abstract In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This editorial synthesises first‐hand evidence of how practising reciprocity can result in positive reciprocal contributions between people and nature. It also offers a theoretical justification of why considering reciprocity can lead to more equitable, inclusive and effective conservation and sustainability policy and practices, contributing to curving the colonial baggage of academic inquiry and development action. Nurturing reciprocal relations between people, especially between academics and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a necessary first step to identifying pathways whereby living in harmony with nature can be achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7986f201c2584e0795dafc54b08a09092025-08-20T02:36:58ZengWileyPeople and Nature2575-83142025-05-017592293310.1002/pan3.70036Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systemsIrene Teixidor‐Toneu0Álvaro Fernández‐Llamazares1Ricardo Alvarez Abel2Gantuya Batdelger3Elicia Bell4Sophie Caillon5Mauricio Cantor6Joel E. Correia7Sandra Díaz8Jonathan Fisk9Alexander Greene10Spencer Greening11Simon Hoyte12Raivo Kalle13Gabriela Loayza14Giulia Mattalia15Rommel Montúfar16Jaime Ojeda17Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan18Ismael Vaccaro19Natalie C. Ban20IMBE, Aix Marseille University, Avignon University, CNRS, IRD Marseille FranceDepartament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia (BABVE) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Cerdanyola del Vallès Barcelona SpainPrograma Austral Patagonia Universidad Austral de Chile Valdivia ChileInstitute of Botany and Ecology HUN‐REN Centre for Ecological Research Vácrátót HungaryDepartment of Geography University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia CanadaUMR 5175 CEFE, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 Montpellier FranceDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, Marine Mammal Institute Oregon State University Newport Oregon USAHuman Dimensions of Natural Resources Colorado State University Ringgold standard institution Fort Collins Colorado USAConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV) Córdoba ArgentinaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu Hawaiʻi USALaboratory of Ecology, Evolution and Interactions of Amazonian Systems (LEEISA), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Cayenne FranceGitga'at First Nation Harley Bay British Columbia CanadaDepartment of Anthropology University College London London UKEstonian Literary Museum Tartu EstoniaWasiLab Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito EcuadorInstitut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA‐UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Cerdanyola del Vallès Barcelona SpainWasiLab Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito EcuadorSchool of Environmental Studies University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia CanadaSchool of Liberal Arts Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai ThailandInstitució Milà i Fontanals de Investigacions en Humanitats‐CSIC Barcelona SpainSchool of Environmental Studies University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia CanadaAbstract In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This editorial synthesises first‐hand evidence of how practising reciprocity can result in positive reciprocal contributions between people and nature. It also offers a theoretical justification of why considering reciprocity can lead to more equitable, inclusive and effective conservation and sustainability policy and practices, contributing to curving the colonial baggage of academic inquiry and development action. Nurturing reciprocal relations between people, especially between academics and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a necessary first step to identifying pathways whereby living in harmony with nature can be achieved.https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70036Indigenous and local knowledgereciprocal relationsreciprocitysocial‐ecological systems |
| spellingShingle | Irene Teixidor‐Toneu Álvaro Fernández‐Llamazares Ricardo Alvarez Abel Gantuya Batdelger Elicia Bell Sophie Caillon Mauricio Cantor Joel E. Correia Sandra Díaz Jonathan Fisk Alexander Greene Spencer Greening Simon Hoyte Raivo Kalle Gabriela Loayza Giulia Mattalia Rommel Montúfar Jaime Ojeda Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan Ismael Vaccaro Natalie C. Ban Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems People and Nature Indigenous and local knowledge reciprocal relations reciprocity social‐ecological systems |
| title | Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems |
| title_full | Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems |
| title_fullStr | Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems |
| title_short | Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems |
| title_sort | human nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity insights from indigenous and local knowledge systems |
| topic | Indigenous and local knowledge reciprocal relations reciprocity social‐ecological systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70036 |
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