Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan

Indigenous hunting communities around the world possess capabilities to accumulate and maintain knowledge based on their traditional practices, cultural norms, and belief systems. Case studies around the world have demonstrated that merging indigenous hunting knowledge with community-based conservat...

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Autores principales:	Qobiljon Shokirov, Norman Backhaus
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2020
Materias:	community-based conservation hunting natural resource management pamir mountains resilience social-ecological change tajikistan traditional ecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1c9c5b4e1e4b462989209d2c38aa01e52021-12-02T15:18:15ZIntegrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan1708-308710.5751/ES-11253-250101https://doaj.org/article/1c9c5b4e1e4b462989209d2c38aa01e52020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss1/art1/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Indigenous hunting communities around the world possess capabilities to accumulate and maintain knowledge based on their traditional practices, cultural norms, and belief systems. Case studies around the world have demonstrated that merging indigenous hunting knowledge with community-based conservation approaches is often complementary to biodiversity conservation. A combination of such approaches improves wildlife conservation practices and livelihood strategies while enhancing communities' social-ecological resilience. However, if mismanaged, such approaches lead to negative results in the community, such as an increased exposure/vulnerability to corruption, power inequality among interest groups, as well as mismanagement of wildlife species. We explore the existence of hunting-specific traditional ecological knowledge and the contribution of such knowledge to wildlife management in the case of community-based conservation in Tajikistan. We reviewed hunting-related literature from 1850 to 1950, conducted interviews, and accompanied hunters in the field to document their ecological knowledge of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), also known as the Pamir region of Tajikistan. Throughout our research, we found that there exists a rich body of hunter-specific ecological knowledge of hunting norms, ethics, taboos, and belief systems in the Pamir region of Tajikistan. Traditional hunters largely accepted a community-based conservation approach because it resonates with their subsistence hunting practices. Also, combining traditional hunter knowledge with a community-based conservation approach created an opportunity for knowledge sharing, improved the quality of scientific wildlife surveys, and led to better collaboration among conservancies and other conservation NGOs. More importantly, such approaches empowered and incentivized local traditional hunters to take responsibility for wildlife management.Qobiljon ShokirovNorman BackhausResilience Alliancearticlecommunity-based conservationhuntingnatural resource managementpamir mountainsresiliencesocial-ecological changetajikistantraditional ecological knowledgeBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 25, Iss 1, p 1 (2020)
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topic	community-based conservation hunting natural resource management pamir mountains resilience social-ecological change tajikistan traditional ecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	community-based conservation hunting natural resource management pamir mountains resilience social-ecological change tajikistan traditional ecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Qobiljon Shokirov Norman Backhaus Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan
description	Indigenous hunting communities around the world possess capabilities to accumulate and maintain knowledge based on their traditional practices, cultural norms, and belief systems. Case studies around the world have demonstrated that merging indigenous hunting knowledge with community-based conservation approaches is often complementary to biodiversity conservation. A combination of such approaches improves wildlife conservation practices and livelihood strategies while enhancing communities' social-ecological resilience. However, if mismanaged, such approaches lead to negative results in the community, such as an increased exposure/vulnerability to corruption, power inequality among interest groups, as well as mismanagement of wildlife species. We explore the existence of hunting-specific traditional ecological knowledge and the contribution of such knowledge to wildlife management in the case of community-based conservation in Tajikistan. We reviewed hunting-related literature from 1850 to 1950, conducted interviews, and accompanied hunters in the field to document their ecological knowledge of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), also known as the Pamir region of Tajikistan. Throughout our research, we found that there exists a rich body of hunter-specific ecological knowledge of hunting norms, ethics, taboos, and belief systems in the Pamir region of Tajikistan. Traditional hunters largely accepted a community-based conservation approach because it resonates with their subsistence hunting practices. Also, combining traditional hunter knowledge with a community-based conservation approach created an opportunity for knowledge sharing, improved the quality of scientific wildlife surveys, and led to better collaboration among conservancies and other conservation NGOs. More importantly, such approaches empowered and incentivized local traditional hunters to take responsibility for wildlife management.
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title	Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan
title_short	Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan
title_full	Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan
title_fullStr	Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan
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Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan

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