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Sacred Ecology examines knowledge held by Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world and asks how we can learn from this body of knowledge and practice. Berkes explores the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing as a complement to ecology and environmental science, and its cultural and political significance for traditional peoples themselves. With updates of relevant web links and over 300 new references, the Fifth Edition provides increased voice for Indigenous authors and contains much new material, including a new chapter.
List of contents
1. Context of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, 2. Appreciating Indigenous Knowledge, 3. Traditional Knowledge Systems in Practice, 4. Cree Worldview "From the Inside", 5. Cree Fishing Practices as Adaptive Management, 6. A Story of Caribou and Social Learning, 7. How Indigenous and Local Knowledge Develop, 8. Conservation, Indigenous Knowledge and Stewardship, 9. Indigenous Holism and Complex Systems, 10. Climate Change and Indigenous Resilience, 11. Developing Perspectives in Indigenous Knowledge, 12. Toward a Unity of Mind and Nature
About the author
Fikret Berkes is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Tier I Canada Research Chair at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. His studies on community-based resource management have led to explorations of traditional knowledge and stewardship, in addition to contributions to commons studies and social-ecological resilience. He has authored or co-authored some 280 scholarly publications, and authored or edited fifteen books, including
Linking Social and Ecological Systems (1998),
Navigating Social-Ecological Systems (2003),
Advanced Introduction to Resilience (2023), and
Governing for Transformation towards Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries (2025).
