Applying Ethnobiology in Sustainable Management and Utilization of Biological Resources in Indonesia

16 pages•Published: March 1, 2021

Abstract

Ethnobiology has become very comprehensive with the very broad and varied topic of discussion and analysis. The application of ethnobiological data has expanded considerably and ethnobiological research has been applied to practical areas such as bio-resources conservation and management, landscape management, and bioprospecting. This presentation explains the main areas of modern ethnobiological research which examines all aspects of the reciprocal relationship between human and biological resources and their ecosystem. Specifically, ethnobiology includes any studies relating to bio-resources, including how they are classified and named, how they are used and managed, and how their exploitation has influenced their evolution. The main area of modern ethnobiological investigation includes (1) Ethnobotany: study of local community knowledge systems and the overall relationship between communities and plant species diversity; ethnobotany study discussed the perceptions and conceptions of the management system of biodiversity and its natural ecosystem diversity; Ethnoecology: study of local knowledge of natural ecosystem and environmental impact of local bio-resources management; (2) Traditional Production Activities System: in this field, local knowledge of traditional production activities system includes agriculture, forestry, local technology and innovation of biological resources management and nature and environmental impact of bio-resources management; (3) Cognitive ethnobiology: a local perception of the natural world through the analysis of symbolism in ritual and myth, and their ecological consequences; organization of knowledge system through ethno-taxonomic study, etc.; (4) Material culture: a local knowledge and use of biodiversity and bio-resources products in art and technology; (5) Traditional bio-phytochemistry: a study of local knowledge and use of bio-resources for bio-chemicals, for example in pest control, poison, pungent, coloring and traditional medicine; and (6) Palaeoethnobiology/Palaeoethnobotany: a study of past interaction between human populations and bio-resources based on the interpretation of archeobiological remains. Currently, ethnobiological data plays an important role in the conservation and sustainable use of bio-recourses.

Keyphrases: bio resources, ethnobiology, ethnoecology, local knowledge, sustainable use

In: Kustiati and Wolly Candramila (editors). Proceedings of KOBI 2nd International Conference on Management of Tropical Biodiversity for Human Welfare: From Ecosystem to Molecular, vol 1, pages 8-23.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/nxmj
	https://doi.org/10.29007/dknw