If you are interested in ecosystem restoration as a student, researcher or practitioner, then this online workshop is for you! Learn about; the value of traditional ecological knowledge in ecosystem restoration, the study and practice of ethnobotany, and three research methods which you can directly apply to your ecosystem restoration project.
Traditional ecological knowledge is the knowledge, practice, and belief held by people in local and indigenous communities who rely on local resources. This knowledge concerns the relationship of living beings to one another and to the living environment. Traditional ecological knowledge is of great value in the design, execution and monitoring of ecological restoration projects, however, it is often not included!
Traditional ecological knowledge provides value when:
This online workshop is in the making. Register your interest now, and you will receive an early bird discount when the session launches!
Planting trees with the indigenous Misak, Colombia
Jaguar Siembra works with the indigenous Tayrona to restore nature in Colombia.
Traditional methods of the Maya were used to restore the Lacadon Forest in Southern Chiapas, México.
In this online workshop we will learn about:
Ecosystem restoration is mostly an ecological practice, but what is needed is a restoration of the relationship between people and nature. Including traditional ecological knowledge can contribute to social and cultural restoration.
“…reconnecting people and the landscape is as essential as reestablishing proper hydrology or cleaning up contaminants. It is medicine for the earth.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
Start learning today in a self-paced online course, or join me in a live class
€15
COMING SOON – Register your interest for an early bird discount! Welcome to the self-paced introduction into ethnobotany, exploring the relationship between human cultures and plants.
€119
Learn about the study of ethnobotany, and how it helps us understand how people in different cultures relate to plants for their survival, their health, wellbeing and meaning making. Join the next online cohort!
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