Backyard conservation in traditionally owned lands

Junior Novera; Salit Kark

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.006

Backyard conservation in traditionally owned lands

Trends Ecol Evol. 2023 Jan;38(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.006. Epub 2022 Sep 19.

Authors

Junior Novera¹, Salit Kark²

Affiliations

¹ The Biodiversity Research Group, Centre of Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; Mapisi Village, Kunua District, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Electronic address: jnovera@gmail.com.
² The Biodiversity Research Group, Centre of Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.

PMID: 36137853
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.006

Abstract

Backyard conservation is a community-based approach aiming to weave traditional knowledge, management practices, customary land ownership, and Indigenous-driven solutions with other scientific knowledge to enhance conservation. The islands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) provide an important example towards understanding the role of backyard conservation in culturally diverse and complex societies.

Keywords: Bougainville Island; Indigenous knowledge; Papua New Guinea; backyard conservation; customary land ownership; knowledge weaving; traditional land ownership.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources*
Papua New Guinea