ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION (EIK) AND SCIENTIFIC (ESK) AS TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. EXPERIENCE IN MISIONES, ARGENTINA.

PATRICIA ROCHA; FERNANDO NIELLA; KELLER HÉCTOR; MONTAGNINI FLORECNIA; BEATRIZ EIBL; KORNEL JULIETA; ROMERO FABIAN; LOPEZ LUCAS; BARQUINERO JUAN; METZEL RUTH; ARAUJO JORGE

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Congreso; IUFRO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2016

2Facultad de Ciencias Forestales-UNaM; 3Yale University, USA; 4CONICET.Globally, and particularly in Argentina, biodiversity is declining due to the loss of species and habitats, while cultures, particularly indigenous cultures, are being eroded simultaneously. This general loss of diversity, results in a reduced capacity to transmit indigenous cultural diversity, the EIK (Ecological Indigenous Knowledge), and biological and cultural resources for future generations. The traditional use of the land by indigenous peoples for thousands of years, has contributed to maintain biodiversity and cultural values, therefore, the integration of EIK, can help to generate new strategies for R+D (Research and Development) for conservation of biodiversity and the implementation of natural resources management system, promoting the integration of indigenous communities in decision-making processes of managing these resources. The purpose of the present paper was to develop a baseline analysis,regarding the status of implementation of methodologies for cooperative research, integrating EIK, and those developed by the scientific community and other local institutions, in natural resources management (NRM), in Misiones Province (Argentina). We describe the results and recommendations generated by analyzing national and international experiences, developing surveys and workshops to exchange experiences with members of the scientific communities and local Guarani communities; and a case study in the Guarani Reserve for Multiple Use (RUMG) of the School of Forestry-National University of Misiones, regarding NRM activities and related cultural values, with the two indigenous communities that inhabit the RUMG