Advancing ethnobiology for the ecological transition and a more inclusive and just world: a comprehensive framework for the next 20 years

ALBUQUERQUE, ULYSSES PAULINO; MAROYI, ALFRED; LADIO, ANA H.; PIERONI, ANDREA; ABBASI, ARSHAD MEHMOOD; TOLEDO, BÁRBARA ARIAS; DAHDOUH-GUEBAS, FARID; HALLWASS, GUSTAVO; SOLDATI, GUSTAVO TABOADA; ODONNE, GUILLAUME; VANDEBROEK, INA; VALLÈS, JOAN; HURRELL, JULIO ALBERTO; PARDO DE SANTAYANA, MANUEL; LA TORRE-CUADROS, MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES; SILVA, MARÍA TERESA PULIDO; JACOB, MICHELLE CRISTINE MEDEIROS; DA FONSECA-KRUEL, VIVIANE STERN; FERREIRA JÚNIOR, WASHINGTON SOARES

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Springer

Año: 2024 vol. 20

This opinion piece, written by ethnobiologists from diferent parts of the world, emphasizes the importance of ethno‑biology research in advancing contemporary biology, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, sus‑tainable development, and, especially, contributing to the ecological transition and more just and inclusive world. Toachieve these goals, it is essential to develop research and collaborate with social groups that live in close relationshipwith nature in research activities, such as Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC), as well as Afro-descend‑ants and other Marginalized, Minority or Minoritized Communities (AMMC). Ethnobiology can identify and providelocally appropriate solutions to local problems, enabling sustainable resource management at the landscape level.The text explores important aspects that need to be considered to guide the future of ethnobiology in the next20 years, aiming to integrate and amplify previous discussions held in the discipline and identify points that demandongoing attention. This paper highlights refections from diverse researchers, emphasizing how ethnobiology canembrace diferent perspectives and employ rigorous analysis of complex phenomena toward efective policiesand practices. This approach holds the potential to address the challenges the planet is currently facing in the comingdecades