PAPER: Biocultural Hysteresis Inhibits...
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.002
Biocultural Hysteresis Inhibits Adaptation to Environmental Change
May 2019
Lyver POB, Timoti P, Davis T, Tylianakis JM 2019. Biocultural Hysteresis Inhibits Adaptation to Environmental Change. Trends Ecol Evol 34(9): 771-780.
ABSTRACT
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) often use natural resources as both a reason and mechanism for environmental management, yet a number of environmental, social, and economic drivers disrupt this relationship. Here, we argue that these drivers can also trigger a set of feedback mechanisms that further diminish the efficacy of local management. We call this process biocultural hysteresis. These feedbacks, which include knowledge loss and a breakdown of social hierarchies, prevent IPLC from adapting their management to change. Biocultural hysteresis worsens as IPLC spend an increasing amount of time outside their social–ecological context. Therefore, we argue for adaptive policies and processes that favour protecting and enabling IPLC engagement with their environment.
KEYWORDS
biocultural hysteresis; biodiversity; cultural diversity; engagement with environment; indigenous knowledge; local knowledge; feedback mechanisms
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