Applying traditional knowledge to reclamation of industrially disturbed boreal forest

将传统知识应用于受工业干扰的北方森林的复垦

• 批准号: 560856-2021
• 负责人: Bajic, JelenaJ
• 金额: $ 8.74万
• 依托单位: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College & Community Social Innovation Fund
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=755225
• 关键词: Applying; traditional; knowledge; reclamation; industrially

A team of four First Nations, two Forestry companies, and the Northern Alberta Inst. of Technology have come together to develop a framework for how to apply traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to reclaim industry disturbed lands. Much of Alberta's forestry industry landscape is situated on Treaty 8 territory and indigenous lands. Although companies are required to consult the indigenous communities during the use of their land, and there is an interest in incorporating indigenous traditional values when reclaiming disturbed lands, no framework currently exists for how to do this. This project will apply TEK by using a community-focused approach to return value to disturbed landscapes. In this trial, the four different First Nation communities will be fully involved in the reclamation process over 3 years. Focus will be on involving members of the community in the entire process, and in using species of traditional interest for revegetation based on the preferences of the community. The project will develop a framework approach for applying TEK in this context, as well as provide real-world examples of this approach, encouraging future engagement between industry and First Nation communities and the incorporation of traditional values in land reclamation. Resources and educational tools will be developed to facilitate knowledge dissemination of the project learnings, which will be available via online portals to the public as well as delivered during a workshop for industry practitioners and other First Nation communities interested in applying TEK to practical reclamation projects. This approach will be applicable across the boreal landscape and will provide value for reclaiming various types of disturbances on traditional lands.

由四个原住民、两家林业公司和北阿尔伯塔研究所组成的团队。技术专家齐心协力开发了一个框架，用于如何应用传统生态知识（TEK）来开垦受工业干扰的土地。艾伯塔省林业工业景观的大部分位于条约 8 领土和土著土地上。尽管公司在使用土地时必须咨询土著社区，并且在开垦受干扰的土地时也有兴趣融入土著传统价值观，但目前尚不存在如何做到这一点的框架。该项目将通过以社区为中心的方法来应用 TEK，为受干扰的景观带来价值。在这次试验中，四个不同的原住民社区将在三年内全面参与填海过程。重点是让社区成员参与整个过程，并根据社区的喜好使用传统物种进行植被恢复。该项目将开发一种在此背景下应用 TEK 的框架方法，并提供该方法的现实示例，鼓励工业界和原住民社区之间的未来参与，并将传统价值观纳入土地复垦中。将开发资源和教育工具，以促进项目学习的知识传播，这些资源和教育工具将通过在线门户向公众提供，并在研讨会上为有兴趣将 TEK 应用到实际填海项目的行业从业者和其他原住民社区提供。这种方法将适用于整个北方景观，并将为恢复传统土地上的各种类型的干扰提供价值。