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Developing seasonal calendar of ethnobotany in Satoyama

  • Date of declaration:2024-03-28
  • PI:Min-Chun Liao
  • Division:Botanical Garden Division
Research title
Science and Technology Programs(2023)
KeyWord
Traditional ecological knowledge, Ethnobotany, Seasonal calendar, Socio-ecological production landscapes, SEPLs, Native plant application,
執行成果摘要
In recent years, the rapid development of human society has caused many inappropriate applications of land and natural resources. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is an accumulation of a series of three elements of knowledge, practice and belief. Because of its tendency to coexist and prosper with nature. TEK is an important reference for natural resources, land management and sustainable development. Seasonal calendars are a way to record the relevance of aboriginal societies and the local environment, as well as an important tool for education and cultural promotion. This research will explore the ethnobotany of the Satoyama and Satoumi in Taiwan and their use-time through discussion with local traditional knowledge holders and on-site ecological environment surveys to understand the TEK of local tribes or communities. It also records and preserves the seasonal calendar belonging to tribes and communities in order to achieve practical application and the inheritance of knowledge from generation to generation. The rise of urbanization and intensive agriculture has caused the population migration of mountain villages in Taiwan. Rural population aging have also changed rural landscapes and lifestyles. The traditional mosaic land use method has been transformed into a single crop, and the prevalence of chemical farming methods has caused environmental pollution, soil degradation, and the gradual loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Through the participation of residents, professional counseling, understanding the characteristics of the local ecosystem and the traditional use of resources, combining traditional wisdom and modern technology, and introducing native plants to the area, we hope to encourage residents to transform current intensive agricultural farming system towards nature friendly farming so that a social-ecological production landscape can be reconstracted or restored. Furthermore, through community parternership and adaptive management, we can link the services that the ecosystem can provide with local people 's well-being and together create a sustainable society in which man and nature coexist.