A1 Journal article (refereed)
Potential for cascading impacts of environmental change and policy on indigenous culture (2022)
Yletyinen, J., Tylianakis, J. M., Stone, C., & Lyver, P. O. (2022). Potential for cascading impacts of environmental change and policy on indigenous culture. Ambio, 51(5), 1110-1122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01670-3
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Yletyinen, Johanna; Tylianakis, Jason M.; Stone, Clive; Lyver, Phil O’B.
Journal or series: Ambio
ISSN: 0044-7447
eISSN: 1654-7209
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 15/01/2022
Volume: 51
Issue number: 5
Pages range: 1110-1122
Publisher: Springer
Publication country: Switzerland
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01670-3
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/79399
Abstract
Global environmental and societal changes threaten the cultures of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC). Despite the importance of IPLC worldviews and knowledge to sustaining human well-being and biodiversity, risks to these cultural resources are commonly neglected in environmental governance, in part because impacts can be indirect and therefore difficult to evaluate. Here, we investigate the connectivity of values associated with the relationship Ngātiwai (a New Zealand Māori tribe) have with their environment. We show that mapping the architecture of values-environment relationships enables assessment of how deep into culture the impacts of environmental change or policy can cascade. Our results detail how loss of access to key environmental elements could potentially have extensive direct and cascading impacts on the cultural values of Ngātiwai, including environmental responsibilities. Thus, considering only direct effects of environmental change or policy on cultural resources, or treating IPLC social-ecological relations simplistically, can severely underestimate threats to cultures.
Keywords: indigenous peoples; Maoris; cultural heritage; nature values; relation to nature; local communities; social networks; environmental changes
Free keywords: cultural heritage; environmental values; indigenous peoples; local communities; networks; social-ecological systems
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2022
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