Learning and adaptation as conservation practices in resilient traditional socio-ecological systems: The Elder Brothers of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Autores/as

  • Francisco Felipe Gelves Gómez Universidad El Bosque

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18270/rt.v12i1.654

Resumen

A history of interaction between traditional social communities and the environment forms a relationship that can be understood by examining these interactions through the theory of complex systems. The process of interaction not only develops knowledge applicable to traditional agriculture or hunting and gathering but also promotes conservation practices. This paper examines the socio-ecological system established between the traditional inhabitants of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and its ecosystem. It establishes theoretical foundations through literature review of topics such as learning and knowledge development, resilience and conservation management of socioecological systems. Traditional indigenous communities of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta continually adapt and learn from their environment reinforcing their conservation customs. Further analysis of the social-environment relationship elicits a description of a robust traditional socio-ecological system. A system resilient to outside pressures and environmental change through active conservation.

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Biografía del autor/a

Francisco Felipe Gelves Gómez, Universidad El Bosque

Alumni from the faculty of Environmental Engineering at the Universidad el Bosque (2010). Member of the research group Choc Izone (Universidad el Bosque) since 2005. His major interests lie at the interface between social and natural sciences mainly concerned with conservation, restoration, landscape management and natural resource management from a socioecological perspective. Additionally, he studies traditional communities, environmental sociology and landscape sociology. Mr Gelves is Master of Environment candidate at the University of Melbourne and research student at the Landscape Sociology group (The University of Melbourne).

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2015-10-05