Engagement with indigenous people preserves local knowledge and biodiversity alike

• Main Authors: Aida Shafreena, Ahmad Puad, Gardner, Elliot M, Pereira, Joan T., Jugah, Tagi, Salang, Nyegang, Postar, Miun, Jumian, Jeisin, Pokorny, Lisa, Zerega, Nyree J.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 2022
• Subjects: QK Botany
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38634/1/S0960982222006807_dgcid%3Dcoauthor; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38634/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982222006807; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.062
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Indigenous peoples are important stewards of biodiversity, often living near and possessing intimate knowledge of ecosystems. As a result, species new to science may be long known to indigenous people. While the scientific endeavor has long benefitted from indigenous knowledge, it has usually not en...