Jeanine Pfeiffer is an ethnoecologist and essayist focusing on biocultural diversity, the intrinsic connections between nature and culture. She is a leading advocate for inclusion of indigenous science in Northern California coastal communities, in Indonesia, and worldwide. Her latest essays have appeared in Slate and High Country News.
Solving the Climate Crisis Requires Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Enrolling local tribal experts as science advisers, partners, and co-managers in addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, legacy pollutants, and other pernicious issues not only makes sense, but is the only way to effectively turn things around.
November 1, 2022