Nancy J. Turner

TL;DR: It is proposed that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate with views on personal and collective well-being, or “what is right,” with regard to nature and the environment, and it is time to engage seriously with a third class of values, one with diverse roots and current expressions: relational values.

TL;DR: The concept of cultural keystone species is explored, similarities to and differences from ecologicalKeystone species are described, examples from First Nations cultures of British Columbia are presented, and the application of this concept in ecological restoration and conservation initiatives is discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the characteristics and application of traditional Eco-logical knowledge and wisdom (TEKW) of aboriginal peoples in British Columbia, Canada are discussed, and a case study of ecological and cultural knowledge of the traditional root vegetables yellow avalanche lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) and balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) illustrates ways in which these components can be integrated.

TL;DR: The depletion crisis model and the ecological understanding model as mentioned in this paper are two broadly conceptualized ways in which conservation knowledge may evolve: (1) developing conservation thought and practice depends on learning that resources are depletable, and (2) the development of conservation practices following the incremental elaboration of environmental knowledge by a group of people.