Ruifei Tang

TL;DR: It is argued that biocultural approaches to conservation can achieve effective and just conservation outcomes while addressing erosion of both cultural and biological diversity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that biocultural approaches to conservation can guide progress toward just and sustainable conservation solutions, emphasizing the need for pluralistic, partnership-based, and dynamic approaches.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a classification system for both, threats to traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and corresponding conservation actions, and applied it to an examination of TEK threats in Inner Mongolia, China.

TL;DR: This article examined Mongolian herders' traditional ecological knowledge of saxoul (Haloxylon ammodendron), a keystone tree species in the Gobi desert, and found that historical policies that limit indigenous power over resources, centralize planning, and contribute to TEK loss place large barriers on TEK's integration into conservation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how policy changes in China over the past 60 years have influenced indigenous resource management institutions designed to manage common pool pastoral systems in eastern Inner Mongolia, and they found that for over half a century rescaling efforts by the Chinese government shifted the focus to national level development planning, which led to the degradation of indigenous institutions that managed common pool pasture systems in the region.