Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the relationship between traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) and plant awareness disparity, or “plant blindness,” in the context of the Cayman Islands. It examines how TEK may be reactivated to enhance nature-connectedness and pro-environmental behaviours. Drawing from archival and ethnographic research, the study suggests that bioculturally grounded interventions can restore human-plant relationships. It proposes implications for museology in promoting biocultural diversity and sustainability, offering insights into addressing biodiversity loss and climate change through localized, culturally relevant methods rooted in the revitalization of TEK.
Source: ICOFOM Study Series
DOI: 10.4000/14f8v
Author: Hannah Reid Ford
Institution: University of Kent
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4412636403