Ecorestoration and Indigenous Agroecology Traditions

Join us for this deep-dive interview with Coakee William Wildcat, an Ecorestoration and Syntropic Agroforestry educator who originally hails from the Oklahoma Seminole Nation. He celebrates having two lenses to navigate the modern world; He integrates the western science studies of soil biology, botany, ecology, Miyawaki reforestation and ecology/climate physics--including the Biotic Pump Theory-- with a deep historical and personal understanding of indigenous agroecology traditions, and weaves them into a coherent picture of what human relationship with Earth looks like when we act as a steward species. When studies show that biodiversity is highest on indigenous-managed land around the world, how do we empower indigenous knowledge-holders during this global climate crisis?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/indigenous-lands-ace-biodiversity-measurements/

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901119301042

 

https://www.wri.org/insights/indigenous-and-local-community-land-rights-protect-biodiversity