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Accepted Paper:
Keepers of Diversity: Cultural and biodiversity preservation for climate change adaptation among the Tagbanua
Imelda Olvida (PHILRICE Los Banos) Sophia Maria Cuevas (Philippine Rice Research Institute)
Paper short abstract:
The Tagbanua ensured resiliency of their major staple by preserving a diversity of traditional rice cultivars. This can be attributed to a thriving swidden agricultural system, a background of "performative knowledge", and adaptive human agency developed within the Tagbanua lifeworld.
Paper long abstract:
Since time immemorial, the Tagbanua subsisted on swidden agriculture, hunting, and foraging at the West Coast of Palawan province and these traditions are still being practised today. The authors argue that preservation of traditional practices is a crucial element for climate change adaptation, particularly in the preservation of genetic diversity. The Tagbanua ensured resiliency of their major staple by preserving a diversity of traditional rice cultivars. However, this has been achieved largely by maintaining the traditional agricultural system that not only includes material culture and technology, but also founded on social relations, dynamic decision-making, and a rich background of "performative knowledge" developed within the cultural framework of the Tagbanua. Traditional systems have sufficed, but for how long will these traditions last?
"The Oldest Human Heritage": Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage
Session 1