M C Gavin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 33747 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | M C Gavin |
| NOMBRES | M C |
| APELLIDO | Gavin |
| FIRMA | GAVIN M C |
| AFILIACIONES | Colorado State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2169-4668 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 121 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Cultivating reciprocity and supporting Indigenous lifeways through the cultural transformation of natural resource management in North America
Recent decades have seen increasing calls for implementing Indigenous Knowledges (IK) in natural resource management (NRM). However, efforts have been limited by the cultural incommensurabilities between (1) NRM institutions, which are rooted in worldviews that prioritize extraction for dominant cultures and assume dominance over nature and (2) Indigenous worldviews that prioritize kincentric reciprocity with the environment. This manuscript addr…
The Language Freedom Index
This article introduces a framework for systematically evaluating and comparing language rights across national contexts. We develop an index to assess the range of language freedoms, focusing on areas such as government services, education, healthcare, and media. The index compiles multiple variables into a single indicator, offering a concise measure of linguistic freedom. Our analysis shows that larger language communities typically enjoy more…
Climate, climate change and the global diversity of human houses
Globally, human house types are diverse, varying in shape, size, roof type, building materials, arrangement, decoration and many other features. Here we offer the first rigorous, global evaluation of the factors that influence the construction of traditional (vernacular) houses. We apply macroecological approaches to analyse data describing house features from 1900 to 1950 across 1000 societies. Geographic, social and linguistic descriptors for e…
A values-centered relational science model
Addressing complex social-ecological issues requires all relevant sources of knowledge and data, especially those held by communities who remain close to the land. Centuries of oppression, extractive research practices, and misrepresentation have hindered balanced knowledge exchange with Indigenous communities and inhibited innovation and problem-solving capacity in all scientific fields. A recent shift in the research landscape reflects a growin…
On “historical unity” of Russian and Ukrainian
This paper focuses on Putin’s (2021) misguided claim regarding “historical [linguistic] unity” of Russian and Ukrainian. Their being two distinct languages is not in question, as opposed (for example) to Serbian and Croatian. However, it is important to substantiate the objective reality of those differences, taking a strong stand against unjustified claims about linguistic [unity] where there are no grounds for them. Implementing a Python-coded …
Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems
The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization, government policies, capitalism, colonialism, and other rapid social-ecological changes threaten the relationships between Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their environments, thereby challenging the continuity and dynamism of Indigenous and Local Knowle…
Pathways to social inequality
Prestige and content biases together shape the cultural transmission of narratives
Toward a Global Ecology of Fermented Foods
The control of microbes in food has been as important to human societies as the domestication of plants and animals. The direct or indirect management of microbes has been critical to food safety, ensuring nutrient availability, and developing desired sensory characteristics in food. Fermentation is more universal than is agriculture inasmuch as it is practiced by agricultural societies, pastoralists, and hunter-gatherers. In addition, fermentati…
Cultural transmission and ecological opportunity jointly shaped global patterns of reliance on agriculture
A global assessment of Indigenous community engagement in climate research
For millennia Indigenous communities worldwide have maintained diverse knowledge systems informed through careful observation of dynamics of environmental changes. Although Indigenous communities and their knowledge systems are recognized as critical resources for understanding and adapting to climate change, no comprehensive, evidence-based analysis has been conducted into how environmental studies engage Indigenous communities. Here we provide …
Scotland's Poetics of Space
This paper reports on a collaborative project that develops new applications of spatial text analysis. We offer a methodology to identify and evaluate correlations between semantic and geographic distance in a printed corpus. Our work combines geographic information science (GIS) with corpus linguistics to study how places are described, how spatial categories coalesce and change, and how patterns in language correlate with patterns in geography.…
Hindcasting global population densities reveals forces enabling the origin of agriculture
A classification of threats to traditional ecological knowledge and conservation responses
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) shapes human-environment interactions across much of the globe. Numerous case studies have provided evidence of TEK degradation, with substantial implications for the status of biodiversity. Previous studies draw on diverse academic disciplines, each with a unique set of theoretical constructs and discipline-specific jargon. The lack of a standard lexicon for TEK threats and conservation actions impedes the …
Thinking Globally But Not Acting Locally
One solution to mitigate conservation threats is to harness the collective impact of individuals changing their behavior. Due to limited resources, it is necessary to identify high impact behaviors to target in future advocacy campaigns. In this article, we followed a systematic process and asked environmental specialists and zoo visitors to list the top three global and local wildlife conservation threats and the corresponding behaviors to mitig…
Degradation and re-emergence of the commons
Assessing Variation and Diversity of Ethnomedical Knowledge
Beyond Carbon, More Than Forest? Redd+ Governmentality in Indonesia
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an expanding global initiative oriented at slowing or reversing carbon emissions from forests in the Global South. The programme is based on the principle of payment for environmental services, where the carbon sequestration services of forests are seen to have a financial value which can be paid for through grant and market mechanisms. In this paper we explore how REDD+ is i…
The ecology of religious beliefs
Significance Here we show that the spatial prevalence of human societies that believe in moralizing high gods can be predicted with a high level of accuracy (91%) from historical, social, and ecological data. Using high-resolution datasets, we systematically estimate the relative effects of resource abundance, ecological risk, cultural diffusion, shared ancestry, and political complexity on the global distribution of beliefs in moralizing high go…
In Situ Maintenance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge on Malekula Island, Vanuatu
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) guides resource management across the globe, but is at risk amid social and ecological change. This has prompted numerous calls for TEK maintenance efforts, but these remain largely unexamined in the literature. Here, we discuss three examples of in situ TEK maintenance from Malekula Island in Vanuatu, locally known as kastom schools. Based on qualitative data, we find that the kastom schools may create seve…
Local Perceptions of Changes in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The challenges of maintaining indigenous ecological knowledge
Increased interest in indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) has led to concern that it is vulnerable amidst social and ecological change. In response, multiple authors have recommended the establishment of programs for the maintenance and revitalization of IEK systems. However, few studies have analyzed the methods, opportunities, and challenges of these programs. This is a critical gap, as IEK maintenance is challenging and will require layered …
Perceptions of the value of traditional ecological knowledge to formal school curricula
Background The integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into formal school curricula may be a key tool for the revitalisation of biocultural diversity, and has the potential to improve the delivery of educational objectives. This paper explores perceptions of the value of TEK to formal education curricula on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. We conducted 49 interviews with key stakeholders (local TEK experts, educators, and officials) regard…
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Informing Resource Management
We examine Mongolian herders' traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of saxoul (Haloxylon ammodendron), a keystone tree species in the Gobi desert. Government conservation planning, focused on closed reserves and aerial seeding, has alienated Mongolians and further degraded saxoul populations. We collected information from all Mongolian families (n = 85 individuals from 33 families) in the community of Hatuhuduge Gacha using semi-structured inter…
A collaborative approach to embedding graduate primary care mental health workers in the UK National Health Service
The UK National Health Service (NHS) workforce has recently seen the arrival of the Graduate Mental Health Worker (GMHW) in primary care. We established a Quality Improvement Collaborative to assist in embedding this new workforce in one Strategic Health Authority Area of England. The intervention utilised 'collaborative' technology which involves bringing together groups of practitioners from different organizations to work in a structured way t…
Beyond Carbon, More Than Forest? Redd+ Governmentality in Indonesia
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an expanding global initiative oriented at slowing or reversing carbon emissions from forests in the Global South. The programme is based on the principle of payment for environmental services, where the carbon sequestration services of forests are seen to have a financial value which can be paid for through grant and market mechanisms. In this paper we explore how REDD+ is i…
Perceptions of the value of traditional ecological knowledge to formal school curricula
Background The integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into formal school curricula may be a key tool for the revitalisation of biocultural diversity, and has the potential to improve the delivery of educational objectives. This paper explores perceptions of the value of TEK to formal education curricula on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. We conducted 49 interviews with key stakeholders (local TEK experts, educators, and officials) regard…
The challenges of maintaining indigenous ecological knowledge
Increased interest in indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) has led to concern that it is vulnerable amidst social and ecological change. In response, multiple authors have recommended the establishment of programs for the maintenance and revitalization of IEK systems. However, few studies have analyzed the methods, opportunities, and challenges of these programs. This is a critical gap, as IEK maintenance is challenging and will require layered …
Hindcasting global population densities reveals forces enabling the origin of agriculture
Assessing Variation and Diversity of Ethnomedical Knowledge
Pathways to social inequality
Local Perceptions of Changes in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Prestige and content biases together shape the cultural transmission of narratives
Toward a Global Ecology of Fermented Foods
The control of microbes in food has been as important to human societies as the domestication of plants and animals. The direct or indirect management of microbes has been critical to food safety, ensuring nutrient availability, and developing desired sensory characteristics in food. Fermentation is more universal than is agriculture inasmuch as it is practiced by agricultural societies, pastoralists, and hunter-gatherers. In addition, fermentati…
Degradation and re-emergence of the commons
In Situ Maintenance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge on Malekula Island, Vanuatu
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) guides resource management across the globe, but is at risk amid social and ecological change. This has prompted numerous calls for TEK maintenance efforts, but these remain largely unexamined in the literature. Here, we discuss three examples of in situ TEK maintenance from Malekula Island in Vanuatu, locally known as kastom schools. Based on qualitative data, we find that the kastom schools may create seve…
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Informing Resource Management
We examine Mongolian herders' traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of saxoul (Haloxylon ammodendron), a keystone tree species in the Gobi desert. Government conservation planning, focused on closed reserves and aerial seeding, has alienated Mongolians and further degraded saxoul populations. We collected information from all Mongolian families (n = 85 individuals from 33 families) in the community of Hatuhuduge Gacha using semi-structured inter…
A values-centered relational science model
Addressing complex social-ecological issues requires all relevant sources of knowledge and data, especially those held by communities who remain close to the land. Centuries of oppression, extractive research practices, and misrepresentation have hindered balanced knowledge exchange with Indigenous communities and inhibited innovation and problem-solving capacity in all scientific fields. A recent shift in the research landscape reflects a growin…
Testing a Rapid Quantitative Ethnobiological Technique
Cultural transmission and ecological opportunity jointly shaped global patterns of reliance on agriculture
The development of assessment and referral services in Ontario
Testing a Rapid Quantitative Ethnobiological Technique
The Pigeon Paradox
Estimating Illegal Resource Use at a Ugandan Park with the Randomized Response Technique
Illegal resource use is a major threat to conservation in protected areas throughout the world, yet accurately estimating the number of poachers has been difficult. People violating the law seldom identify themselves for fear of retribution; thus quantifying illegal resource use is constrained by methodological problems. We evaluate the effectiveness of the randomized response technique (RRT) with a population that is partially illiterate to asse…
Socioeconomic predictors of forest use values in the Peruvian Amazon
A collaborative approach to embedding graduate primary care mental health workers in the UK National Health Service
The UK National Health Service (NHS) workforce has recently seen the arrival of the Graduate Mental Health Worker (GMHW) in primary care. We established a Quality Improvement Collaborative to assist in embedding this new workforce in one Strategic Health Authority Area of England. The intervention utilised 'collaborative' technology which involves bringing together groups of practitioners from different organizations to work in a structured way t…
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Informing Resource Management
We examine Mongolian herders' traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of saxoul (Haloxylon ammodendron), a keystone tree species in the Gobi desert. Government conservation planning, focused on closed reserves and aerial seeding, has alienated Mongolians and further degraded saxoul populations. We collected information from all Mongolian families (n = 85 individuals from 33 families) in the community of Hatuhuduge Gacha using semi-structured inter…
Perceptions of the value of traditional ecological knowledge to formal school curricula
Background The integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into formal school curricula may be a key tool for the revitalisation of biocultural diversity, and has the potential to improve the delivery of educational objectives. This paper explores perceptions of the value of TEK to formal education curricula on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. We conducted 49 interviews with key stakeholders (local TEK experts, educators, and officials) regard…
The ecology of religious beliefs
Significance Here we show that the spatial prevalence of human societies that believe in moralizing high gods can be predicted with a high level of accuracy (91%) from historical, social, and ecological data. Using high-resolution datasets, we systematically estimate the relative effects of resource abundance, ecological risk, cultural diffusion, shared ancestry, and political complexity on the global distribution of beliefs in moralizing high go…
In Situ Maintenance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge on Malekula Island, Vanuatu
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) guides resource management across the globe, but is at risk amid social and ecological change. This has prompted numerous calls for TEK maintenance efforts, but these remain largely unexamined in the literature. Here, we discuss three examples of in situ TEK maintenance from Malekula Island in Vanuatu, locally known as kastom schools. Based on qualitative data, we find that the kastom schools may create seve…
Local Perceptions of Changes in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The challenges of maintaining indigenous ecological knowledge
Increased interest in indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) has led to concern that it is vulnerable amidst social and ecological change. In response, multiple authors have recommended the establishment of programs for the maintenance and revitalization of IEK systems. However, few studies have analyzed the methods, opportunities, and challenges of these programs. This is a critical gap, as IEK maintenance is challenging and will require layered …
Thinking Globally But Not Acting Locally
One solution to mitigate conservation threats is to harness the collective impact of individuals changing their behavior. Due to limited resources, it is necessary to identify high impact behaviors to target in future advocacy campaigns. In this article, we followed a systematic process and asked environmental specialists and zoo visitors to list the top three global and local wildlife conservation threats and the corresponding behaviors to mitig…
Degradation and re-emergence of the commons
Assessing Variation and Diversity of Ethnomedical Knowledge
Beyond Carbon, More Than Forest? Redd+ Governmentality in Indonesia
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is an expanding global initiative oriented at slowing or reversing carbon emissions from forests in the Global South. The programme is based on the principle of payment for environmental services, where the carbon sequestration services of forests are seen to have a financial value which can be paid for through grant and market mechanisms. In this paper we explore how REDD+ is i…
A classification of threats to traditional ecological knowledge and conservation responses
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) shapes human-environment interactions across much of the globe. Numerous case studies have provided evidence of TEK degradation, with substantial implications for the status of biodiversity. Previous studies draw on diverse academic disciplines, each with a unique set of theoretical constructs and discipline-specific jargon. The lack of a standard lexicon for TEK threats and conservation actions impedes the …
A global assessment of Indigenous community engagement in climate research
For millennia Indigenous communities worldwide have maintained diverse knowledge systems informed through careful observation of dynamics of environmental changes. Although Indigenous communities and their knowledge systems are recognized as critical resources for understanding and adapting to climate change, no comprehensive, evidence-based analysis has been conducted into how environmental studies engage Indigenous communities. Here we provide …
Scotland's Poetics of Space
This paper reports on a collaborative project that develops new applications of spatial text analysis. We offer a methodology to identify and evaluate correlations between semantic and geographic distance in a printed corpus. Our work combines geographic information science (GIS) with corpus linguistics to study how places are described, how spatial categories coalesce and change, and how patterns in language correlate with patterns in geography.…
Hindcasting global population densities reveals forces enabling the origin of agriculture
Cultural transmission and ecological opportunity jointly shaped global patterns of reliance on agriculture
Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems
The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization, government policies, capitalism, colonialism, and other rapid social-ecological changes threaten the relationships between Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their environments, thereby challenging the continuity and dynamism of Indigenous and Local Knowle…
Pathways to social inequality
Prestige and content biases together shape the cultural transmission of narratives
Toward a Global Ecology of Fermented Foods
The control of microbes in food has been as important to human societies as the domestication of plants and animals. The direct or indirect management of microbes has been critical to food safety, ensuring nutrient availability, and developing desired sensory characteristics in food. Fermentation is more universal than is agriculture inasmuch as it is practiced by agricultural societies, pastoralists, and hunter-gatherers. In addition, fermentati…
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