A Case Study of Rukai Traditional Ecological Knowledge on Sustainable Forest

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 教育研究所 === 106 === Recently, human being has nearly used up natural resources and the environment has been devastated seriously. For this reason, Sustainable Development received more attention. This research seeks the wisdom in the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of western...

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Main Authors: Yun-Hsuan Hsu, 許云瑄
Other Authors: Paichi-Pat Shein
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/nuu536
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Summary:碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 教育研究所 === 106 === Recently, human being has nearly used up natural resources and the environment has been devastated seriously. For this reason, Sustainable Development received more attention. This research seeks the wisdom in the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of western Rukai indigenous community in Pingtung for the topic of Sustainable Forest, in which the research visit the family who have planted trees for over fifty years. Numerous semi-structured interviews will be conducted to collect the information about the relationship between human and nature, and to record the process of planting trees. After the data collection, grounded theory method will be used to analyze the data. The results show that “a genuine human” in Rukai clearly know they have a symbiosis relationship with the nature, and they especially respect the tree, river and land which they conceived as the concept of Source. Thus, they have taboo to regulate their behaviors to control the pollution made by human. The family conduct a special method to plant multiple and original trees back, and this not only rebuild the original forest but also help people seek out the connection with nature during the process. I hope that the findings of this research can provide guidelines for ESD, which can let people recall and strengthen their connection with nature and further cultivate the value of sustainability.