Reference:

Preprints. (2024). Traditional ecological knowledge and environmental stewardship. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1838.v1

“Environmental stewardship in Indigenous and local communities should not be understood only as a response to poverty or lack of alternatives.”(Preprints,2024)

The key idea of this article is that Environmental stewardship is an intention choice instead of that something people do because of no option. The author challenges the assumption that local people and communities protect the environment because of poverty. In this article Stewardship is presented as a value based practice that is shaped by culture, ethics and responsibility to future generations. By definition and reframing stewardship as purposeful, the author argues that local communities are active decision makers in environmental protection, not a passive participants.