Tommaney Library: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): TEK in Action

A Temple Tank in India

Kovil Kulam/Temple Tanks. Digital Image. Sahapedia. Accessed March 18 2022. https://www.sahapedia.org/traditional-water-systems-of-india-0#_edn20.

Kovil Kulam, or Temple Tanks, are storage reservoirs for ground and rainwater that is collected through a system of channels. This is one of many rainwater harvesting techniques that are still used in India today. Many rural communities depend on these techniques instead of modern water infrastructure, which can be less reliable. Some of these Kovi Kulam have carved animals marking different volumes of water in the tank.

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Indigenous Leadership in Conservation Canada Parks maintains cooperative management partnerships with the Indigenous peoples and knowledge-holders of each national park’s respective regions. On this website, you will find examples of TEK being used to restore and monitor the balance of native species throughout Canada. This site showcases what the application of TEK and successful collaborative management looks like. Please note, that while most Canadian National Parks maintain a collaborative relationship with Indigenous peoples, this is not necessarily reflective of reconciliation efforts throughout Canada as a whole.
Karuk Tribe Climate Change Projects After extensive research on how climate change is and will continue to affect the lands of the Karuk Aboriginal Territory in Northern California, the Karuk Tribe developed and released reports on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Knowledge Sovereignty. In part, the reports call for a return to TEK and traditional land management strategies to fight climate change.
Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Revival Helps Conserve Great Apes
A Māori Community Leans on Tradition to Restore its Forest
Rebuilding Rainwater Collection in India
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Maintains Useful Plant Diversity in Semi-natural Grasslands in the Kiso Region, Japan

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