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Ecocentric Living: A Way Forward Towards Zero Carbon: A Conversation about Indigenous Law and Leadership Based on Custodianship and Praxis

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Clé publique

doi:10.1007/s11213-022-09604-0

Auteurs

Janet Judy McIntyre-Mills · Mphatheleni Makaulule · Patricia Vhahangwele Lethole · Enid Manyaku Pitsoane · Akwasi Arko-Achemfuor · Rudolf Wirawan · Ida Widianingsih

Année déclarée

2022

Langue déclarée

en

Type source

article

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.816614+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:13:16.515690+00:00

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Non effectuée

Institutions déclarées par la source

Adelaide University · Padjadjaran University · The University of Adelaide · University of Indonesia · University of South Africa

Pays d’affiliation déclarés

AU · ID · ZA

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

Abstract This paper reflects on leadership shown in Venda, Southern Africa to protect the lungs of the planet and draws out key themes on the way Indigenous wisdom — underpinned by a sense of the sacred and the profane – expressed in solidarity with nature - are vital for protecting forests. It explores indigenous wisdom on their kinship with organic and inorganic sacred totems (plants, animals and features of the landscape) which are protected through relationships that inform governance. The ongoing community of practice and related projects make a case for standing together to address climate change. The paper was developed as part of a University of South Africa project together with the named authors. Mphatheleni Makaulule has developed an a priori and a posterioriapproachto Ecosystemic governance that resonates with the work of Wangari Maathai. Makaulule’s leadership in Venda that is discussed with fellow project members who are exploring how the agendas for COP 26 could be attained by fostering law informed by Bateson’s concept an “ecology of mind – which means an understanding of human beings’ place within living systems and our need for both education and laws to protect ecosystems such as forests (which are the lungs of the world) and the water systems (which are the life blood of all living systems). The governance approach in Venda emphasised the need to think in terms of our relationships with all living systems. The idea of extending a sense of solidarity to others is explored deeply with Makaulule and colleagues by considering similar approaches in other places, such as the Amazon where Makaulule spent time learning from shamanic leaders, Ghana (where Akwasi Achemfuor has undertaken research), Northern Territory and South Australia (where McIntyre was mentored by Peter Turner and Olive Veverbrants). The paper also refers to the work of Widianingsih based on an in-depth discussion on the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar community in West Java that has also been protecting the forests for more than 300 years. The authors explore whether attributing personhood to nature, could be regarded as limiting a notion of mystical and pragmatic recognition of interbeing or even a form of colonising the notion of interbeing? We suggest that a community of practice approach (Wenger, 1999, Wenger et al., 2009) to support learning organisations and communities could support two-way education to enable cross cultural, cross disciplinary and transnational learning to support steps towards wellbeing through sharing our understanding of interbeing in dialogue, it became clear that transcendence through totemism, dreams and shamanistic rituals support a sense of oneness with nature, relationality as well as a sense of awe, solidarity and responsibility for others which is being increasingly recognised in the arts and sciences.

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OPENALEX

W4292823960

DOI

10.1007/s11213-022-09604-0

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Doctrine

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article

Entités naturelles mentionnées

Forêt · Écosystème · Paysage · Territoire

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OpenAlex · Document 1 · Document 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09604-0
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4292823960

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