In this essay, for the debate series of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, I argue against the oversimplified causal argument that the maintenance of local and traditional knowledge systems is related to less advantaged circumstances. This statement is based on a colonialist perspective of what a less advantageous circumstance is, which is being questioned by several authors. It also ignores the struggles and resistance of traditional knowledge holders and the urgent call for socioenvironmental justice. As an ethnobiologist, I argue that we must face this reality to build science with justice and inclusiveness.

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地方和传统知识体系、抵抗和社会环境正义

在这篇文章中，在《民族生物学和民族医学杂志》的辩论系列中，我反对那种过于简单化的因果论点，即地方和传统知识体系的维护与不利环境有关。这一说法是基于殖民主义者关于什么是不利环境的观点，这一观点受到了一些作者的质疑。它还忽视了传统知识持有者的斗争和抵抗以及对社会环境正义的迫切呼声。作为一名民族生物学家，我认为我们必须面对这一现实，以公正和包容的方式建立科学。