Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems

Irene Teixidor-Toneu; Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares; Ricardo Alvarez Abel; Gantuya Batdelger; Elicia Bell; Sophie Caillon; Mauricio Cantor; Joel E. Correia; Sandra Díaz; Jonathan Fisk; Alexander Greene; Spencer Greening; Simon Hoyte; Raivo Kalle; Gabriela Loayza; Giulia Mattalia; Rommel Montúfar; Jaime Ojeda; Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan; Ismael Vaccaro; Natalie C. Ban

doi:10.1002/pan3.70036

Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems

Irene Teixidor-Toneu^*, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares^*, Ricardo Alvarez Abel, Gantuya Batdelger, Elicia Bell, Sophie Caillon, Mauricio Cantor, Joel E. Correia, Sandra Díaz, Jonathan Fisk, Alexander Greene, Spencer Greening, Simon Hoyte, Raivo Kalle, Gabriela Loayza, Giulia Mattalia, Rommel Montúfar, Jaime Ojeda, Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan, Ismael VaccaroNatalie C. Ban^*

^*Autor correspondiente de este trabajo

Producción científica: Contribución a una revista › Editorial › revisión exhaustiva

1 Cita (Scopus)

Resumen

In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This editorial synthesises first-hand evidence of how practising reciprocity can result in positive reciprocal contributions between people and nature. It also offers a theoretical justification of why considering reciprocity can lead to more equitable, inclusive and effective conservation and sustainability policy and practices, contributing to curving the colonial baggage of academic inquiry and development action. Nurturing reciprocal relations between people, especially between academics and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a necessary first step to identifying pathways whereby living in harmony with nature can be achieved.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	922-933
Número de páginas	12
Publicación	People and Nature
Volumen	7
N.º	5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70036
Estado	Publicada - may. 2025

Nota bibliográfica

Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society.

Financiación

Financiadores	Número del financiador
University of Victoria
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
European Commission
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
European Research Council	101117423
BASAL	FB210018
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación	RYC2021‐034198‐I
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico	445301/2020-1
Institut de recherche pour le développement	AMX‐22‐CPJ‐05, 402299/00
National Geographic Society	NGS‐101549R‐23
Eesti Teadusagentuur	STP37
IEK-CHANGES	101117423

ODS de las Naciones Unidas

Este resultado contribuye a los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

Acceder al documento

10.1002/pan3.70036

Otros archivos y enlaces

Enlace a la publicación en Scopus

Citar esto

Teixidor-Toneu, I., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Alvarez Abel, R., Batdelger, G., Bell, E., Caillon, S., Cantor, M., Correia, J. E., Díaz, S., Fisk, J., Greene, A., Greening, S., Hoyte, S., Kalle, R., Loayza, G., Mattalia, G., Montúfar, R., Ojeda, J., Phatthanaphraiwan, S., ... Ban, N. C. (2025). Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems. People and Nature, 7(5), 922-933. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70036

@article{c48d01d2f56e4ff1b788fab738778c9f,

title = "Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems",

abstract = "In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This editorial synthesises first-hand evidence of how practising reciprocity can result in positive reciprocal contributions between people and nature. It also offers a theoretical justification of why considering reciprocity can lead to more equitable, inclusive and effective conservation and sustainability policy and practices, contributing to curving the colonial baggage of academic inquiry and development action. Nurturing reciprocal relations between people, especially between academics and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a necessary first step to identifying pathways whereby living in harmony with nature can be achieved.",

keywords = "Indigenous and local knowledge, reciprocal relations, reciprocity, social-ecological systems",

author = "Irene Teixidor-Toneu and {\'A}lvaro Fern{\'a}ndez-Llamazares and {Alvarez Abel}, Ricardo and Gantuya Batdelger and Elicia Bell and Sophie Caillon and Mauricio Cantor and Correia, {Joel E.} and Sandra D{\'i}az and Jonathan Fisk and Alexander Greene and Spencer Greening and Simon Hoyte and Raivo Kalle and Gabriela Loayza and Giulia Mattalia and Rommel Mont{\'u}far and Jaime Ojeda and Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan and Ismael Vaccaro and Ban, {Natalie C.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 The Author(s). People and Nature published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society.",

year = "2025",

month = may,

doi = "10.1002/pan3.70036",

language = "English",

volume = "7",

pages = "922--933",

journal = "People and Nature",

issn = "2575-8314",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",

number = "5",

}

Teixidor-Toneu, I, Fernández-Llamazares, Á, Alvarez Abel, R, Batdelger, G, Bell, E, Caillon, S, Cantor, M, Correia, JE, Díaz, S, Fisk, J, Greene, A, Greening, S, Hoyte, S, Kalle, R, Loayza, G, Mattalia, G, Montúfar, R, Ojeda, J, Phatthanaphraiwan, S, Vaccaro, I & Ban, NC 2025, 'Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems', People and Nature, vol. 7, n.º 5, pp. 922-933. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70036

TY - JOUR

T1 - Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity

T2 - Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems

AU - Teixidor-Toneu, Irene

AU - Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro

AU - Alvarez Abel, Ricardo

AU - Batdelger, Gantuya

AU - Bell, Elicia

AU - Caillon, Sophie

AU - Cantor, Mauricio

AU - Correia, Joel E.

AU - Díaz, Sandra

AU - Fisk, Jonathan

AU - Greene, Alexander

AU - Greening, Spencer

AU - Hoyte, Simon

AU - Kalle, Raivo

AU - Loayza, Gabriela

AU - Mattalia, Giulia

AU - Montúfar, Rommel

AU - Ojeda, Jaime

AU - Phatthanaphraiwan, Suwichan

AU - Vaccaro, Ismael

AU - Ban, Natalie C.

PY - 2025/5

Y1 - 2025/5

N2 - In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This editorial synthesises first-hand evidence of how practising reciprocity can result in positive reciprocal contributions between people and nature. It also offers a theoretical justification of why considering reciprocity can lead to more equitable, inclusive and effective conservation and sustainability policy and practices, contributing to curving the colonial baggage of academic inquiry and development action. Nurturing reciprocal relations between people, especially between academics and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a necessary first step to identifying pathways whereby living in harmony with nature can be achieved.

AB - In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of reciprocity vary and are enacted in specific cultural practices grounded in Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This editorial synthesises first-hand evidence of how practising reciprocity can result in positive reciprocal contributions between people and nature. It also offers a theoretical justification of why considering reciprocity can lead to more equitable, inclusive and effective conservation and sustainability policy and practices, contributing to curving the colonial baggage of academic inquiry and development action. Nurturing reciprocal relations between people, especially between academics and Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a necessary first step to identifying pathways whereby living in harmony with nature can be achieved.

KW - Indigenous and local knowledge

KW - reciprocal relations

KW - reciprocity

KW - social-ecological systems

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105005604177&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1002/pan3.70036

DO - 10.1002/pan3.70036

M3 - Editorial

AN - SCOPUS:105005604177

SN - 2575-8314

VL - 7

SP - 922

EP - 933

JO - People and Nature

JF - People and Nature

IS - 5

ER -