Implication to Environmental Education of Indigenous Knowledge and the Ecosystem of Upland Farmers in Aklan, Philippines

8th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering

生态环境科学

Arangote, E.^1

Aklan State University, Banga, Aklan, Philippines^1

关键词: Cultural practices;    Current generation;    Disease resistance;    Environmental education;    Indigenous knowledge;    Insect repellant;    Leguminous crops;    Soil management practices;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/167/1/012022/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/167/1/012022

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This paper defined the association between the indigenous knowledge, cultural practices and the ecosystem its implication to the environmental education to the farmers. Farmers recognize the need for sustainability of the ecosystem they inhabit. The cultural practices of farmers on use of indigenous pest control, use of insect-repellant plants, soil management practices that suppress diseases and harmful pests and conserve soil moisture are deemed to be ecologically-friendly. Indigenous plant materials that were more drought- and pest-resistant were grown. Crop rotation was implemented with various crop seeds to increase their disease resistance. Multi-cropping, planting of perennial crops, categorization of soil and planting of appropriate crops, planting of appropriate and leguminous crops, allotting land as watershed, and preserving traditional palay seed varieties were found to be beneficial in preserving the environment. The study also found that indigenous knowledge about crops are still relevant and useful to the current generation. This ensured the sustainability of our environment and incumbent on policy makers and educators to support and preserve for generations yet to come.