Indigenous Agricultural Ecosystems on the “Extinction Capital”

Benson, Eric; Kamelamela, Katie

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Title

Indigenous Agricultural Ecosystems on the “Extinction Capital”

Author(s)

• Benson, Eric
• Kamelamela, Katie

Issue Date

2023-06-28

Keyword(s)

• Indigenous Knowledge
• Podcast
• Hawaii
• Forestry

Abstract

Hawaii makes up barely 0.3% of the nation's total land mass yet it is home to 44% of the country's endangered and threatened plant species. Making a name for itself as the “extinction capital.” On this episode of Climify, we are joined by Katie Kamelamela, an educator and researcher with the Global Discovery and Conservation Science, whose work gives a hot take on curated landscapes. Her own cultural, ancestral, and spiritual connection to Hawaii brings a human touch and hope to Project Drawdown’s solution sectors on Land Sinks and Indigenous Peoples’ Forest Tenure. Katie observes community and society’s connection, patterns, and interactions with land and cultural heritage to preserve those very systems at risk. Leading with a meditation opened the discussion to wonder: What does a forest mean to you? Life. Water. To Katie, forests in Hawaii serve functional yet spiritual ways in sustaining all of life that it inhabits. Capturing water, hydrating aquifers, or giving life to the ocean, forests are the soul of Indigenous agricultural systems.

Publisher

Climate Designers

Series/Report Name or Number

Season 3: Episode 13

Type of Resource

sound

Language

eng

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