Although many human activities damage environments and pose risks to species conservation, traditional ecological knowledge can be an important source of alternative knowledge for resource conservation when considered in ecological studies. Conservation actions are inefficient when the needs and suggestions of local populations are disregarded in conservation decision making and doing so often generates social-environmental conflicts. In addition, the lack of dialogue between ecologists, managing entities, and local populations has increased the challenges associated with the conservation of diverse natural resources in a various ecosystems and has resulted in many species being threatened with local extinction. In this article, we emphasize local ecological knowledge (LEK) as an emergent property of social-ecological systems and demonstrate that it is necessary to consider LEK in ecological conservation studies. In addition, we discuss the challenges and limitations that can arise in conservation-oriented ecological studies, with an emphasis on establishing good rapport with local communities. Science has a great responsibility to find viable alternatives in order to circumvent social-environmental conflicts. Thus, if the goal of academics and managing entities is biological conservation while safeguarding the needs of local populations, knowledge and natural resource management suggestions from local communities must be considered in order to minimize conflict.

尽管许多人类活动破坏环境并给物种保护带来风险，但在生态学研究中考虑，传统的生态知识可以成为资源保护替代知识的重要来源。当在保护决策过程中忽视当地居民的需求和建议时，保护行动效率低下，这样做常常会引起社会环境冲突。此外，生态学家，管理实体和当地居民之间缺乏对话，加剧了与保护各种生态系统中各种自然资源有关的挑战，并导致许多物种面临当地灭绝的威胁。在这篇文章中，我们强调本地生态知识（LEK）是社会生态系统的新兴属性，并表明在生态保护研究中有必要考虑LEK。此外，我们讨论了在以保护为导向的生态研究中可能出现的挑战和局限性，重点是建立良好的环境。与当地社区融洽相处。科学肩负着寻找可行的替代方案，以规避社会环境冲突的重大责任。因此，如果学者和管理实体的目标是在保护当地居民需求的同时进行生物保护，则必须考虑当地社区的知识和自然资源管理建议，以最大程度地减少冲突。