Sustainable use of biocultural diversity can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many ways. The tribal communities of bio-culturally rich Northeastern India rely heavily on local food resources and knowledge for livelihood security. In this study with Adi women of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, we aimed to understand (i) access and use patterns for biocultural plants and animal species from diverse ecosystems and (ii) species diversity and conservation strategies deployed by Adis. We employed a novel participatory approach called “recipe contest” to mobilize Adi women from 15 randomly selected remote and transitional villages. Data collected through interviews, focus group discussions and transect walks from 75 women, were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. We found that traditional local food was linked intricately with women’s knowledge, access patterns, and socio-cultural institutions. From an end-user perspective, remote Adi villages had more widespread use of plant species (14 as food; 34 as food-cum-ethnomedicine and 13 as income-generating species) and animal (17) as food in remote than in transitional villages. Further, there were significant differences (p < 0.000; 0244 and 0.000, respectively) across the social groups for use of plant- and animal-derived food and ethnomedicine. Among different land use systems (i.e., Jhum lands, home gardens, and morang forests), the highest diversity for food plant was found in home gardens while that for food-cum-ethnomedicinal plants and animal species was observed in morang forests. Adi women apply traditional agronomic, cultural, and harvest strategies, based on local knowledge and institutions and varying with social systems, to conserve their key local resources. Significant correlations (r = 0.63 to 0.92) were seen between conservation and use of food and animal species. Traditional knowledge on these aspects was linked intricately to the socio-cultural milieu and is transmitted inter-generationally through various social institutions. Cultural food practices, crucial to social-ecological resilience and livelihood security of Adi and similar indigenous communities confronting global environmental challenges, need to be mainstreamed with relevant policies for achieving some targets of SDGs.

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印度阿鲁纳恰尔邦Adi妇女的文化饮食习惯提高了社会生态适应能力的证据：实现可持续发展目标的见解

可持续利用生物文化多样性可以在许多方面帮助实现可持续发展目标（SDG）。印度东北部具有丰富生物文化的部落社区严重依赖当地的粮食资源和知识来维持生计。在这项针对印度阿鲁纳恰尔邦东香区的Adi妇女的研究中，我们旨在了解（i）来自多种生态系统的生物文化植物和动物物种的获取和使用方式，以及（ii）Adis部署的物种多样性和保护策略。我们采用了一种称为“食谱竞赛”的新颖参与方式，动员了15个随机选择的偏远和过渡村庄的阿迪族妇女。通过定性和定量方法分析了通过访谈，焦点小组讨论和来自75名妇女的横断面走走收集的数据。我们发现，传统的当地美食与妇女的知识，获取方式和社会文化制度有着千丝万缕的联系。从最终用户的角度来看，与过渡村庄相比，偏远的阿迪村庄在偏远地区更广泛地使用植物物种（14种为粮食； 34种为粮食暨民族药，13种为创收物种）和动物（17种）为粮食。此外，各社会群体在使用植物和动物源性食物和民族药典方面存在显着差异（分别为p <0.000、0244和0.000）。在不同的土地利用系统（即，朱姆土地，家庭花园和茂林森林）中，食用植物的多样性最高，出现在家庭花园中，而食用兼人种植物和动物物种的多样性最高。阿迪族妇女运用传统的农艺，文化，基于当地知识和机构并因社会制度而异的采伐策略，以保护其关键的本地资源。在粮食和动物物种的保存和使​​用之间发现了显着的相关性（r = 0.63至0.92）。这些方面的传统知识与社会文化环境有着千丝万缕的联系，并通过各种社会机构世代相传。对于对面临全球环境挑战的阿迪和类似的土著社区的社会生态适应力和生计安全至关重要的文化食品做法，需要与相关政策主流化，以实现某些可持续发展目标。92）在食品和动物物种的保护与利用之间。这些方面的传统知识与社会文化环境有着千丝万缕的联系，并通过各种社会机构世代相传。对于对面临全球环境挑战的阿迪和类似的土著社区的社会生态适应力和生计安全至关重要的文化食品做法，需要与相关政策主流化，以实现某些可持续发展目标。92）在食品和动物物种的保护与利用之间。这些方面的传统知识与社会文化环境有着千丝万缕的联系，并通过各种社会机构世代相传。对于对面临全球环境挑战的阿迪和类似的土著社区的社会生态适应力和生计安全至关重要的文化食品做法，需要与相关政策主流化，以实现某些可持续发展目标。