Accelerating deforestation and ecological degradation, linked to political and economic policies and agendas that endanger the health, well-being, and cultural survival of Indigenous people, present dire threats to the Amazonian biome and its inhabitants. Confronting these challenges necessitates a unified response by local and global partners. However, some conservationists, predominantly from the Global North, have perpetuated problematic, essentialised framings of Indigenous communities, which have even led them to advocate for punitive protectionist policies that we argue are morally and conceptually flawed. Western scientific and popular discourse often presents nature conservation via protected areas as a universal good. In this article, we argue for a more pluralistic approach; one that calls for an equitable footing between Indigenous knowledge and sustainability science. We examine a case study of the Cofán community of Zábalo in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where collective efforts to tsampima coiraye (=care for the forest) have resulted in dynamic institutions adapted to diverse challenges and opportunities. Tsampima coiraye exemplifies a form of caretaking that is distinct from and complementary to Western conservation, one that provides important insights into understanding the context and meanings through which community governance fosters stewardship. We draw upon longitudinal ethnographic fieldwork and the Cofán concept of puifama atesuye (=Two-World Knowledge) to describe collective action, community governance, and caretaking.

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厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区 Cofán 的保护和护理

加速森林砍伐和生态退化，与危及土著人民健康、福祉和文化生存的政治和经济政策和议程相关，对亚马逊生物群落及其居民构成严重威胁。应对这些挑战需要当地和全球合作伙伴的统一响应。然而，一些主要来自全球北方的环保主义者一直在延续存在问题的、本质化的土著社区框架，这甚至导致他们提倡我们认为在道德和概念上存在缺陷的惩罚性保护主义政策。西方科学和流行话语经常将通过保护区进行的自然保护视为一种普遍的善。在本文中，我们主张采用更多元化的方法；一种要求在土著知识和可持续发展科学之间建立平等地位的方法。我们研究了厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区 Zábalo 的 Cofán 社区的案例研究，该社区为 tsampima coiraye（= 保护森林）所做的集体努力已经形成了适应各种挑战和机遇的充满活力的机构。Tsampima coiraye 体现了一种不同于西方保护并与之互补的照顾形式，它为理解社区治理促进管理的背景和意义提供了重要的见解。我们利用纵向民族志田野调查和 puifama atesuye（=Two-World Knowledge）的 Cofán 概念来描述集体行动、社区治理和照料。我们研究了厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区 Zábalo 的 Cofán 社区的案例研究，该社区为 tsampima coiraye（= 保护森林）所做的集体努力已经形成了适应各种挑战和机遇的充满活力的机构。Tsampima coiraye 体现了一种不同于西方保护并与之互补的照料形式，它为理解社区治理促进管理的背景和意义提供了重要的见解。我们利用纵向民族志田野调查和 puifama atesuye（=Two-World Knowledge）的 Cofán 概念来描述集体行动、社区治理和照料。我们研究了厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区 Zábalo 的 Cofán 社区的案例研究，该社区为 tsampima coiraye（= 保护森林）所做的集体努力已经形成了适应各种挑战和机遇的充满活力的机构。Tsampima coiraye 体现了一种不同于西方保护并与之互补的照顾形式，它为理解社区治理促进管理的背景和意义提供了重要的见解。我们利用纵向民族志田野调查和 puifama atesuye（=Two-World Knowledge）的 Cofán 概念来描述集体行动、社区治理和照料。Tsampima coiraye 体现了一种不同于西方保护并与之互补的照顾形式，它为理解社区治理促进管理的背景和意义提供了重要的见解。我们利用纵向民族志田野调查和 puifama atesuye（=Two-World Knowledge）的 Cofán 概念来描述集体行动、社区治理和照料。Tsampima coiraye 体现了一种不同于西方保护并与之互补的照料形式，它为理解社区治理促进管理的背景和意义提供了重要的见解。我们利用纵向民族志田野调查和 puifama atesuye（=Two-World Knowledge）的 Cofán 概念来描述集体行动、社区治理和照料。