The impacts of climate change, energy policy and traditional ecological practices on future firewood availability for Dine (Navajo) People.

ABSTRACT: Local-scale human-environment relationships are fundamental to energy sovereignty, and in many contexts, Indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) is integral to such relationships. For example, Tribal leaders in southwestern USA identify firewood harvested from local woodlands as vital. For Diné people, firewood is central to cultural and physical survival and offers a reliable fuel for energy embedded in local ecological systems. However, there are two acute problems: first, climate change-induced drought will diminish local sources of firewood; second, policies aimed at reducing reliance on greenhouse-gas-emitting energy sources may limit alternatives like coal for home use, thereby increasing firewood demand to unsustainable levels. We develop an agent-based model trained with ecological a

SUBMITTER: Magargal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10505850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature