Global demand for livestock products is expected to double by 2050, mainly due to improvement in the worldwide standard of living. Meanwhile, climate change is a threat to livestock production because of the impact on quality of feed crop and forage, water availability, animal and milk production, livestock diseases, animal reproduction, and biodiversity.
There is an urgent need to develop the underlying theory and principles of ‘‘sustainability science,’’ based on an understanding of the fundamental interactions between nature and humans. This requires a new research and education paradigm that embraces biocomplexity, integrates the physical, biological, and social sciences, and uses a coupled, human–natural systems approach.
Dalam artikel ini, penulis bertujuan untuk merangsang terjadinya debat tentang pengetahuan lokal (indigenous knowledge) bertitik tolak dari pendapatnya tentang adanya kontradiksi dan kelemahan-kelemahan konseptual dalam banyak tulisan tentang pengetahuan lokal.
Dalam artikel ini, penulis bertujuan untuk merangsang terjadinya debat tentang pengetahuan lokal (indigenous knowledge) bertitik tolak dari pendapatnya tentang adanya kontradiksi dan kelemahan-kelemahan konseptual dalam banyak tulisan tentang pengetahuan lokal.