论地方性知识的生态价值

地方性知识是指各民族的民间传统知识，其使用范围要受到地域的限制。通常的科学研究虽然也会接触到地方性知识，但是很少将其作为主要的研究内容。文化人类学及其当代分支学科--生态人类学则不然，它不仅高度关注各民族的各种地方性知识，而且致力于发掘、整理和利用地方性知识去开展生态维护。这样的研究取向容易引起世人的误解与责难，也因此造成了地方性知识保护与利用的困难。为此，文章列举我国各民族中一些有代表性的地方性知识事例，说明它们在生态维护中的特殊价值，借以重申生态人类学关注地方性知识的深层考虑。

On the Ecologic Value of Regional Knowledge

Regional knowledge refers to the folk knowledge of a given nationality,whose usage is refined to a particular region.Scienfic researches in a general sense may touch this kind of knowledge,but they seldom take it as their main object,whereas,cultural anthropology and ecologic anthropology pay close attention to it and devote themselves to its excavation and reorganization.This kind of research is apt to be misunderstood and cviticized,as a result,it is often difficult to protect and make full use of it.This article tries to cite some typical instances of regional knowledge,expounding on its particular value in ecological protection,so as to reaffirm eco-anthropologist attention to the regional knowledge.