Ethnoecology Services

Working with people for conservation & resource management solutions

Ethnoecology provides the major scientific bridge with “indigenous science”, building a better understanding of links between local livelihoods, natural resource use and conservation. Beginning with this “applied problem solving” in 1980, our consulting service was founded in 1993.

  • land-use planning and resource management: taking social and cultural factors into account;
  • sustainable natural resource harvesting: inventory, monitoring and adaptive management;
  • the values and roles of natural resources in local livelihoods;
  • micro-enterprises based on natural resources;
  • conflict resolution and developing collaborative resource management between local people and conservation agencies;
  • mentoring and capacity building;
  • independent monitoring and evaluation of integrated conservation and development projects.

Ethnoecology Services Brochure 2011

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"In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet"

Albert Schweizer 1875 – 1965

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"

Maya Angelou

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour"

William Blake

"The fight for beauty is not blind opposition to progress, but opposition to blind progress"

John Muir 1838 - 1914

International Ethnobotanist & Artist

Fine Art by Tony Cunningham

Perth based Tony Cunningham is a well travelled internationally renowned Ethnobotanist and Fine Artist. In a career spanning over 36 years, Tony has amalgamated a myriad of stunning fine art works largely influenced by the power of place, the beauty of nature and the wisdom of local people in the remote areas of his work endeavours, which include the great continents of Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. On this website, Tony makes available exquisite reproductions of his fine art in the form of prints on quality Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper, along with beautifully decorative cushion covers. Tony's art, in any interior space, is more than just art decor. It serves as a subtle reminder to our subconscious of our inextricable ties with nature and the world around us.