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Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

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  • Joane Vermudo Serrano

    (University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Philippines)

  • Luisa Almeda Gelisan

    (University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Philippines)

  • Aurora Valladolid Lacaste

    (University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Philippines)

  • Paula Grace Montierro Muyco

    (University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Philippines)

  • Noreen Dianne Sanga Alazada

    (University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Philippines)

  • Sherry Bayot Marasigan

    (University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Philippines)

Abstract

Managing and understanding the environment and its issues is not limited to one environmental discourse but to numerous discourses. It is created through histories which result in contradictions as narratives may oppose each other. This opposition is considered an important aspect of discourse. This article explores how biodiversity and sustainable development were discursively constructed by indigenous women living in an agricultural society with distinct cultural practices closely linked to rice farming and examined the outcomes arising from their construction of biodiversity and sustainable development. Seven women farmers were interviewed and conversations were transcribed, coded and analyzed through discourse analysis using Maarten Hajer's conceptual tool. Five major discourses emerged from this study: conserving biodiversity through the notion of contrasting views on farming responsibilities, conserving biodiversity through a sense of community, sustainability of government initiatives, negotiating cultural heritage and economic benefits, and articulating sustainable development.

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  • Joane Vermudo Serrano & Luisa Almeda Gelisan & Aurora Valladolid Lacaste & Paula Grace Montierro Muyco & Noreen Dianne Sanga Alazada & Sherry Bayot Marasigan, 2019. "Discourse Analysis of Indigenous Women's Construct on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development," International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), IGI Global, vol. 10(4), pages 31-46, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsesd0:v:10:y:2019:i:4:p:31-46
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