Abstract: The biodiversity management and utilization in the context of traditional culture of Jinuo nationali-ty, an ethnic group who have been practicing swidden cultivation in Xishuangbanna of SW China for hundred years, are investigated and studied by employing ethnobiological approaches. Through surveying and analyz-ing folk land classification, farmers calendar, swidden cultivation, religious beliefs, non - timber forest product collection and hunting, we gathered plentiful indigenous knowledge of conservation, management and uses of biodiversity in Jinuo society, many of which are potential in modem practice of conservation and uti-lization of biodiversity. The Jinuo people have the tradition to preserve nine types of forests, fig trees and four wildlife species. They gather 23 insect species as food, which are believed to be helpful for pest control. Lo-cal people collect and use 60 ~ 70 plant species for medicinal purposes. We concluded that scientific implies on biodiversity management are involved in traditional culture. The medicinal plants and edible invertebrates collected and used by the Jinuo people are reported here for the first time.

Key words: Jinuo nationality

摘要： 通过研究基诺族刀耕火种农耕文化，发现在传统土地分类、农事历、轮歇栽培、宗教信仰、采集和狩猎等方面，都包含着对生物多样性的管理和利用的许多内容，其中不少值得借鉴、研究和利用，阐述了古朴的民族传统文化中孕育着生物多样性管理的论点。首次报道了基诺族采集食用的无脊椎动物和传统使用的部分药用植物。

关键词: 基诺族, 传统文化, 刀耕火种, 生物多样性管理, 原住民知识