https://ethnobioconservation.com/index.php/ebc <p>Ethnobiology and Conservation (EC) is a leading international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the intersection of ethnobiology and biodiversity conservation. EC publishes original research that explores the dynamic relationships between humans and nature, emphasizing theoretical, methodological, and applied contributions that advance biodiversity conservation, sustainability, and socioecological resilience.</p> Ethnobiology and Conservation en-US Ethnobiology and Conservation 2238-4782 <p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="license noopener">Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).</a> The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.</p> https://ethnobioconservation.com/index.php/ebc/article/view/1243 <p style="font-weight: 400;">Treating scientific literacy as a one-time curricular requirement obscures its cognitive demands and social consequences. Reframing methodology and philosophy of science as recurrent, metacognitive training highlights scientific thinking as a context-dependent way of knowing, essential for navigating complex problems and epistemic pluralism.</p> Ulysses Albuquerque Copyright (c) 2026 Ulysses Albuquerque https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 2026-01-05 2026-01-05 15 10.15451/ec2026-01-15-01-1-3