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Applying the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology to classify, describe, and map ecosystems based on regional data and Indigenous knowledge. [PDF]
Conserv BiolFour streams of infromation, data, and knowledges are brought together into an ecosystem typology for the Tiwi Islands. The Typology contains written descriptions and conceptual models for each ecosystem, cross‐reference to other classification schemes, and a map of ecosystem distributions. Abstract Effective ecosystem conservation for biodiversity and
Young AR +13 more
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Integrating local ecological knowledge into systematic conservation planning for seahorse conservation. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Successful long‐term conservation relies on strategic planning for pragmatic actions to mitigate threats. Prioritizing actions and areas to support conservation goals in the most cost‐effective scenario becomes crucial in resource‐limited environments. However, planning and management can be challenging in data‐limited contexts.
Borges AKM +3 more
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Interdependencies between Indigenous peoples, local communities, and freshwater systems in a changing Amazon. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Globally, Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs) are fighting for the recognition of their knowledge and decision‐making authority in freshwater conservation. In the Amazon, decision‐making around freshwater management and conservation has often overlooked Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) and the connections between ...
Athayde S +8 more
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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1018-1033, December 2023., 2023 Abstract This article focuses on communities that reoccupy territories affected by volcanic eruptions to extend understanding of people's social appropriation of environments exposed to natural hazards. We take as a case study three rural settlements affected by several eruptions from the Carran‐Los Venados and Puyehue‐Cordón Caulle volcanic systems ...
Francisca Vergara‐Pinto +1 more
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Beyond productivity: The socio-cultural role of fishing among the Baka of southeastern Cameroon
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2016 For long, the importance of fishing for forest societies has been hiding behind the term “hunter-gatherers”. Whereas the importance of hunting is commonly recognized among such societies, some research has also highlighted that fishing is a primordial ...
Sandrine Gallois, Romain Duda
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Oiseleurs en temps d’extinction
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2023 Recent studies highlight the correlation between the decline of local food networks, loss of ecological diversity, and species extinctions. Building upon this new holistic biocultural perspective, this article examines the case of French bird trapping ...
Charles Stépanoff +3 more
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Ethnoecology: meeting point for nature and culture [PDF]
, 2007 La etnoecología ha sido definida como el estudio interdisciplinar de los sistemas de conocimiento, prácticas, y creencias de los diferentes grupos humanos sobre su ambiente.
Reyes García, Victoria +1 more
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Acta Amazonica, 2007 Con base en información obtenida sobre los nombres de todas las plantas con DAP > 2.5 cm (Diámetro a la Altura del Pecho, medido a una altura de 1.3 m) dentro de 30 parcelas de 0.1 ha cada una, y sobre los suelos, la vegetación y el paisaje a lo largo de
Mauricio Sánchez +2 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011 Coral reefs are quite diverse ecosystems that carry out several ecological functions and plays a relevant socioeconomic role. The artisan fishing of octopi (Octopus spp.) is practiced for the survival of part of the inhabitants of Coroa Vermelha ...
Viviane S Martins +2 more
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