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What is “Ecological” in Local Ecological Knowledge? Lessons from Canada and Vietnam

Society and Natural Resources, 2011
Case studies from Canada and Vietnam demonstrate both the importance and content limitations of local ecological knowledge (LEK) acquired during collaborative research between local fishers and scientists. The Canadian research disproved fishers' contentions that white hake (Urophycis tenuis) was the main predator on juvenile lobster (Homarus ...
Anthony Davis, Kenneth Ruddle
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Ecology: The fruits of local knowledge

Current Biology
Local and indigenous communities often have an intimate connection to nature that is reflected in their ecological knowledge and practices. A new study shows that local ecological knowledge can transform the scientific understanding of an ecological network.
Kate L, Wootton, Phil, O'B Lyver
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Biodiversity and local Ecological Knowledge in France [PDF]

, 2005
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, which brought indigenous and local communities to center stage at the international level, ordinary people regained a fundamental role in environmental issues. Their activities are no longer criticized. Their knowledge and know-how of nature, which was long disparaged, has now been revived and propelled
Bérard, Laurence, Cegarra, Marie, Djama, Marcel, Louafi, Selim, Marchenay, Philippe, Roussel, Bernard, Verdeaux, François   +6 more
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Local ecological knowledge and practice [PDF]

, 2005
Local ecological knowledge and know-how play a central role in the negotiations on the Convention on Biological Diversity. Here the authors present and analyze the specific characteristics of the French approach on the subject: the concepts of terroir and heritage, a reinterpretation of indigenousness, and diverse forms of conservation; all of these ...
Bérard, Laurence, Cegarra, Marie, Djama, Marcel, Louafi, Selim, Marchenay, Philippe, Roussel, Bernard, Verdeaux, François   +6 more
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Local Understandings of the Land: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge

2003
Much of the literature on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) deals with similarities and differences between Western science and traditional knowledge (e.g., Johannes, 1989; Williams and Baines, 1993; Berkes, 1999). By contrast, little has been written about the relationship between TEK and indigenous knowledge (IK).
Roy C. Dudgeon, Fikret Berkes
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Using Local Ecological Knowledge in Ecosystem Models

2005
We aim to construct marine ecosystem models of the past for northern British Columbia as a component of a Back to the Future (BTF) project. In order to satisfy the immense data requirements of an Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) model, it has been necessary to recruit unconventional sources of information. Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has been called upon
Ainsworth, Cameron, Pitcher, Tony J.
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Assessment of the local communities’ knowledge on mangrove ecology

2017
The Kuala Selangor mangrove forest are facing massive reclamation for economic development but the conservation aspect and fisheries values of mangroves have been ignored in the decision-making process. The local community support and awareness of the mangrove forest conservation are still doubtful.
Sawairnathan, M., Halimoon, N.
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The mangrove-fishery relationship: A local ecological knowledge perspective

Marine Policy, 2019
Abstract Mangroves, one of the major coastal ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions, are critical habitats for fish and crustaceans, and provide a number of ecosystem services to people. While mangrove uses have been widely documented based on local ecological knowledge, seldom has this approach been used to analyse the mangrove-fishery ...
Mauricio Carrasquilla-Henao, Natalie Ban, Mario Rueda, Francis Juanes   +3 more
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Local ecological knowledge in Mortlockese narrative

2015
Members of speech communities in Oceania maintain close connections to their natural environment, connections that are often realized through narrative. Such narratives serve as means to co-construct and transmit local ecological knowledge (LEK) in a contextualized manner.
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