Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023 Background Ethnobotanical knowledge about the role of plants in fisheries provides valuable ecological information vital for sustainable management of local resources; however, it is diluted and understudied globally.
Jimlea Nadezhda Mendoza +9 more
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Integrating ecological monitoring and local ecological knowledge to evaluate conservation outcomes [PDF]
, 2021 Abstract Successful conservation of long-lived species requires reliable understanding of long-term trends and historical baselines. Using a green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) foraging aggregation in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico as case study, we integrated scientific ...
Michelle María Early-Capistrán +6 more
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Intellectual property rights systems and the assemblage of local knowledge systems. [PDF]
, 2008 The mounting loss of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples presents environmental as well as ethical issues. Fundamental among these is the sustainability of indigenous societies and their ecosystems.
Martin, G +8 more
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Histoire et épistémologie des savoirs locaux et autochtones
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2012 In this paper, we will attempt an anthropological history of the concept of “local knowledge”, from the first research dedicated to the botanical or zoological knowledge of “traditional” peoples carried out in the 50’s, to the outburst of interest on ...
Marie Roué
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Conservation Letters, 2022 Successful conservation of long‐lived species requires reliable understanding of long‐term trends and historical baselines. We present a framework for evaluating abundance trends and conservation outcomes for long‐lived marine species by integrating ...
Michelle María Early‐Capistrán +6 more
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Acoustic sensor networks and machine learning: scalable ecological data to advance evidence-based conservation [PDF]
, 2018 Evidence-based frameworks have helped to transform decisions in medicine, education, agriculture, and international development. Conservation has lagged other fields in embracing the data-driven revolution, largely because of the difficulty and expense ...
McKown, Matthew, Klein, David
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Governance, scale and the environment: The importance of recognizing knowledge claims in transdisciplinary arenas [PDF]
, 2011 Any present day approach of the world's most pressing environmental problems involves both scale and governance issues. After all, current local events might have long-term global consequences (the scale issue) and solving complex environmental problems ...
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Participatory video as a tool for co-management in coastal communities: a case study from Madagascar
Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2023 Here we examine participatory video (supporting a group to make a film around a specific issue) as a tool to facilitate input of local knowledge and empower communities in stewardship over their local marine resources.
Amber Lucy Carter +5 more
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Leveraging Cloud Computing and IoT to Improve Research Solutions for Ecological Modelling [PDF]
, 2018 Developing strategies for conservation and sustainable use of the environment and natural resources is mandatory nowadays, as the effects of global change are affecting populations worldwide and economic crises are threatening even well-known pro ...
Santana, Fabiana
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Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative: can local knowledge inform caribou management?
Rangifer, 2013 While quantitative analyses have traditionally been used to measure overall caribou herd health, qualitative observational data can also provide timely information that reflects what people on the land are observing.
Don E. Russell +3 more
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