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Reasons for seagrass optimism: Local ecological knowledge confirms presence of dugongs [PDF]
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2018 Dugongs (Dugong dugon) depend on seagrass meadows for food. As such seagrass and dugong conservation should go hand in hand. Assessing dugong populations is notoriously challenging. In the most resource dependent communities Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) is generally high and can provide an alternative to the use of expensive ecological surveys to ...
Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth +4 more
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Ecology and Society, 2008 Natural resource management decisions can be based on incomplete knowledge when they lack scientific research, monitoring, and assessment and/or simultaneously fail to draw on local ecological knowledge. Many community-based forestry organizations in the
Heidi L. Ballard +2 more
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Pengetahuan Ekologi Masyarakat Lokal dalam Pemilihan Pohon Pelindung Padasistem Agroforestri Tradisional "Dusung" Pala di Ambon [PDF]
, 2017 Local ecological knowledge is closely linked to decision-making process for planting tree. The aims of this study are to describe and explain local community's decision-making process in the selection of shading treeson their lands according to their ...
Salampessy, M. L. (Messalina)
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Citizen Science in Disaster and Conflict Resilience [PDF]
, 2010 *Background/Question/Methods* Within the disaster and conflict response communities, concern about lack of effectiveness of outside responses has led to a debate about the role of local people in developing the capacity to prepare for ...
Keith G Tidball, Marianne Krasny
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Ecology and Society, 2020 The social-ecological system framework (SESF) is a comprehensive, multitiered conceptual framework often used to understand human-environment interactions and outcomes.
Vidushi Patel +3 more
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Local Ecological Knowledge Networks in Tropical Artisanal Shrimp Fisheries [PDF]
, 2020 Abstract BackgroundLocal ecological knowledge (LEK) in fishing communities is generated through interactions between fishers and the exploited resources. It is transmitted through social networks, interdisciplinary structures that drives the dynamics of socio-ecological systems (SES).
Rafael Barros de Castro +4 more
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Local Ecological Knowledge Exchange of Steelhead
, 2021 Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has been researched in the past to examine how it can aid and support scientific ecological knowledge (SEK). SEK is often seen as the preferred and superior type of knowledge when dealing with environmental changes. However, both of these types of knowledge are not segregated within individuals
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Journal of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology, 2023 Sago farmers from the Mooi tribe in Sorong Regency - Southwest Papua have consumed and cultivated sago for generations. This research aims to understand the local ecological knowledge (LEK) of sago farmers in managing their land to maintain soil quality ...
Diah Kartika Wulandari +2 more
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Political ecology of asymmetric ecological knowledges : diverging views on the eucalyptus-water nexus in the Taita Hills, Kenya [PDF]
, 2018 Environmental resource management policies worldwide have long insisted on the need to involve local communities and their diverse ecological knowledges in management planning and decision-making.
Hohenthal, Johanna Maaria +2 more
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Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge for Land Use Mapping [PDF]
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2015 Land use changes are a key driver in global environmental changes and had a significant impact on the climate at all scales. Various human activities that took place thousands of years ago have an impact on the earth's surface. Today, with the limited supply and high demand, land use crisis became a big issue for the most countries. Changes in land use
Norizawati, Mohd Ayob +2 more
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