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TEK in Conservation: Synthesis of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Practices in Ghana
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in Ghana plays a crucial role in conservation practices, integrating indigenous environmental wisdom with modern scientific approaches. A systematic review approach was employed, including a comprehensive search of peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and grey literature.
Akwasi, Enock +3 more
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Surveying Biodiverse Coral Reef Ecosystems Across the Tree of Life With Environmental DNA
ABSTRACT A central challenge in evaluating biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is that each primer set has biases resulting in selective amplification of taxonomic diversity. Here we test 11 primer pairs to assess Central Pacific coral reef diversity in the five kingdoms of marine eukaryotes: Chromista, Fungi, Metazoa, Plantae and
Van Wishingrad +2 more
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Multidisciplinary approaches to conservation have become increasingly important in northern regions. Because many First Nations communities have relied on freshwater fish populations for essential food over millennia, community members often possess ...
Kia Marin, Andrew Coon, Dylan J. Fraser
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Share of transcripts and ITS2 sequence for each gene families among identified fungal contigs and OTUs. Summary Boreal forest ecosystems constitute a large terrestrial reservoir of carbon. In these nitrogen‐limited environments, release of nutrients through decomposition of soil organic matter is of fundamental importance.
Florian Barbi +4 more
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Contribution of traditional knowledge to ecological restoration : practices and applications [PDF]
Traditional knowledge has become a topic of considerable interest within the research and development environment. The contribution of traditional knowledge to conservation and management is increasingly recognized, and implementation endeavours are ...
Uprety, Yadav +4 more
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Recognizing traditional ecological knowledge in biodiversity conservation and management
Abstract Biodiversity conservation under rapid environmental change increasingly depends on approaches that recognize social and ecological processes as interconnected. Indigenous communities worldwide have long sustained ecosystems through traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), a living body of practices, beliefs, and observations that connect human ...
Zishan Ahmad Wani, Yashwant S. Rawat
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The increasingly intense currents of globalisation and modernisation have led to moral degradation, ecological crises, and a weakening of human values and environmental awareness in society.
Christiana Evy Tri Widyahening +1 more
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A growing number of studies suggest a participatory ecosystem approach to support decision-making toward resilience and sustainability in social-ecological systems.
Fernanda Terra Stori +3 more
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Abstract The aurora borealis (northern lights) is an abiotic natural phenomenon that contributes to human well‐being. There is currently a significant research gap in primary qualitative valuation of the aurora's links to people. This exploratory qualitative study applies the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES ...
James David Broome +3 more
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Studies on traditional ecological knowledge are relevant from the point of view of valuing traditional populations and environmental preservation of ecosystems throughout the planet.
Thiago Almeida Vieira +2 more
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