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TEK in Conservation: Synthesis of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Practices in Ghana

open access: yes, 2010
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
openaire   +1 more source

Surveying Biodiverse Coral Reef Ecosystems Across the Tree of Life With Environmental DNA

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 7, October 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional ecological knowledge reveals the extent of sympatric lake trout diversity and habitat preferences

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

Ectomycorrhizal Cortinariaceae species dominate class II peroxidase gene expression in a boreal forest soil

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 252, Issue 1, Page 400-413, October 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution of traditional knowledge to ecological restoration : practices and applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
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

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

HUMAN VALUES IN NUSANTARA AND WESTERN LITERATURE: CHARACTER BUILDING STRATEGIES THROUGH LOCAL WISDOM BASED ON TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE

open access: yesGeoEco
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
doaj   +1 more source

Traditional Ecological Knowledge Supports Ecosystem-Based Management in Disturbed Coastal Marine Social-Ecological Systems

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Shining light on the aurora's contributions to people: A qualitative study of the aurora borealis in Greenland

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 9, Page 3122-3144, September 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Fishermen: People Contributing towards Environmental Preservation

open access: yes, 2022
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
core   +1 more source

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