scholarly journals Using local ecological knowledge to identify shark river habitats in Fiji (South Pacific)

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERONI RASALATO ◽  
VICTOR MAGINNITY ◽  
JUERG M. BRUNNSCHWEILER
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Coastal Resource Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
Coastal Resource ◽  
River Mouths ◽  
Shed Light

SUMMARYLocal ecological knowledge (LEK) and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) have the potential to improve community-based coastal resource management (CBCRM) by providing information about the presence, behaviour and ecology of species. This paper explores the potential of LEK and TEK to identify shark river habitats in Fiji, learn how locals regard and use sharks, and capture ancestral legends and myths that shed light on relationships between these animals and local people. Interviews with representatives from 22 villages, communities and fishing settlements associated with seven riverine areas on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu confirmed the presence of sharks in estuaries and rivers on Fiji. Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna spp.) and larger sharks were reported being close to the river mouths, whereas an unknown species of small size with a rounded snout was reported up to >30 km upriver. Local people consume shark meat as a source of protein, but sharks also have a rich background in ancestral stories and play an important part in Fijian myths and legends, resulting in the support of conservation measures by local villagers.

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN SUMBERDAYA PESISIR BERBASIS MASYARAKAT (PBM) MELALUI AWIG-AWIG DI LOMBOK TIMUR DAN SASI DI MALUKU TENGAH

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Edi Setiyono
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
Local People ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Coastal Resource Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Coastal Resource

Community Based Management (CBM) makes people as the one who has a main role in the natural resource management. This management involves local people in planning, executing and also enjoying the result of that natural resource management. The basic principle of SBM is the government empowers the potency of local wisdom available in an area and make it as the principle of the coastal resource management. CBM can be seen in Awig-Awig Tradition in East Lombok and Sasi Tradition in Middle Maluku. Awig-Awig is a convention of East Lombok people. This convention becomes a written traditional law legalized by Village Regulation containing rules to regulate coastal resource management along with the sanction if it is broken. Awig-Awig is highly obeyed by East Lombok people that makes it suitable for empowering local people to manage their natural resources. Meanwhile, Sasi tradition on in Middle Maluku can be simply described as prohibition and license of catching fish in a certain period. As Awig-Awig in East Lombok, Sasi is also legalized by the traditional law and has sanction for those who break the law. These two traditions, Awig-Awig Tradition in East Lombok and Sasi Tradition di Middle Maluku, are both aimed at preserving the natural resources so that it can be the basic principle in Coastal Resources Community Based Management.

scholarly journals Fishers' Perceived Objectives of Community-Based Coastal Resource Management in the Kei Islands, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eriko Hoshino ◽  
Elizabeth I. van Putten ◽  
Wardis Girsang ◽  
Budy P. Resosudarmo ◽  
Satoshi Yamazaki
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Coastal Resource Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Coastal Resource ◽  
Kei Islands

scholarly journals Culturally Driven Monitoring: The Importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Indicators in Understanding Aquatic Ecosystem Change in the Northwest Territories’ Dehcho Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7923
Author(s):  
Sydney Stenekes ◽  
Brenda Parlee ◽  
Cristiana Seixas
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Ecosystem Change ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Hydroelectric Development ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Quality Water

There is growing concern about the sustainability of freshwater ecosystems in northern Canada that are under significant stress from climate change, resource development, and hydroelectric development, among others. Community-based monitoring (CBM) based on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has the potential to contribute to understanding impacts on the environment and community livelihoods. This paper shares insights about culturally driven monitoring, through collaborative research with Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN) in the Northwest Territories. This research was initiated in 2018 to improve understanding of the changes occurring in the Hay River and Buffalo River sub-basins, which extend primarily across the Alberta and Northwest Territories borders. Drawing on 15 semi-structured interviews conducted with KFN elders, fish harvesters, and youth, this paper illustrates the kinds of social–ecological indicators used by KFN to track changes in the health of aquatic systems as well as the fishing livelihoods of local people. Utilizing indicators, fishers observe declines in fish health, water quality, water quantity, and ice thickness in their lifetime. Community members perceive these changes to be a result of the cumulative effects of environmental stressors. The indicators as well as trends and patterns being observed and experienced can contribute to both social learning in the community as well as the governance of the larger Mackenzie River Basin.

scholarly journals What do Local People Know About Amazonian Manatees? Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Trichechus inunguis in the Oil Province of Urucu, AM, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
André M. Franzini ◽  
D. Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez ◽  
Fernando C. W. Rosas ◽  
Vera M. F. da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

scholarly journals ANALISIS KELEMBAGAAN DAN KEBERLANJUTAN EHA LAUT DAN MANE’E SEBAGAI MODEL PENGELOLAAN SUMBERDAYA PESISIR BERBASIS MASYARAKAT

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khoirunnisak . ◽  
Arif Satria
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Coastal Resources ◽  
Coastal Resource Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Coastal Resource ◽  
One Year ◽  
Fish Harvest

<p>ABSTRACT<br />Eha is the rule managing the harvest of crops both from marine and terrestrial. Mane’e is the fish harvest ceremony using sammi ropes after one year period of the Eha Laut. Both traditions have been carried out since immemorial time as an attempt to keep the preservation of natural resources and accustom people to live together. This study aimed to analyze the institutional elements of Eha Laut and Mane’e, the Eha Laut and Mane’e sustainability level in community-based coastal resources management. Based on this research, it is known that the performance of the Eha Laut and Mane’e in coastal resource management has been effective and run well. However, there are 3 (three) indicators which are still in the low level management. They are people’s participation in the local management, conflict resolution mechanisms and networks with external agencies. The Eha Laut and Mane’e sustainability level includes in the category of perfection. The level of sustainability assessed in three dimensions; economic, social and environmental dimensions. Dimension that needs more attention is the environmental dimension.<br />Keywords: sustainable, institutional, community, coastal resources management</p><p>ABSTRAK<br />Eha adalah aturan pengelolaan panen tanaman baik dari laut dan darat. Mane’e adalah upacara panen ikan menggunakan tali sammi setelah periode satu tahun Eha Laut. Kedua tradisi telah dilakukan sejak zaman dahulu sebagai upaya untuk menjaga kelestarian sumber daya alam dan orang membiasakan untuk hidup bersama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis unsur-unsur kelembagaan Eha Laut dan Mane’e, yang Eha Laut dan Mane’e tingkat keberlanjutan dalam pengelolaan sumber daya pesisir berbasis masyarakat. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, diketahui bahwa kinerja Eha Laut dan Mane’e dalam pengelolaan sumber daya pesisir telah efektif dan berjalan dengan baik. Namun, ada 3 (tiga) indikator yang masih dalam manajemen tingkat rendah. Mereka adalah partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan lokal, mekanisme resolusi konflik dan jaringan dengan lembaga-lembaga eksternal. The Eha Laut dan Mane’e tingkat keberlanjutan termasuk dalam kategori kesempurnaan. Tingkat keberlanjutan dinilai dalam tiga dimensi; ekonomi, sosial dan lingkungan dimensi. Dimensi yang perlu perhatian lebih adalah dimensi lingkungan.<br />Kata kunci: berkelanjutan, kelembagaan, masyarakat, pengelolaan sumber daya pesisir.</p>

scholarly journals Community-based Bamboo Stands Management in the Kali Bekasi Watershed, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Ni Wayan Febriana Utami ◽  
Hadi Susilo Arifin ◽  
HSA Nurhayati ◽  
Syartinilia Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Run Off ◽  
Downstream Area

A high rate of vegetation clearing around the upper stream of Kali Bekasi watershed currently causes various environmental problems, such as floods. The impacts occur predominantly in downstream area, mostly affecting cities, due to a disruption of the ecosystem in the upper stream. The main function of the upper stream to humans is acting as a buffer to protect downstream areas from flooding, run-off, as well as biodiversity protection. To achieve this, many varieties of plant are grown including bamboo plantations, which serve as a buffer plants on critical land especially with steep contours. In this study we aim to provide a better understanding of the effectiveness of different bamboo stands buffering to improve information for making management recommendation. We examine different points along the stream by mapping bamboo distribution, analyzing bamboo and non-bamboo (tree) stands diversity and biomass, and provide recommendations for bamboo management based on combining our findings with local ecological knowledge. We implemented image classification analysis for classifying bamboo and non-bamboo land use cover. We also measured bamboo and non-bamboo diversity by using Shannon’s-Wienner diversity index. Our results showed that bamboo occupies approximately 5,360.89 ha or 11.39% of total area with six bamboo species. The highest bamboo diversity index was in the upper part of the Kali Bekasi watershed (0.62). In contrary, the highest bamboo biomass index was found in the lower part of the upper stream of Kali Bekasi watershed (98.96 ton ha-1). We also discovered about 29 species of tree (230 trees) and 27 above-ground plant species in the surveyed area. As a result of our findings, we propose a shift towards bamboo agroforestry management in a mixed garden of talun form, where the community implement their local knowledge on bamboo cultivation and management to maintain the bamboo. This option could improve cooperation among farmers and the local community in order to conserve bamboo and tree species diversity in harmony to local wisdom.

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