scholarly journals Traditional ecological knowledge in conserving marine resources in Terengganu, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
WAN IZATUL ASMA WAN TALAAT ◽  
SYUHADA MD JUHARI ◽  
NORIZAN ESA ◽  
SALASIAH CHE LAH ◽  
BADARUDDIN MOHAMAD
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Formal Method ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Collaborative Management ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Seasonal Fluctuations ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
The Government

Talaat WIAW, Md Juhari S, Esa N, Che Lah S, Mohamad M. 2018. Traditional ecological knowledge in conserving marine resources in Terengganu, Malaysia. Nusantara Bioscience 10: 6-11. Conserving marine resources to ensure its sustainable supply requires concerted effort by all the stakeholders including the local fishermen. The zoning of MPAs by the government is a formal method of conserving marine resources where some efforts of conservation on the specified areas are demonstrated. Currently, in the Terengganu waters, which sits in the southernmost part of the South China Sea, the only MPAs are the 13 islands/areas zoned as marine parks amounting to 568.69km2. Nonetheless, protecting or conserving marine resources cannot be limited to areas surrounding these marine parks alone. With 244km coastline and fishing is inherently a major economic activity in the state, more areas in the Terengganu waters should be designated as MPAs or alternatively gazetted as ecologically sensitive areas. In order to conserve marine resources to ensure its sustainable supply, a concerted effort must be carried out by all the stakeholders including the local communities, whose livelihood are directly impacted. As repositories of knowledge with regard to biodiversity, habitats and their seasonal fluctuations, the local communities must also be appreciated as resource users. The local fishermen’s TEK including familiarity with the use of sustainable fishing methods and practices are indeed pertinent for the sustainable supply of marine resources. This paper discusses the existing marine conservation efforts in Terengganu as well as explores the possibility of factoring in the local communities’ local knowledge through collaborative management to enhance these efforts.

Transdisciplinary ecosystem-based approaches to flood risk reduction supported by traditional ecological knowledge in Mikatagoko Lakes, Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takehito Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Flood Risk Reduction

<p>Rainfall-induced floods and landslides have occurred and caused devastating impacts in recent years in Japan, and adaptation to natural disaster risks is a key to the sustainability of local communities. Traditional ecological knowledge in Japanese communities exists abundantly, such as those in disaster risk reduction and natural resource use, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. These traditional knowledge and skills have been used to benefit from nature’s gifts or ecosystem services as well as to avoid devastating impacts from natural disasters. Collaboration and cooperation by diverse stakeholders are crucial for recognizing and utilizing traditional ecological knowledge in actual solutions and actions. In this presentation, I introduce how traditional ecological knowledge has been used in disaster risk reduction in Mikatagoko Lakes area located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Rainfall-induced floods occur frequently in this area, but traditional land use helps to reduce inundation damage of houses and conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services including local food culture. Embankment built around the lakes has been renovated not only for flood risk reduction but also for biodiversity conservation, also supported by traditional ecological knowledge in this area. The Mikatagoko nature restoration committee, in which diverse local stakeholders participate and collaborate, has played a significant role in these actions and solutions. Our experiences suggest that transdisciplinary ecosystem-based approaches contribute to the sustainability of local communities and the collaborative platform among local stakeholders is important in taking advantage of traditional ecological knowledge in actual solutions and actions.</p>

Belief in Sasa: Its Implications for Flora and Fauna Conservation in Ghana

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Strong Belief ◽  
Indigenous Conservation ◽  
The Government

The rate of depletion of plants and animal species in Ghana has assumed an alarming dimension, and the government is finding it difficult to control the process. Several factors account for this. A major one is the neglect of the traditional ecological knowledge prevalent in the culture of Ghana. Sasa is the Akan word for the spirit believed to be found in some plants and animals. This paper examines the role of sasa in flora and fauna conservation in Ghana. Traditional Ghanaians have a strong belief that some plants and animals have special spirits, which when cut (as in the case with plants) or killed (animals) can bring serious harm to the person. Thus, such plants and animals are not eliminated. This paper argues that sasa as an Akan indigenous conservation tool can complement the modern means of nature conservation in Ghana.

scholarly journals Traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation: the medicinal plants of the Dayak Krayan people in Kayan Mentarang National Park, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Susanti ◽  
Ervizal A.M. Zuhud
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
National Park ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Quantitative Ethnobotany ◽  
Collaborative Management ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Important Species

Abstract. Susanti R, Zuhud EAM. 2019. Traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation: the medicinal plants of the Dayak Krayan people in Kayan Mentarang National Park, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2764-2779. Traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation can support one another for management of national parks in Indonesia as some such areas established in customary areas. This quantitative ethnobotany study aims to find the correlation of traditional ecological knowledge of medicinal plants of the Dayak Krayan people to biodiversity conservation in Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP), North Kalimantan, Indonesia. The research method used key informant interviews, transect walks, and questionnaire interviews. There were about 51 and 42 medicinal plants in Wa’ Yagung and Pa’ Padi respectively, which most used in life form of herb and tree, and to treat digestive system and infestations. Moreover, the important species are trees Alstonia scholaris and Cinnamomum cuspidatum, and vine Aristolochia sp. which grow in primary forest, while shrub Melastoma malabathricum in young secondary forest. There were significant differences in knowledge and use regarding age and gender groups, which older groups tend to possess higher values. The linking concept is proposed by using a review of three stimuli NUR (Natural-Usefulness-Religious) pro-conservation tool of traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. The authorities’ stakeholders in KMNP will have to emphasize the traditional ecological knowledge in short or long-term management plan to achieve the objective of collaborative management in this national park.

scholarly journals Shuttling between Land and Sea: Contemporary Practices among Amis Spearfishing Men as a Foundation for Local Marine-Area Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7770
Author(s):  
Futuru C. L. Tsai
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Marine Area ◽  
Near Shore ◽  
The Government

This paper explores how the Amis people on the east coast of Taiwan who practice freediving spearfishing manage the local marine area. Among the coastal Amis people, freediving spearfishing is not only a way of life but is also closely related to ritual ceremonies. Amis spearfishing men are knowledgeable of the near-shore sea and coast, and the practice of spearfishing collectively cultivates their ability to deal with both public affairs and human relations in the community. However, the Taiwanese government regards spearfishing guns as weapons and restricts them. Furthermore, the assumption that spearfishing destroys the coral ecosystem and fishery resources means that the practice is often demonized or increasingly restrained. In this paper, I argue that local marine Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) among Amis spearfishing men can be the foundation for local marine conservation under the concept of community-based natural-resource management (CBNRM), involving both the local Amis community and the government, in spite of both parties still having their own issues to overcome.

scholarly journals Traditional knowledge

Das Questões ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108
Author(s):  
Lun YIN ◽  
Xiaohan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Traditional Language ◽  
The Impact

The Tibetan traditional language not only contains the worldview of the Tibetan people, but also holds significant traditional ecological knowledge that can show us alternatives to conserve biodiversity and adapt to climate chance. For indigenous peoples and local communities biodiversity is not only a matter of resource, but also a social and cultural phenomenon. And the impact of climate change on biodiversity is not only an environmental problem, but also an issue of spirit and belief.

scholarly journals Dynamism in Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Persistence and Change in the Use of Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus) for Subsistence in Huanchaco, Peru

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossana Paredes ◽  
Allison L. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Schoenoplectus Californicus ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Dynamic Quality

Along the Peruvian north coast, many towns depend on fishing for subsistence. The adoption of technological innovations has facilitated the extraction of marine resources from the Pacific Ocean by Peruvian fishermen in recent years. However, some artisanal fishermen continue to rely on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to create sea vessels using botanical resources. This is the case of the fishing community of Huanchaco, a beachside town, where a reed locally known as totora (Schoenoplectus californicus) is cultivated in sunken gardens and is principally used to construct caballitos de totora, reed sea craft. This reed is also used for other purposes that benefit the fishing community economically. The objective of this article is to highlight the dynamic quality of TEK by describing the persistence and change in use of totora by the fishing community of Huanchaco. Participant observation techniques and individual interviews were conducted with 40 members of the fishing community. Results show that they are currently using totora for three different purposes: the construction of sea craft, which facilitates the catching of edible marine resources for subsistence and sale, and the sale of reed mats and souvenirs for additional income. Evidence from the recent past and the historical and pre-Hispanic periods suggests that some aspects of the technology of reed vessel construction have persisted whereas others have been modified. The addition of souvenirs and a reduction in mat production have also been identified. These changes in TEK highlight its dynamic quality, and are likely in response to economic and technological changes influenced by processes of globalization.

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