scholarly journals Potentials of associated traditional knowledge on marine resources for economic and general well-being among coastal communities in Terengganu, Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Arzaman et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Economic Well Being

This study was conducted to explore the potential of associated traditional knowledge on marine resources for the sustainability of economic and general well-being among coastal communities in Terengganu. Using a qualitative study, twenty-six interviews were conducted. The study used convenience and snowball sampling to identify the other potential participants who had knowledge and experience about the topic. The study used thematic analysis to identify the required themes according to the objectives. Drawing upon sustainable livelihood theory for data interpretation, the findings indicate that traditional knowledge of marine resources plays an essential role in achieving economic well-being for the coastal community in Terengganu. This is viewed from the aspect of increased living standards and improved health quality. Although exploration of traditional knowledge on marine resources is limited among the modern generation, the implications of this study highlight that identification of certain marine resources as traditional medicine for health problem solutions, selling fresh marine resources, and production of processed food from marine resources could offer ways to improve the economy of coastal communities. The study was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic, which had limited the number of participants interviewed. Therefore, the sample size obtained is relatively small to find more significant results. Future studies can be expanded through quantitative approach methods among traditional medicine practitioners and other communities in different regions that use marine resources in their daily life.

scholarly journals Review of indigenous knowledge in Uganda: implications for its promotion

Afrika Focus ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John R.S. Tabuti ◽  
Patrick Van Damme
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Change

Indigenous knowledge (IK) has a role to play for households and community well-being in Uganda. However, IK is undergoing significant change and is on the decline in Uganda because of factors such as acculturation or the loss of IK through exposure to external cultures. In this paper we review some of the roles of, and threats to, IK with particular reference to the local community of Kaliro District. We make some recommendations on how to conserve IK in Kaliro and elsewhere in Uganda. Key words: traditional knowledge, conservation, traditional medicine, ethnobotany 

scholarly journals Nafkah dan Keberlanjutan Penghidupan Komunitas Pesisir di Kabupaten Buru

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 814-822
Author(s):  
Idrus Hentihu ◽  
M Chairul Basrun Umanailo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Development Intervention ◽  
Economic Well Being ◽  
Institutional Living ◽  
Empowerment Program

This research aims to find out the form and role of institutional living in ensuring the sustainability of the livelihoods of rural communities. This research was conducted in Wamalana village, Buru Regency, Maluku using a qualitative approach. The results showed that the institutional living in Wamalana village has a relationship with the community in fulfilling the sustainability of livelihoods to survive despite limited circumstances. Various institutional living such as masohi, masaurat, state groups, and parusa has given its role as a social resilience scheme for the community in building the sustainability of livelihoods. The institutional bread is reflected in the tradition of helping the community in building cooperation based on the spirit of brotherly bonds. In the context, development intervention through the empowerment of coastal communities in Buru Regency, various institutional living on various levels can be used as an intervention pathway empowerment program. Meanwhile, for the benefit of further studies on institutional living in the countryside can be focused to see the effect on the level of economic well-being of rural communities measured quantitatively.

Recovering biodiversity

Social Change ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Shiva
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Balance ◽  
Getting Lost ◽  
And Control ◽  
Economic Well Being

‘Recover’ is a term used when something is lost. ‘Recovering Biodiversity’ in our view addresses two levels at which we are ‘losing biodiversity’. Biodiversity is getting lost through extinction and erosion with serious consequences for ecological balance and economic well being. It is also getting lost in terms of ownership and control through ‘Biopiracy’-the phenomenon of claiming property rights to biodiversity and its products through intellectual property rights regimes and patents based on indigenous and traditional knowledge.

Impact of indigenous microbiota of subtidal sand on fecal indicator bacteria decay in beach systems: a microcosm study

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Xia He ◽  
Tao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Indicator Bacteria ◽  
Recreational Water ◽  
Fecal Indicator ◽  
The Public ◽  
Microcosm Study ◽  
Indigenous Microbiota ◽  
Economic Well Being

Fecal contamination of coastal recreational water can adversely impact the public health and economic well-being of many coastal communities.

scholarly journals Coastal and Indigenous community access to marine resources and the ocean: A policy imperative for Canada

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Taking Action

Access, defined as the ability to use and benefit from available marine resources or areas of the ocean or coast, is important for the well-being and sustainability of coastal communities. In Canada, access to marine resources and ocean spaces is a significant issue for many coastal and Indigenous communities due to intensifying activity and competition in the marine environment. The general trend of loss of access has implications for these communities, and for Canadian society. In this review and policy perspective, we argue that access for coastal and Indigenous communities should be a priority consideration in all policies and decision-making processes related to fisheries and the ocean in Canada. This paper reviews how access affects the well-being of coastal communities, factors that support or undermine access, and research priorities to inform policy. Recommended actions include: ensuring access is transparently considered in all ocean-related decisions; supporting research to fill knowledge gaps on access to enable effective responses; making data accessible and including communities in decision-making that grants or restricts access to adjacent marine resources and spaces; ensuring updated laws, policies and planning processes explicitly incorporate access considerations; and, identifying and prioritizing actions to maintain and increase access. Taking action now could reverse the current trend and ensure that coastal and Indigenous communities thrive in the future. This is not just a Canadian issue. Globally, the ability of coastal and Indigenous communities to access and benefit from the marine environment should be at the forefront in all deliberations related to the oceans.

Through the prism of Spain. Socio-economic causes of different outcomes of Russian and Spanish civil wars

2017 ◽  
pp. 142-155
Author(s):  
I. Rozinskiy ◽  
N. Rozinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
World War I ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Spanish Civil War ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Russian Civil War ◽  
World War ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Economic Well Being

The article examines the socio-economic causes of the outcome of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1936), which, as opposed to the Russian Civil War, resulted in the victory of the “Whites”. Choice of Spain as the object of comparison with Russia is justified not only by similarity of civil wars occurred in the two countries in the XX century, but also by a large number of common features in their history. Based on statistical data on the changes in economic well-being of different strata of Spanish population during several decades before the civil war, the authors formulate the hypothesis according to which the increase of real incomes of Spaniards engaged in agriculture is “responsible” for their conservative political sympathies. As a result, contrary to the situation in Russia, where the peasantry did not support the Whites, in Spain the peasants’ position predetermined the outcome of the confrontation resulting in the victory of the Spanish analogue of the Whites. According to the authors, the possibility of stable increase of Spanish peasants’ incomes was caused by the nation’s non-involvement in World War I and also by more limited, compared to Russia and some other countries, spending on creation of heavy (primarily military-related) industry in Spain.

Strategic threats to energy security as risks of quality of people's life

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-744
Author(s):  
V.I. Loktionov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Economic Well Being ◽  
The Way

Subject. The article reviews the way strategic threats to energy security influence the quality of people's life. Objectives. The study unfolds the theory of analyzing strategic threats to energy security by covering the matter of quality of people's life. Methods. To analyze the way strategic threats to energy security spread across cross-sectoral commodity and production chains and influences quality of people's living, I applied the factor analysis and general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis. Results. I suggest interpreting strategic threats to energy security as risks of people's quality of life due to a reduction in the volume of energy supply. I identified mechanisms reflecting how the fuel and energy complex and its development influence the quality of people's life. The article sets out the method to assess such quality-of-life risks arising from strategic threats to energy security. Conclusions and Relevance. In the current geopolitical situation, strategic threats to energy security cause long-standing adverse consequences for the quality of people's life. If strategic threats to energy security are further construed as risk of quality of people's life, this will facilitate the preparation and performance of a more effective governmental policy on energy, which will subsequently raise the economic well-being of people.

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