A research process and criteria–indicators framework for developing indigenous freshwater ecosystem health monitoring

Gratani, Monica; Royee, Frank; Butler, James

doi:10.1080/23311843.2016.1214228

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“…Nevertheless, steps need to be taken to avoid risks including tokenistic inclusion, implied support for findings, and misappropriation of knowledge [104,106]. Multiple evidence-based (MEB) approaches offer a way forward for Indigenous and non-Indigenous collaborators to work together in developing CBM systems that respects and reflects different contributions [107]. MEB approaches view Indigenous, local, and scientific knowledge systems as generating different manifestations of knowledge, that when viewed as complementary, can generate new insights to support decision-making and action [59].…”

Section: Externally Driven Monitoringmentioning

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Community-based monitoring of Indigenous food security in a changing climate: global trends and future directions

Lam

Dodd

Skinner

et al. 2019

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Climate change is expected to exacerbate existing food security challenges, especially in Indigenous communities worldwide. Community-based monitoring (CBM) is considered a promising strategy to improve monitoring of, and local adaptation to climatic and environmental change. Yet, it is unclear how this approach can be applied in food security or Indigenous contexts. The objectives of this paper are to: (1) review and synthesize the published literature on CBM of Indigenous food security; and, (2) identify gaps and trends in these monitoring efforts in the context of climate change. Using a systematic search and screening process, we identified 86 published articles. To be included, articles had to be published in a journal, describe a CBM system, describe any aspect of food security, and explicitly mention an Indigenous community. Relevant articles were thematically analyzed to characterize elements of CBM in the context of climate change. Results show that the number of articles published over time was steady and increased more than two-fold within the last five years. The reviewed articles reported on monitoring mainly in North America (37%) and South America (28%). In general, monitoring was either collaborative (51%) or externally-driven (37%), and focused primarily on tracking wildlife (29%), followed by natural resources (16%), environmental change (15%), fisheries (13%), climate change (9%), or some combination of these topics (18%). This review provides an evidence-base on the uses, characteristics, and opportunities of CBM, to guide future food security monitoring efforts in the context of climate change.

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Section: Externally Driven Monitoringmentioning

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Community-based monitoring of Indigenous food security in a changing climate: global trends and future directions

Lam

Dodd

Skinner

et al. 2019

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…The WTWHA is a major tourist attraction and many locations within or on its periphery are both culturally important for Indigenous communities and also visited by tourists [14], [15], [16]. Free-ranging domestic dogs and dingoes (or ‘wild dogs’) are widespread, and interact in close proximity to people in the region [17].…”

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“…The Wet Tropics bioregion of Far North Queensland contains remnant rainforest which holds globally-significant biodiversity and cultural values, and these are recognised by its designation as the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) [12] , [13] . The WTWHA is a major tourist attraction and many locations within or on its periphery are both culturally important for Indigenous communities and also visited by tourists [14] , [15] , [16] . Free-ranging domestic dogs and dingoes (or ‘wild dogs’) are widespread, and interact in close proximity to people in the region [17] .…”

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The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum : An emerging public health risk in Australian tropical rainforests and Indigenous communities

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Ancylostoma ceylanicum is the common hookworm of domestic dogs and cats throughout Asia, and is an emerging but little understood public health risk in tropical northern Australia. We investigated the prevalence of A. ceylanicum in soil and free-ranging domestic dogs at six rainforest locations in Far North Queensland that are Indigenous Australian communities and popular tourist attractions within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. By combining PCR-based techniques with traditional methods of hookworm species identification, we found the prevalence of hookworm in Indigenous community dogs was high (96.3% and 91.9% from necropsy and faecal samples, respectively). The majority of these infections were A. caninum. We also observed, for the first time, the presence of A. ceylanicum infection in domestic dogs (21.7%) and soil (55.6%) in an Indigenous community. A. ceylanicum was present in soil samples from two out of the three popular tourist locations sampled. Our results contribute to the understanding of dogs as a public health risk to Indigenous communities and tourists in the Wet Tropics. Dog health needs to be more fully addressed as part of the Australian Government's commitments to “closing the gap” in chronic disease between Indigenous and other Australians, and encouraging tourism in similar locations.

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“…To these authors, indigenous societies claim that their worldviews have been the foundation for sustainable natural resource management [11,[12][13]. Some researchers contend that the sustainability of natural resources needs ecocentric models of relationship with the environment, and that indigenous cultures provide such models and therefore there is the need for multicultural societies to include their values in natural resource management [14]. This means that the way societies manage their natural resources is a reflection of their worldview.…”

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Indigenous Water Resource Conservation Practices in Contemporary Ghanaian Society

Osei¹

2023

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This position paper discusses indigenous water resource conservation practices and modern methods to address challenges in Akwamu traditional area in the Eastern region of Ghana. Africa is bedeviled with environmental crisis in this 21st century, and this has been a major concern to environmental conservationists. In Ghana, one of such environmental crisis is pollution of water bodies as a result of indiscriminate human activities. Some have argued that non-recognition of indigenous knowledge in the management of water resources has been one of the major challenges of water resource crisis in Africa and Ghana is no exception. In the life and thought of indigenous people of Ghana, studies confirm that conservation of water resources is enforced through traditional religiously governed norms which have stood the test of time before formal institutions responsible for biodiversity conservation were established by government. Using Akwamu traditional area in Ghana as a case, this study explores how the indigenous people manage water bodies and to find out the possibility of incorporating indigenous knowledge practices and modern methods to address the current water resource problems in Ghana. Primary and secondary sources are employed for data collection. The study is carried out within the concept of 'worldview' to understand how indigenous people manage the environment through their indigenous belief systems. The findings are that; indigenous knowledge practices are potential tools for addressing water resource crisis in Ghana. The study also indicates that if indigenous knowledge practices are used alongside with the modern methods in water resource management, our water resource problems would be minimized if not totally solved in Africa.

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A research process and criteria–indicators framework for developing indigenous freshwater ecosystem health monitoring

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Community-based monitoring of Indigenous food security in a changing climate: global trends and future directions

Community-based monitoring of Indigenous food security in a changing climate: global trends and future directions

The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum : An emerging public health risk in Australian tropical rainforests and Indigenous communities

Indigenous Water Resource Conservation Practices in Contemporary Ghanaian Society

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