Is Validation of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge a Disrespectful Process? A Case Study of Traditional Fishing Poisons and Invasive Fish Management from the Wet Tropics, Australia

Is Validation of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge a Disrespectful Process? A Case Study of Traditional Fishing Poisons and Invasive Fish Management from the Wet Tropics, Australia

Despite the growing recognition of the contribution that indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) can make to contemporary 'western' science-based natural resource management (NRM), integration of the two knowledge systems has not reached its full potential in Australia. One explanation is th...

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Main Authors: Monica Gratani, James R. A. . Butler, Frank Royee, Peter Valentine, Damien Burrows, Warren I. Canendo, Alex S. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2011-09-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
comanagement
fishing poisons
indigenous ecological knowledge
invasive fish
knowledge socialization
livelihoods
poisonous plants
social-ecological systems: tilapia
traditional ecological knowledge
validation
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss3/art25/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss3/art25/

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