Abstract
Local ecological knowledge can provide a useful role in supporting ecological health.
The current system marginalizes local communities from participation in dumping and dredging/port development.
Including LEK can support the preservation of other cultural ecosystem services.
The current system marginalizes local communities from participation in dumping and dredging/port development.
Including LEK can support the preservation of other cultural ecosystem services.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 105195 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Ocean and Coastal Management |
Volume | 192 |
Early online date | 23 Apr 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to thank all those from the Rame Peninsula and Harwich communities whose efforts brought greater understanding of the impacts of dumping at sea and how the marine governance system can become more democratic in the future. Thanks also to CONICYT/FONDECYT Project N. 3190473 Marine Democracy in Chile, Cultural Ecosystem Services of Knowledge and Participation in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Conservation Governance.
Keywords
- Biodiversity
- Dumping
- Ecological health
- Local ecological knowledge
- Participatory monitoring