cultural keystone species

Cultural keystone species and their role in biocultural conservation

2024-11-15T16:52:11-05:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: biocultural diversity", cultural keystone species, Guardians, Indigenous Guardians|

This report examines the role of cultural keystone species (CKS) in protecting both biological and cultural diversity.

‘From mountaintop to seafloor’: First Nation declares new 40,000-hectare protected area on B.C. coast

2024-06-21T10:48:22-04:00Categories: IPCAs and Indigenous-led Conservation, Resource|Tags: B.C., British Columbia, cultural keystone species, Declaration, Hada, Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Laws, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, Indigenous Rights, Indigenous Sovereignty, IPCA, Kakweikan, Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inuxw̱ Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation, Media, Salmon, The Narwhal|

This article from the Narwhal covers the story of Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation's declaration of the Hada and Kakweikan Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA).

Restoring Endangered Wild Salmon: Indigenous-Led Efforts in Inner Bay of Fundy

2023-07-28T13:21:16-04:00Categories: Resource|Tags: Amlamgog, Atlantic salmon, Bay of Fundy, cultural keystone species, Fort Folly First Nation, Fort Folly Habitat Recovery, Fundy Salmon Recovery Model, habitat restoration, Inner Bay of Fundy, restoration project, Salmon, Species at risk|

This news article focuses on Indigenous-led efforts led by Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation) that [...]

Enabling coexistence: Navigating predator-induced regime shifts in human-ocean systems

2023-08-05T07:40:51-04:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: authority, BC, British Columbia, Co-governance, Co-management, Conservation, cultural keystone species, Ecosystem restoration, food security, food sovereignty, Governance, Indigenous Knowledge, Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction/Legal Systems, marine, Pacific Coast, Predator introduction, sea otter, Socio-economic impacts, Vancouver Island, West Coast|

This article was produced through a collaborative partnership and workshops with Indigenous knowledge holders in Alaska and British Columbia, along with quantitative and qualitative interviews in two Indigenous communities among the first to experience sea otter recovery