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2019-04-01

D'Souza, Amabel; Parlee, Brenda

Local people living along the Mun River and its tributaries, have a deep connection to this fresh water ecosystem and have longstanding knowledge, practices and norms that are critical to their fishing livelihoods. However due to the rapid development of hydropower in the Mekong Basin, fishing...

2017-04-01

Martin, Chelsea

In recent years, the effects of climate change have become increasingly visible in northern Canada; its impact on northern Indigenous peoples has become a particularly important area of research and policy. While much focus has been on the experiences of high arctic communities, less is known...

2019-04-01

Martin, Chelsea

Northern fishing communities in Canada understand that environmental conditions are likely to fluctuate and vary, but it is when those particular settings become abnormal or unprecedented that people become incredibly concerned. In order to identify these uncharacteristic ecological shifts, a...

2019-04-01

Spicer, Neal

Water is an essential part of life and viable sources of clean and drinkable water is a challenge for many people across the planet. Unfortunately, this challenge exists for many Indigenous communities across Canada as seen by a series of articles, investigations and academic literature that has...

2019-04-01

Pereyra, Paula; Hallwass, Gustavo; Silvano, Renato A.M.

The trophic structure is a determining factor of energy flux in ecological communities. The characterization of the trophic structure is extremely important for the understanding of natural and anthropogenic changes in ecosystems. The objectives of this research is to determine the trophic...

2019-04-01

Runde, Anne; Hallwass, Gustavo; Silvano, Renato A.M.

Brazil’s hydroelectricity sector is rapidly expanding. Impacts of dams on fisheries downstream have been overlooked by impact assessments. The objective of this research is to analyse the socio-ecological vulnerability of small-scale fisheries located downstream from the proposed São Luis...

2019-04-01

Wongpinij, Wannapa; Manorom, Kanokwan

This research aims to study the dynamics of women and men ’s knowledge of folk fishery from the past and present, to predict the future of fishery trends, and to study different conditions creation, dynamic, transmission and the utilization of women and men ’s local fishery knowledge. The results...

2017-04-01

Tsannie, Joe; Johnson, Johanne

Explores the history of the Athabasca River Basin region and the Denesuline peoples of Northern Saskatchewan through traditional knowledge, legends, and stories. This includes the concept of spirit power derived from the spiritual relationship between people and animals, creation stories that...

2019-04-01

Gaja-Svasti, Sirasak; Manorom, Kanokwan; Baird, Ian

This research examines the consumption of fish by communities living along the Mun River. The objective is to analyze how and why consumption has changed in the area. Results show that communities have been impacted by development in their region and have had to adapt aspects of their food...

2017-04-01

Vazquez, Iria Heredia; Hynes, Kristin; Wesche, Sonia

The Mackenzie Delta is an important freshwater system that is vulnerable to multiple stressors, including: climate change impacts in the Arctic; resource development activities (oil & natural gas), and upstream-downstream linkages. These pressures can affect traditional livelihoods, including...