Culturally Driven Monitoring: The Importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Indicators in Understanding Aquatic Ecosystem Change in the Northwest Territories’ Dehcho Region

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Sydney Stenekes, Brenda Parlee, Cristiana Seixas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: traditional ecological knowledge; indicators; community-based monitoring; freshwater ecosystems; social–ecological change; Environmental effects of industries and plants; TD194-195; Renewable energy sources; TJ807-830; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie River; Canada; Hay River; Dehcho Region; Buffalo River; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12197923; https://doaj.org/article/5fd6e3e034a04b3ab33d5d74b9292e46

There is growing concern about the sustainability of freshwater ecosystems in northern Canada that are under significant stress from climate change, resource development, and hydroelectric development, among others. Community-based monitoring (CBM) based on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has...