Press Release: Citizen science and community-based monitoring are being highlighted by Indigenous leaders, and researchers this week at the 18th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

Community researchers from more than 40 communities participating in the Tracking Change project have been documenting changes in the sustainability of the Mackenzie, Mekong and Amazon river basins since 2016 and are now working together to ensure this knowledge is recognized more globally. The work...

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Main Authors: Howlett, Tracy, Parlee, Brenda
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
citizen science
communit-based research
local and traditional knowledge
environmental monitoring
knowledge sharing
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie river
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/74598cf1-700f-4ede-bfe6-37b5d1307a67
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-yckx-3273
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Summary:Community researchers from more than 40 communities participating in the Tracking Change project have been documenting changes in the sustainability of the Mackenzie, Mekong and Amazon river basins since 2016 and are now working together to ensure this knowledge is recognized more globally. The work is being led out of the University of Alberta, in partnership with multiple governments universities and 40 Indigenous partner organizations, communities and governments from the Mackenzie River Basin.

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