The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play
critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization …

Substantial increases in the pace, scale, and effectiveness of conservation will be required
to abate the ongoing loss of global biodiversity and simultaneous ecological degradation …

Indigenous knowledge and ecological science have complementary differences that can be
fruitfully combined to better understand the past and predict the future of social-ecological …

This systematic review explores patterns in the peer-reviewed literature related to the
integration of multiple values in coastal/marine SES in indigenous settings. We extract …

Achieving sustainable development globally requires multilevel and interdisciplinary efforts
and perspectives. Global goals shape priorities and actions at multiple scales, creating …

Across the natural sciences, humans are typically conceptualized as external disruptors of
nature rather than adaptable components of it. Historical evidence, however, challenges this …

The prevalence of widespread, human-caused ecological degradation suggests that
fundamental change is needed in how societies interact with the environment. In this paper …

Co-management has been advocated as an effective tool to achieve natural resource
conservation worldwide. Yet, the potential of co-management arrangements can fail to be …

This essay explores shifting scientific understandings of fish and the evolution of fisheries
science, and it grapples with colonialism as a system of power. We trace the rise of fisheries …

Since the 19th century, the study of shell middens has played an important role in
archaeological research. Shell midden and broader coastal archaeology have transformed …