Most of Indonesian territory is waters; this consequently affects the long coastline (number 2 after Canada) and widely coastal area. Most of the highest biodiversity is in the coastal area and Indonesia has three dominant coastal ecosystem, i.e coral reef, seagrass bed and mangrove. It means that most of coastal people very much depend on these ecosystems' availabilities.
Most of the indigenous peoples in the coastal community have their own role in managing natural resources, including coastal resources, especially those related to their needs, such as fisheries. We known a few of community based management projects, which are run by indigenous people, such Sasi, Awiq-awiq, Panglima Laot, Parrompong, and so on. But most of them only manage how to maintain fisheries, not their habitat/ecosystem.
This is by the lack of education in most of indigenous people. They know that they should guarantee that they could earn or utilize their fisheries not only today but also at the future. But, they have a lack of knowledge about their fisheries resources being linked to their habitat or ecosystem.
In my view the best way to share about ecosystem services is to establish a conversation that is about two-way communication. Seeking to understand the indigenous knowledge from their point of view first before trying to 'educate' them as to our way of thinking. In Australia the indigenous people understand ecosystem services but not in those terms, because they already think in a holistic way. It is the science approach that is segmented.
Yes, i am agreed a point of view of yours. we should try to mutual conversation about that matter, because they know a lot about what happened with their resources. they know how value their resources and how important it for them and their next generation, and of course for the common people.
Dear Thomas, thanks for the link, but i could not download the reference.
- Badges
- Science method
- Similar topics
- Biological Science
- Ecology