All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Indigenous knowledge influences seagrass restoration Indigenous knowledge influences seagrass restoration 10/11/2020 | 3 MINS Scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology have partnered with Indigenous rangers in Shark Bay to develop a seagrass restoration program that combines traditional ecological knowledge with genetically informed science. Senior Research Fellow Dr Elizabeth Sinclair from LITΓÇÖs School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute said there was increasing recognition of the value provided by Indigenous rangers to restoring damaged seagrass systems. ΓÇ£It is imperative that scientists collaborate with Indigenous rangers to enable the integration of traditional knowledge and skills that are focused on managing their country." Dr Elizabeth Sinclair ΓÇ£WeΓÇÖve been working with the Malgana rangers in the UNESCO World Heritage area of Shark Bay in Western Australia, which they know as Gathaagudu,ΓÇ¥ Dr Sinclair said. Bianca McNeair, a Malgana Traditional Owner, said the Malgana people are the custodians of Gatha
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Indigenous knowledge influences seagrass restoration Indigenous knowledge influences seagrass restoration 10/11/2020 | 3 MINS Scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology have partnered with Indigenous rangers in Shark Bay to develop a seagrass restoration program that combines traditional ecological knowledge with genetically informed science.
Senior Research Fellow Dr Elizabeth Sinclair from LITΓÇÖs School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute said there was increasing recognition of the value provided by Indigenous rangers to restoring damaged seagrass systems.
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ΓÇ£It is imperative that scientists collaborate with Indigenous rangers to enable the integration of traditional knowledge and skills that are focused on managing their country." Dr Elizabeth Sinclair ΓÇ£WeΓÇÖve been working with the Malgana rangers in the UNESCO World Heritage area of Shark Bay in Western Australia, which they know as Gathaagudu,ΓÇ¥ Dr Sinclair said.
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