2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/20/2019 | 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | RETHINKING HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FRESHWATER CONSERVATION: A BIOCULTURAL APPROACH | 151 DEF
RETHINKING HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FRESHWATER CONSERVATION: A BIOCULTURAL APPROACH
Human connections to rivers often go unaccounted for in freshwater conservation and restoration efforts. Biocultural approaches to conservation frame issues from the perspective of place-based communities and develop desired outcomes for resource users by recognizing links between people and the environment and evaluating feedbacks between social and ecological components. By reframing conservation practices to include human dimensions, we can leverage these interactions as assets to conservation for improved environmental and well being outcomes. To date, most discussion in the literature about biocultural approaches to conservation has emphasized terrestrial landscapes and agricultural sustainability, and focused mostly on Indigenous communities. By applying a biocultural approach to freshwater systems, we can identify cultural strengths and assets of human-river interactions that support or improve freshwater conservation efforts. Here, we discuss new research on the Miami River in Florida that illustrates the way that biocultural approaches paint a more holistic picture of the complexities of freshwater conservation. Additionally, we highlight numerous examples—from the U.S. to the Amazon to Northern Australia and beyond—where stakeholder perspectives and cultural priorities have been considered as integral components during the conception of freshwater system conservation efforts.
- Biodiversity
- Social Values
- Restoration
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Brenna Kays
(), Florida International University, Bkays001@fiu.edu;
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Elizabeth P Anderson
(), Florida International University, epanders@fiu.edu;
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