Webinar: Ocean Stewardship in the Pacific
Date/Time: Thursday, Novmber 7, 2024 01:00 AM EST
This webinar explores the significance of intertwining indigenous knowledge & values with the needs of the community to achieve positive outcomes for the marine environment.
Presentations will include insight into:
- cooperative partnerships with Indigenous communities to establish protected areas
- marine management systems such as rāhui, taiāpure and ra’ui
- significance of oral history/kōrero & traditional knowledge in the pacific
Our guest speakers Jacqueline Evans, Dr Anne-Marie Jackson, Dr Dan Hikuroa and James Tremlett (bios below) will dive into these topics:
Marae Moana (Sacred Ocean), Cook Islands MPA A multiple-use marine park which extends over the entire Exclusive Economic Zone of the Cook Islands, an area of 1.9 million sq. km. The Marae Moana Act is the largest commitment by a single country for integrated management and conservation.
East Otago Taiāpure A customary protection area that ensures access to customary and recreational fishing but allows for more regulation of fishing practices and management of marine species by the local community.
Traditional Knowledge in the Pacific
The important role of Indigenous and local knowledge in ocean science, including navigation from a Māori knowledge perspective.
Thanks to the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO for supporting this event as part of our Seaweek Ngā Kōrero series.
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