Management of marine resources through a local governance perspective: Re-implementation of traditions for marine resource recovery on Easter Island

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-115

  Aburto, Jaime A ^a,b   Gaymer, Carlos F ^a,b,c,d   Haoa, Sonia ^e   González, Lilian ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI)   (Chile)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^e Fundación Mata Ki Te Rangi   (Chile)

Author keywords

Easter Island; Local governance; Resource management; Taboo; TEK

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; ECONOMICS; FISH; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; WATER RESOURCES;

EASTER ISLAND; LOCAL GOVERNANCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TABOO; TEK;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

ASTHMA; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OPEN WATER; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EASTER ISLAND;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 84937826691     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.07.008     Document Type: Article

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