Coastal Communities At The Ready
This film looks at how coastal communities across Canada and around the world are preparing for, and responding to, a range of climate change impacts and other hazards hitting the coast....
11 October, 2019
Indigenous Peoples Tag
Nakatuenita: Respect
Nakatuenita: Respect is a documentary film about the Innu First Nation of Labrador taking back control of its land, government, schools, social services and resources....
17 March, 2019
Innu Nation, Labrador, Canada
Innu of all ages are concerned with preserving their culture and language - inseparable from Innu identity. However many Innu youth are less immersed in their culture and language as they face pressures to seek “…work opportunities, often outside of their communities.”...
14 September, 2020
Timor Leste
Produced by Cintia Nascimento, this video focuses on coastal conservation in Timor Leste....
06 March, 2020
Indigenous Voices on the Environment and the Economy
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02 April, 2019
Sea and Indigenous people
This book became the foundation for the dissemination of the discourse of coastal and marine resource management based on Indigenous peoples found throughout Indonesia....
12 December, 2017
Maintaining coastal and Indigenous community access to marine resources and the ocean in Canada
Access to marine resources and the ocean is important for the well-being of coastal populations. In Canada, the ability of many coastal and Indigenous communities to access and benefit from the ocean is a growing issue....
12 December, 2017
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Marine Protected Areas
CCRN Affiliate Natalie Ban's new study on marine protected areas worldwide says urgent action is needed in Canada to make sure Indigenous rights are included in the creation and management of ocean conservation measures....
19 November, 2017
A Youth Perspective on Reconciliation in the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve
In the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve, the youth’s project is rooted in the idea that land-based education and cultural identity are critical for stewardship success....
19 November, 2017
Tsitsikamma, South Africa
A lack of communication between the regulating authority and the fishers has increased conflict in the Tsitsikamma area and endangered community member’s food security and livelihoods. ...
17 November, 2017
The significance of arts in community conservation: Lessons from Inuit art by Kaitlyn Rathwell
Inuit art reflects a cultural response to shifting sea ice and climate change. The Inuit people are tightly linked to ecological systems that include both land and sea. Vital as they are to community well-being, both land and sea ice are changing rapidly due to global climate...
16 November, 2017
Conservation, Indigenous Livelihoods and Environmental Justice by Sadie Beaton
Join researcher and environmental activist Sadie Beaton as she describes her journey to better understand the meaning and motivations for environmental justice in Mi'kma'ki, the indigenous Mi'kmaq lands on Canada's Atlantic coast. This multimedia presentation will focus on a current environmental justice issue - resistance...
08 November, 2017
Community Resilience by Fikret Berkes
Dr. Fikret Berkes is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba and a core member of the Community Conservation Research Network team. Dr. Berkes is a leader in developing and applying the approaches of social-ecological systems, resilience, community-based management, adaptive co-management, indigenous knowledge...
08 November, 2017
Marine Protected Areas and Indigenous Institutions: A tale from Indonesia
Mayalibit Bay is a giant lagoon situated in the eastern part of Waigeo Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia. This area is inhabited by the indigenous people of the Maya tribe who have set a local institution, known as sasi laut, to improve their community-based natural...
17 October, 2017
Understanding transformation and success in community conservation
The session focused on understanding how success in community conservation is influenced by rapid change and transformation. ...
18 September, 2017
Engaging youth and Nuu-chah-nulth communities
For the past twelve years, Uu-a-thluk has partnered with the University of Victoria’s Science Venture and Nuu-chah-nulth communities to offer fun and engaging ways to connect Nuu-chah-nulth children and youth to science-based marine activities and Nuu-chah-nulth knowledge. ...
18 September, 2017
Small-scale fishers in the lurch? – a tale from India
The small-scale fishers tucked out of sight along Pondicherry’s avenue are among the worst off in India’s marine sector. ...
18 September, 2017
Ocean Tipping Points
the Tipping Points Team partnered with CCRN affiliate the Haida Nation and Parks Canada to develop a better understanding of the drivers, dynamics and trade-offs associated with past and potential ecosystem shifts in the Gwaii Haanas National Park, Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site....
16 August, 2017
Co-building Sustainability and Reconciliation
The CCRN co-sponsored a 'Co-building Sustainability and Reconciliation' meeting of Canadian biosphere reserves (BRs) from June 19-22, 2017...
13 July, 2017
Haruku Village, Maluku Province, Indonesia
Sasi laut is a local knowledge and culture-based practice of coastal resource conservation. Through cooperation of multiple stakeholders, the sasi laut system has strengthened, helping locals to consider global issues related to conservation practices....
12 July, 2017
We All Take Care Of SG̱Aan Ḵinghlas
The film tells the story of how this ecologically and culturally important seamount came to be protected by the CHN and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans...
11 July, 2017
Communicating sustainability to a broader audience
Dr. Merrie, who recently received his PhD in sustainability science, utilized various forms of art (Science Fiction, graphics, and music) to communicate sustainability in alternative ways, that may resonate more strongly with communities than academic papers...
14 June, 2017
The Sipekne’katik River
CCRN Member Sadie Beaton authored an article describing the risks the Alton Gas project, located in Nova Scotia, Canada, poses to the Sipekne’katik River and what the Water Protectors from the Mi’kmaw First Nation are doing to address this issue....
14 June, 2017
Indigenous Communities and Sustainable Use of an Introduced Fish Species in Bolivia
Alison Macnaughton, CCRN student researcher at the University of Victoria (Geography), and Tiffanie Rainville, past CCRN staffer, were contributing authors to a new book about biology and sustainable use of the introduced paiche fish (Arapaima gigas) in the Bolivian Amazon Basin....
14 June, 2017
Announcing new partnership to host international conference
Two major international networks have teamed up to co-organize “Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods”, a global conference taking place May 28-30th 2018 in Halifax, Canada....
08 June, 2017