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Panel Discussion Using TEK in Large Landscape Conservation

Friday, October 24, 2014: 2:25 PM
Polaris B (Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center)
Mary Mahaffy , North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative
The panel will include all seven presenters from these two linked sessions and discussions with the audience.  Panel participants will discuss the following:  1) lessons learned for improving interactions between western science and traditional ecological knowledges (TEKs); 2) concerns related to bridging TEKs in a culturally-appropriate and tribally-led way with partners on large landscape conservation and climate adaptation; and 3) recommendations for developing successful partnerships.