Indigenous Knowledge and Long-term Ecological Change: Detection, Interpretation, and Responses to Changing Ecological Conditions in Pacific Island Communities Matthew Lauer • Shankar Aswani Received: 28 October 2009 / Accepted: 1 March 2010 / Published online: 25 March 2010 The Author(s) 2010.
Worldwide, environmental conservation directives are mandating greater inclusion of Indigenous people and their knowledge in the management of global ecosystems.