Storybook Project
Uu-a-thluk coordinated a storybook project with the Ehattesaht First Nation. A one-day storytelling workshop was held with Ehattesaht youth with the support of elders and knowledge holders....
31 January, 2016
Biodiversity Tag
Ysyk-Köl Biosphere Reserve, Kyrgyzstan
The Ysyk-Köl Biosphere Reserve (YKBR), the largest protected area in Kyrgyzstan, gained international UNESCO designation in 2001. Lake Ysyk-Köl, which is considered as a sacred lake by local people, is a keystone element within the YKBR....
14 December, 2015
Punta Allen, Mexico
The Punta Allen community is estimated to be less than 1 metre above sea level, with a population of around 600 persons. Their co-management approach has helped the fishery to develop in a sustainable manner....
14 December, 2015
Solidarity and the Art of Lobster Fishing
This beautiful documentary by Steve De Neef and Gord More for HAKAI Magazine features CCRN Partner and Researcher Dr. Juan Carlos Seijo. In Punta Allen, Mexico, a lobster fishing cooperative supports the community and the environment. Perched aside the sparkling Caribbean Sea, Ascension Bay in Punta Allen, Mexico, is the site of one...
01 June, 2016
The Ocean is Our Garden, Fishing Rights for Nuu-chah-nulth
Fishing rights and traditional livelihoods among the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations....
17 November, 2015
Koh Pitak Island, Thailand
A video report on the inhabitants of the scenic Koh Pitak island and their efforts to manage local ecotourism...
14 December, 2016
Impact of environmental degradation on fishers’ livelihoods
The following case study of a Brazilian mangrove community located in an industrial area, Vila dos Pescadores (Fishers' Village), analyzes the impact that environmental degradation has on fishers' livelihoods....
23 January, 2016
A Coastal Partnership: Maritime Stories of Integrated Management
Across the Canadian Maritimes there are many unpublicized stories of coastal community heros, groups of people working together to protect the health of their fisheries, watersheds, and community heritage....
29 April, 2016
Sharing the Waters
Sharing the Waters, Saint John, NB was produced for the Fundy North Fishermen's Association, a partner community organization of Coastal CURA. This film begins with a brief introduction to the history of the inshore fishery in Saint John followed by an overview of issues stemming from...
29 April, 2016
Tanzania – Promoting Environmental Conservation and Cooperation
Promoting Environmental Conservation and Cooperation (PECC) is a project of the Kesho Trust in cooperation with 6 villages adjacent to Saadani National Park, Tanzania. The project is focused on building relationships between park management and communities through improved mutual understanding and open communication....
19 May, 2016
Wi’kupaltimk – Feast of Forgiveness
The film celebrates the resilience of the Mi’kmaq, and Indigenous people in general....
27 June, 2016
T’aaq-wiihak, Implementing Nuu-chah-nulth Fishing Rights
In 2009, the BC Supreme Court ruled that five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have an Aboriginal right to fish and sell all species of fish from their territories on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada....
27 June, 2016
Marine Protected Area research in the Philippines
This is an educational, informative and touching video on Marine Protected Area (MPA) research in the Philippines. Focusing on Sogod Bay, researcher Alessia Kockel uses participatory mapping to determine the regions that fisherfolks find most important, determining where future MPAs could be located. The video...
10 January, 2017
The Haida Gwaii Marine Plan
The above video is part of a six-episode film series produced by the Council of the Haida Nation (CHN) Marine Planning Program. It features interviews with Haida matriarchs, chiefs, and politicians speaking about the ocean and marine planning on Haida Gwaii. The series focuses on...
10 January, 2017
Arran and the Sea: a community story
Celebrating community involvement in marine conservation and management...
16 March, 2017