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Participatory Social Mapping with Ethnic Communities to Identify Factors Associated With Microplastics in a Protected Area on the Northern Coast Of Colombia
Summary
Researchers used participatory social mapping with Indigenous and ethnic communities in a protected coastal area of Colombia to identify local hotspots of microplastic contamination, including wastewater discharge points and waste dumping sites, demonstrating that community knowledge is a valuable tool for environmental monitoring.
Participatory mapping in the SFFF proved to be a useful strategy for identifying critical areas of wastewater discharge, solid waste accumulation, and points of greatest fishing activity, as primary data was obtained and referenced through observations made by residents of the protected area.
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