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Alternative Conservation Paradigms and Ecological Knowledge of Small-Scale Artisanal Fishers in a Changing Marine Scenario in Argentina

Researchers used ethnographic interviews to document the ecological knowledge and conservation paradigms of small-scale artisanal fishers in Argentina's Bahía Blanca Estuary, finding that fishers held a communalist worldview and detailed knowledge of climate-driven and pollution-related changes that could meaningfully inform co-management strategies.

2022 Human Ecology 14 citations
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Fish—To Eat or Not to Eat? A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Conundrum of Fish Consumption in the Context of Marine Pollution in Indonesia

Researchers investigated the dilemma of fish consumption in Indonesia amid marine pollution, using mixed methods to explore sociodemographic factors and perceptions that influence whether people continue eating fish despite contamination concerns.

2023 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7 citations
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Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Science for Sustainable Lake Conservation: Danu Kerthi in Bali

Researchers investigated how the Danu Kerthi philosophy integrates traditional ecological knowledge with environmental science to support sustainable conservation of three upstream lakes in Bali (Beratan, Buyan, and Tamblingan). Through qualitative multi-site fieldwork with 30 participants, the study found that this traditional framework continues to function as an effective ethical and governance system for lake ecosystems, though empirical evidence of its ecological effectiveness had been previously limited.

2025 Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
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Analysis of Fishermen's Basic Skills Training With A Computer-Based SECI Knowledge Management Approach

This Indonesian study explored how traditional and formal fisheries knowledge interacts with innovation among fishing communities. The research focuses on sustainable fisheries management and community education rather than microplastics, though plastic pollution in Indonesian fisheries is an ongoing challenge.

2023 Journal of Nonformal Education
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Coastal Community Perceptions of Waste Management as an Effort to Maintain Marine Sustainability in Tapanuli Tengah Regency, North Sumatera

Researchers assessed coastal community perceptions of waste management and marine sustainability in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, using a mixed-methods survey of 100 respondents across three villages. Results showed an average agreement rate of 91.16% on the importance of waste management for marine sustainability, though practical waste utilisation capacity for income generation remained limited.

2024 International Journal of Marine Engineering Innovation and Research
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Coastal Resource-Based Entrepreneurship: A Strategy to Improve the Quality of Life of Coastal Area Communities

Researchers conducted descriptive qualitative research in the Untia Fishermen Village in Makassar City to assess how coastal resource-based entrepreneurship strategies could improve quality of life for coastal communities. Through interviews with five informants, the study found that communities lacked knowledge of entrepreneurship and resource processing, identifying education and empowerment as key pathways to sustainable livelihoods.

2023 Journal of Economics Entrepreneurship Management Business and Accounting 3 citations
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Tangled Waters: Equity-based Study of Plastic Pollution Impacts on Indigenous Communities in Fiji

Researchers examined the impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities at three case study locations in Fiji, blending Indigenous knowledge systems with contemporary research methods and equity frameworks to assess distributional, procedural, and recognitional dimensions of plastic pollution. The year-long fieldwork-based study found that plastic pollution disproportionately burdens Indigenous communities and recommended improved waste management solutions grounded in community agency.

2024 ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
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Pesca artesanal à luz da fome e dos objetivos do Milênio

This essay examines inconsistencies in the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals as they relate to artisanal fishing communities in Brazil, arguing that traditional morphofunctional classifications of artisanal fisheries have silenced coastal communities and excluded them from marine governance. The author calls for greater integration of traditional ecological knowledge into fisheries management and ocean protection frameworks.

2024 Revista Ouricuri
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Wisdom Local Tegal City Communities in the Modernization Era and Strategies to Maintain It

This study documents the local ecological wisdom of indigenous communities in Tegal City, Indonesia, examining how traditional environmental knowledge and practices are being challenged by modernization. The authors identify strategies for preserving this knowledge as part of broader efforts to maintain cultural identity and sustainable land management.

2023 AMPLITUDO Journal of Science & Technology Innovation 1 citations
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Can Coral Reef Restoration Programmes Facilitate Changes in Environmental Attitudes? A Case Study on a Rural Fisher Community in North Bali, Indonesia

This paper is not directly about microplastics — it is a qualitative study of how a coral reef restoration programme in north Bali, Indonesia influenced environmental attitudes and waste management behaviors among local fishing communities.

2023 Human Ecology 9 citations
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Sustainability Status of Pond Aquaculture in Tambakbulusan Village on Social or Cultural Dimension and Legal or Institutional Dimension

This paper is not about microplastics — it assesses the social, cultural, legal, and institutional sustainability dimensions of aquaculture pond management in an Indonesian village.

2023 International Journal of Islamic Education Research and Multiculturalism (IJIERM) 13 citations
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A Mixed-Method Approach for Quantifying Illegal Fishing and Its Impact on an Endangered Fish Species

A study in Lake Hovsgol National Park, Mongolia combined surveys and interviews to document widespread illegal gillnet fishing and its impact on an endangered endemic fish species. The research is focused on fisheries conservation rather than microplastics.

2015 PLoS ONE 24 citations
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Analyzing scenarios and designing initiatives toward just transitions: coproducing knowledge with(in) the dried fish sector in the Indian Sundarbans

Researchers applied participatory foresight methods to co-produce knowledge with fish drying collectives in the Indian Sundarbans, analyzing scenarios for just transitions in the face of overlapping social, ecological, and governance risks threatening this food-producing community.

2023 Frontiers in Water 5 citations
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Fisherfolk’s Perception of and Attitude to Solid Waste Disposal: Implications for Health, Aquatic Resources, and Sustainable Development

This study explored how fisherfolk in a Ghanaian coastal community perceive solid waste disposal, finding that despite recognizing waste as undesirable, entrenched practices and limited infrastructure perpetuate aquatic pollution with implications for public health and sustainable development.

2021 Journal of Environmental and Public Health 8 citations
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Productivity and Environmental Friendliness Evaluation of Circular Net Fishing Gear in West Java

This Indonesian study evaluated the productivity and environmental impact of circular net fishing gear used in West Java, assessing its compliance with sustainability standards. Fishing gear design directly affects how much plastic is lost to or shed into marine environments as microplastics.

2023 Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Science 1 citations
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Mapping research gaps for sustainable forest management based on the nominal group technique

Researchers used the nominal group technique — involving both academic and non-academic stakeholders — to map research gaps in sustainable management of the Matang mangrove forest in Malaysia, identifying knowledge priorities across social-ecological system components to guide resource-limited research allocation.

2022 Environment Development and Sustainability 9 citations
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Ecofeminist Empowerment: In Preserving the Musi River Waters of Palembang City in 2023

This qualitative study applied an ecofeminist lens to conservation efforts for the Musi River in Palembang, Indonesia, examining how gender and environmental perspectives intersect in community water protection activities. The findings showed that women-led ecofeminist approaches contributed meaningfully to river conservation outcomes.

2025 Journal of Government Science (GovSci ) Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan
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Empowerment of Housewives Group in Sabilambo Village through Training on Making Catfish Meatballs as an Effort to Increase Family Income

This community development paper describes training workshops for homemakers in an Indonesian village on making catfish-based food products to supplement family income. It is not related to microplastics or environmental research.

2021 Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Indonesia 2 citations
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Peran Ekonomi Lingkungan Dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Plastik Di Daerah Sekitar Sungai Kapuas

This paper examines plastic waste management around the Kapuas River in Indonesia through an environmental economics lens, analyzing how externalities from plastic pollution — including microplastic formation that enters food chains — can inform comprehensive waste management strategies.

2025 Journal of Environmental Policy and Technology
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Promoting sustainability and conservation practices through environmental education in Aceh, Indonesia

This paper is not about microplastics; it is a mixed-methods study examining how environmental education programs in Aceh, Indonesia influence sustainability practices and conservation awareness.

2023 World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 6 citations
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Plastic Marine Waste and its Potential for Indonesian Indigenous Communities

This article explores the potential for Indonesian indigenous communities to play a role in addressing marine plastic waste, combining traditional ecological knowledge with waste management strategies. It highlights cultural and governance dimensions of plastic pollution responses in coastal Indonesia.

2020 eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics 20 citations
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When Plastics Dominate the Seas: a Study of the Threat to Coastal Community Development from Plastic Waste

This qualitative study investigated the ecological, health, and economic impacts of plastic pollution on coastal communities in the Riau Islands, Indonesia, focusing on effects on marine ecosystems and fishermen's livelihoods. Plastic waste was found to threaten fish stocks and fishing income, illustrating how marine plastic pollution directly undermines coastal community development.

2025 International Journal of Education and Economic Sciences
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The socio-economic effect on microplastic pollution of boiled salted fish

This Indonesian study investigated microplastic contamination in boiled salted fish, a traditional food product, and explored how socioeconomic factors of the people producing and selling the fish related to contamination levels. Microplastics were found in fish samples, and socioeconomic factors influenced exposure risk. The findings are relevant to food safety and human microplastic ingestion through traditional fish products.

2021 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 2 citations
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Analysis of Waste Bank Management Model Around Lake Tondano Tourism Object in Supporting Sustainable Tourism Development

Researchers qualitatively studied the waste bank management model operating around Lake Tondano tourism sites in Sulawesi, Indonesia, examining how the system functions as a mechanism for sustainable tourism development and plastic waste reduction. They found that while waste banks provide a community-based framework for plastic collection and recycling, gaps in coverage and participation limit their effectiveness in preventing plastic from entering the lake ecosystem, including via microplastic pathways into fish.

2022 INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2 citations