Randy Thaman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4151441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Randy Thaman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Randy |
| FAMILY NAME | Thaman |
| SIGNATURE | THAMAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the South Pacific |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Working with Indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people
Working with indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) is vital for inclusive assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people. Indigenous peoples’ concepts about what constitutes sustainability, for example, differ markedly from dominant sustainability discourses. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES) is promoting dialogue across different knowledge systems globally. In 2017, member states of IPBES adop…
Threatened Biodiversity and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Associated Beliefs, Customs and Uses of Herpetofauna among the `Are`Are on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands
Biodiversity and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) are in danger of being lost in many societies, especially in the rapidly urbanising Pacific Islands. Herpetofauna, in particular, are globally threatened along with their associated cultural knowledge and beliefs. The aim of this study was to examine the species richness and conservation status of herpetofauna and associated TEK among the `Are`Are on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands. Question…
Marine biodiversity and ethnobiodiversity of Bellona (Mungiki) Island, Solomon Islands
This paper reports on the marine biodiversity and ethnobiodiversity of Bellona, a small island in Solomon Islands inhabited by Polynesians who have, for centuries, depended on biodiversity for their own sustainability. The Bellonese have names for at least 8 whales and dolphins, 7 reptiles, over 500 finfish, 191 molluscs, 48 crustaceans, 29 echinoderms and a range of corals, other invertebrates and marine plants, most of which have commercial, su…
Urban food gardening in the Pacific Islands: A basis for food security in rapidly urbanising small-island states
Health and nutrition in the Pacific islands: Development or underdevelopment
Plant succession after phosphate mining on Nauru
Since 1907 phosphate mining and other forms of human‐induced disturbance have severely modified Nauru's topography and vegetation. Through a series of 10 m × 10 m quadrats in mined and unmined sites, we examine the success of indigenous and exotic plant species in the initial colonization and succession of abandoned phosphate mined sites and the nature of the potential natural vegetation. Nauru has a total of 467 plant species of which only 45 ar…
Working with Indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people
Working with indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) is vital for inclusive assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people. Indigenous peoples’ concepts about what constitutes sustainability, for example, differ markedly from dominant sustainability discourses. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES) is promoting dialogue across different knowledge systems globally. In 2017, member states of IPBES adop…
Threatened Biodiversity and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Associated Beliefs, Customs and Uses of Herpetofauna among the `Are`Are on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands
Biodiversity and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) are in danger of being lost in many societies, especially in the rapidly urbanising Pacific Islands. Herpetofauna, in particular, are globally threatened along with their associated cultural knowledge and beliefs. The aim of this study was to examine the species richness and conservation status of herpetofauna and associated TEK among the `Are`Are on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands. Question…
Urban food gardening in the Pacific Islands: A basis for food security in rapidly urbanising small-island states
Health and nutrition in the Pacific islands: Development or underdevelopment
Plant succession after phosphate mining on Nauru
Since 1907 phosphate mining and other forms of human‐induced disturbance have severely modified Nauru's topography and vegetation. Through a series of 10 m × 10 m quadrats in mined and unmined sites, we examine the success of indigenous and exotic plant species in the initial colonization and succession of abandoned phosphate mined sites and the nature of the potential natural vegetation. Nauru has a total of 467 plant species of which only 45 ar…
Health and nutrition in the Pacific islands: Development or underdevelopment
Urban food gardening in the Pacific Islands: A basis for food security in rapidly urbanising small-island states
Marine biodiversity and ethnobiodiversity of Bellona (Mungiki) Island, Solomon Islands
This paper reports on the marine biodiversity and ethnobiodiversity of Bellona, a small island in Solomon Islands inhabited by Polynesians who have, for centuries, depended on biodiversity for their own sustainability. The Bellonese have names for at least 8 whales and dolphins, 7 reptiles, over 500 finfish, 191 molluscs, 48 crustaceans, 29 echinoderms and a range of corals, other invertebrates and marine plants, most of which have commercial, su…
Threatened Biodiversity and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Associated Beliefs, Customs and Uses of Herpetofauna among the `Are`Are on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands
Biodiversity and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) are in danger of being lost in many societies, especially in the rapidly urbanising Pacific Islands. Herpetofauna, in particular, are globally threatened along with their associated cultural knowledge and beliefs. The aim of this study was to examine the species richness and conservation status of herpetofauna and associated TEK among the `Are`Are on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands. Question…
Working with Indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people
Working with indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) is vital for inclusive assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people. Indigenous peoples’ concepts about what constitutes sustainability, for example, differ markedly from dominant sustainability discourses. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES) is promoting dialogue across different knowledge systems globally. In 2017, member states of IPBES adop…
Geography (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Indigenous (4 works) · Traditional knowledge (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agroforestry (2 works) · Biodiversity (2 works) · Development economics (2 works)