MASC 323 — Coastal Tenure and Ethnobiology
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Importance of relationships between people, biota, and the coastal environment – past and present. Marine and coastal tenure. Property rights. Traditional environmental knowledge. Community-based environmental awareness raising programmes. Environmental education and management frameworks in relation to marine and coastal resources. Introduction to approaches for educating children and adults. The importance of incorporating environmental knowledge in customary marine tenure, and its value in modern management practices. The decline in environmental knowledge and its consequences on biological education and environmental management. Cultural heritage in adopting a marine and coastal conservation ethos. The importance of the coasts and seas as sources of music, poetry, art and creative crafts. The development of sustainable tourism. The roles, responsibilities and engagement of Ghanaian and international NGOs and other civil organizations in the governance of marine and coastal resource management. Sustainability of educational programmes.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
- FISH 325 — Marine Fisheries
- FISH 326 — Fisheries Field Course
- FISH 329 — Fish and Fisheries of West Africa
- FISH 332 — Industrial Internship
- MASC 311 — Nautical Science
- MASC 312 — Marine Ecology I
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).