The knowledge held by farmers and fishermen should be recognised and valued, the keynote speaker at the Biosphere Isle of Man Research Festival has said, according to Manx Radio.
Dr Mairi McFadyen delivered a talk titled ‘Songs, Stories and Stewardship: Culture and Nature in a Living Biosphere’. Manx Radio reported that she examined the ways cultural heritage could help shape a more sustainable future.
Speaking to the station afterwards, she discussed the link between the biological and cultural sides of a biosphere. “I don’t think we recognise just how much knowledge [farmers and fishermen] hold,” she said.
She added that people needed to “find ways for them to participate in decisions that are being made about the environment”.
The island is marking ten years since it became the world’s first whole-nation UNESCO Biosphere. Manx Radio said a review is under way into whether it can keep that status.
The full interview can be heard on the latest edition of Manx Radio’s Agenda with Phil Gawne.
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