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Item Open Access Nature and health practitioner needs assessment: investigating organizational capacity to leverage science for impact(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Tamlyn, Kaiya, author; Johnson, Sharde, author; Collins, Sara Ashley, author; Farwell, Josie, author; Zarestky, Jill, author; Walker, Sarah, author; LoTemplio, Sara, authorItem Open Access Migration-land systems model: a theoretical agent-based model(2023) Warrier, Rekha, author; Boone, Randall, author; Salerno, Jonathan, authorThree specifications of MLSM that illustrate both model functionality as well as key interactions between migration decisions and land function change are included. The examples were developed using the agent-based modeling platform NetLogo (https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/) and rendered into HTML formats using NetLogo Web (https://www.netlogoweb.org/). No software installation is needed. Open the HTML files using a web browser and follow instruction included in the 'Model Info' tab at the bottom of the page. The full model is publicly available in Modeling Commons: https://modelingcommons.org/browse/one_model/7156#model_tabs_browse_info.Item Open Access The challenges of maintaining indigenous ecological knowledge(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) McCarter, Joe, author; Gavin, Michael C., author; Baereleo, Sue, author; Love, Mark, author; Resilience Alliance, publisherIncreased interest in indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) has led to concern that it is vulnerable amidst social and ecological change. In response, multiple authors have recommended the establishment of programs for the maintenance and revitalization of IEK systems. However, few studies have analyzed the methods, opportunities, and challenges of these programs. This is a critical gap, as IEK maintenance is challenging and will require layered and evidence-based solutions. We seek to build a foundation for future approaches to IEK maintenance. First, we present a systematic literature review of IEK maintenance programs (n = 39) and discuss the opportunities and challenges inherent in five broad groups of published approaches. Second, we use two case studies from the Republic of Vanuatu to illustrate these challenges in more depth. The first case study takes a community-based approach, which has inherent strengths (e.g., localized organization). It has, however, faced practical (e.g., funding) and epistemological (changing modes of knowledge transmission) challenges. The second case study seeks to facilitate IEK transmission within the formal school system. Although this model has potential, it has faced significant challenges (e.g., lack of institutional linkages). We conclude that supporting and strengthening IEK is important but that serious attention is needed to account for the social, situated, and dynamic nature of IEK. In closing, we use the review and case studies to propose four principles that may guide adaptive and flexible approaches for the future maintenance of IEK systems.