The over 400 registrants attending the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods conference will see four Nova Scotia communities highlighted at the very beginning at the first Plenary event, called Celebrating Communities, chaired by Saint Mary’s prof and conference co-host, Tony Charles....
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]“ 'Communities, conservation and livelihoods' is a big research agenda because it cuts across disciplines and because there are so many variables potentially involved that it is difficult to find an entry point. Based on some of our...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The Second Flood is a documentary film which narrates the story of an Indigenous community inhabiting the Nicobar Islands after being devastated by the 2004 Tsunami. The Nicobar Islands, a remote archipelago in the Bay of Bengal...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) is an IUCN/CEESP initiative created for the purpose of providing a robust, inclusive, and credible approach to assessing and strengthening natural resource governance, at multiple levels and in diverse contexts. The overarching...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The Local-Global Leaders Dialogue brings indigenous peoples’ representatives and local civil society leaders together with national policymakers and global thought leaders on priority issues in the areas of communities, conservation and livelihoods. This discussion focuses on around three...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Biosphere reserves (BR) have been viewed as great places to demonstrate how sustainable development can be achieve through the integration of conservation and cultural values to enhance the wellbeing of local communities. To achieve such ultimate goals...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The Peruvian Amazon, apart from being the most biodiverse place in Peru, gathers the majority of ethnic groups of indigenous peoples that inhabit the Peruvian territory. These peoples have managed to maintain a harmonious relationship with their...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Tropical ecosystems are home to a stunning array of plants and animals, and provide vital benefits including water provision, climate regulation, and carbon storage. They also provide direct life support for some of the planet’s most vulnerable...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The need for greater attention on the widespread lack of accessibility between local and international markets in rural and/or developing areas, and means of shifting attitudes and behaviours through increasing local levels of education and awareness toward...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="6923" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_empty_space height="10px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]In many nations - particularly those which are considered to be developing or affected by conflict, it has been found that women are often primarily...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="6920" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_empty_space height="10px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Key themes found throughout the resources below relate to how Indigenous communities are facing and responding to environmental and livelihood sustainability challenges, drawing on Indigenous perspectives...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Advancing gender equality and promoting women’s and girls’ rights, as well as the rights of all communities and populations who are, persistently, among the more marginalized and disenfranchised, is an essential component of the sustainable use, management...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]There is an increased expectation that communities will take more responsibility for what happens in their place - that refers to local governance, decision-making, environmental and landscape stewardship and much more. This is a consequence of a...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Landscapes considered sacred to one or more faith groups occur across the globe. Such places, heralded as special for many reasons, can be considered global examples of how humanity can truly live in harmony and respect with...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Through presentations made by numerous knowledgeable professionals during the 2018 Communities, Conservation, and Livelihoods conference, valuable insight and personal experiences were shared on topics such as structures of governance, sustainable livelihoods, rights and conflict, Indigenous peoples (and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]E Alu Pū means moving forward together or to gather like a school of fish. The E Alu Pū network links more than twenty-five communities from around Hawai`i who support one another in protecting and stewarding lands and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Community-based monitoring has become a growing dimension of research and policy; many different case studies and insights about best practice are emergent in relation to freshwater ecosystems and fishing livelihoods in Canada and globally. The conceptualization, methodological...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]This page centers around means of increasing youth engagement in conservation by addressing challenges, providing opportunities and instilling a sense of empowerment and ability to solve problems collaboratively. With the goal of determining the most advantageous learning...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore has fought many battles to protect its natural resources and way of life. In a discussion of these local experiences, community members raised concerns regarding issues such as open-pen finfish aquaculture (which is...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Our worldviews shape how we interact with each other, our environments, and other species with whom we share the Earth. Indigenous peoples all over the Earth have maintained harmony with nature for many thousands of years with...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Today, as indigenous populations are increasing and their forest territories are shrinking due to land grabbing and development, it is becoming increasingly important for communities to go beyond subsistence. Securing new streams of income by developing community-based...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]This section focuses on the linkages of sustainable economies and local communities, in particular examining how communities can engage in economic-oriented decision-making to work toward positive outcomes that address external pressures on their livelihoods from climate change,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Local environmental stewardship activities occur across environments, geographies, social contexts and rural to urban gradients. Yet the success of these environmental stewardship initiatives is not a given in any given context. Would be stewards can face a...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Nature conservation has striven to keep harmful human activities from unsustainably impacting wildlife, natural resources, and protected areas. A growing diversity of voices highlight that conservation itself is challenging human livelihoods, cultures, and often contributing to conflict...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Here, the relationship between protected areas and local communities is analyzed with perspectives from sites in Tanzania, Chile, Canada, Ghana and Tajikistan. Protected areas in a variety of environments such as mountain ranges, prairies, and coastal and...