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Timor Leste

CCRN — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:12:24 +0000

Produced by Cintia Nascimento, this video focuses on coastal conservation in Timor Leste.

Born on the Rocks

CCRN — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:09:48 +0000

The story of the coastal communities of the Tsitsikamma and their relationship with the National Park and Marine Protected Area. Gradually, throughout the years they lose access to the natural resources around them which has dire consequences for their livelihoods. Check out this CCRN funded video produced by CCRN student Ella-Kari Muhl.

Listen to the accounts of local community members as they describe and express the struggles and challenges related to the implementation of the marine protected area, and how the current challenges are endangering the future of the community. The video highlights the values and needs of the local residents, and, through those values, demonstrates indicators and practices that would lead to success. For more information, check out the CCRN Tsitsikamma community story.

Stewardship Youth Photovoice Digital Story

Hillary Web Designer — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:20:03 +0000

In the summer of 2014, in partnership with the Community Conservation Research Network and the University of Victoria’s Science Venture program, Uu-a-thluk hosted science camps in several Nuu-chah-nulth communities with stewardship as a focus. Equipped with cameras, the children and youth went into their territories with the teachings of Nuu-chah-nulth stewardship principles and practices in mind. The images and statements they created show thought-provoking insights and ideas from this generation about taking care of our precious environment. See more youth stories here.

Fishers of the Olifants Estuary

Hillary Web Designer — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 02:16:28 +0000

This video from one of our study sites in South Africa focuses on local communities that demonstrate the importance of indigenous knowledge and river management practices in a community that depends on fisheries for its livelihoods.

For more information, check out our community story about the communities in the Olifants Estuary

Study Site: The Gambia

Hillary Web Designer — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:50:26 +0000

An educative video from The Gambia that highlights some of the environmental challenges faced by the local community, such as deforestation, low rainfall, sea level rise, erosion, dwindling fish stocks and climate change. Focusing on the community of Tujereng, a small village located in The Gambian coast, this video captures the views of different community stakeholders, including local community leaders, the elders, youth, and members of academia on their understanding of climate change, the state of the environment, and on the conservation and stewardship of local resources. The video also features community proposed solutions to environmental challenges affecting their livelihoods.

For more information, check out our Tujereng community story.

Solidarity and the Art of Lobster Fishing

CCRN — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:10:51 +0000

This beautiful documentary by Steve De Neef and Gord More for HAKAI Magazine features CCRN Partner and Researcher Dr. Juan Carlos Seijo.

In Punta Allen, Mexico, a lobster fishing cooperative supports the community and the environment.

Perched aside the sparkling Caribbean Sea, Ascension Bay in Punta Allen, Mexico, is the site of one of the most successful small-scale fisheries in the world. Punta Allen owes its existence to 49 spiny lobster fishermen who established the village in 1969, mainly to focus on a sustainable fishery. The co-op grew. Today, out of a population of about 550 in Punta Allen, 150 fishermen work the bay under a set of rules that ensure they never overharvest. Informally, they are generous with each other when times are tough.

Steve De Neef, Gord More, “Solidarity and the Art of Sustainable Lobster Fishing,” Hakai Magazine, May 17, 2016, accessed June 1, 2016, http://bit.ly/27usYuE.

The Ocean is Our Garden, Fishing Rights for Nuu-chah-nulth

Hillary Web Designer — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 01:12:54 +0000

Explore the struggles of the Nuu-chah-nulth with the Canadian government in their bid to restoring their fishing rights and preserving their culture and tradition. Some of the key issues presented in this video include the infringement of Indigenous People’s fishing rights and livelihoods, and the power exhibited by local communities in mobilizing themselves to challenge government policies that affect their rights and livelihoods.

For more information, check out our Nuu-chah-nuth community story.

Koh Pitak Island, Thailand

CCRN — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:56:04 +0000

An inspirational story of an environmental conservation champion in Koh Pitak Island, Thailand who stood against bad environmental practices and mobilized his community to realize sustainable incomes and livelihoods through sustainable management of natural resources and ecotourism. Watch the video for more information on how he made this reality possible.

For more information, check out our Koh Pitak community story

Impact of environmental degradation on fishers’ livelihoods

Hillary Web Designer — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:41:57 +0000

The following case study of a Brazilian mangrove community located in an industrial area, Vila dos Pescadores (Fishers’ Village), analyzes the impact that environmental degradation has on fishers’ livelihoods. Located in the city of Cubatão, Southeastern Brazil, fishers at Vila dos Pescadores encounter various environmental issues that are a barrier to support their livelihoods. Some of these environmental issues are industrial and urban pollution that affect the breeding grounds of fish and shellfish in mangrove areas. It is essential that the government invests in environmental education in the city’s mangrove slum areas and enforces environmental laws in the industrial hub.

The documentary is part of Cintia Gillam‘s Master’s of Arts in International Development Studies thesis at Saint Mary’s University, and is based on her field research trip between July and August 2014. For additional information, check out the Vila dos Pescadores Community Story.

Tanzania – Promoting Environmental Conservation and Cooperation

CCRN — Thu, 19 May 2016 19:49:30 +0000

Promoting Environmental Conservation and Cooperation (PECC) is a project of the Kesho Trust in cooperation with 6 villages adjacent to Saadani National Park, Tanzania. The project is focused on building relationships between park management and communities through improved mutual understanding and open communication.