Community Conservation Research Network | https://www.communityconservation.net Exploring the connection between communities, livelihoods and conservation Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:55:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Power of Community: Effective Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods https://www.communityconservation.net/the-power-of-community-effective-conservation-and-sustainable-livelihoods/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:40:55 +0000 https://www.communityconservation.net/?p=4131 This webinar presents some of the insights coming from the work of the Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) over the past six years. Tony Charles, CCRN Director, explores the linkages of Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods by drawing on the network’s case studies of communities around the world, the environmental and livelihood challenges they face, and their efforts to respond to those challenges. The webinar highlights three big messages. (1) A diverse ‘portfolio’ of environmental stewardship is used by communities worldwide to safeguard local economies and livelihoods. (2) There is a crucial positive feedback of local communities engaging in environmental stewardship, producing healthier environments that contribute to community well-being and resilience. (3) Government support is important for the success of community conservation, and hence deserves greater attention in both policy and practical terms. The webinar includes an invitation to contribute to Communities in Action – CCRN’s global project to ‘put communities on the map’ by crowdsourcing stories of community conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

]]> Power and Politics in Community Conservation https://www.communityconservation.net/power-and-politics-in-community-conservation/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:49:43 +0000 https://www.communityconservation.net/?p=3913 Issues of power and politics are at the heart of community conservation which in turn influences its ultimate success and failure. Power is central to understanding processes and structures associated with resource and environmental conservation. This may be particularly important in the case of community conservation which is widespread throughout the world. Despite its importance, there remains limited empirical attention to the actual workings of power in environmental settings, and particularly with regards to conditions determining the success and failure of community conservation (i.e. lack of attention to the complex and dynamic economic, social, historical, cultural and political conditions). A limited attention to empirical analysis of power is also apparent in fisheries and coastal management. For example, power is considered an understated and understudied issue in coastal and fisheries management, and there is in reality little discussion on what it means and how it manifests. Drawing from these insights, I will focus on power and politics as they relate to community conservation with specific reference to the strategies and tactics used by various actors either to grab power or ways in which communities in conservation respond to forces causing disempowerment. I plan to provide some initial insights on possible methods and tools used by the community conservation groups to realize their rights, deal with injustices, and gain power to further livelihood and conservation objectives. My reflections in this webinar be largely based on the contents of a paper on which several CCRN members are currently working.

]]> Indigenous Engagement in Conservation by Larry McDermott https://www.communityconservation.net/indigenous-engagement-in-conservation/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:44:27 +0000 https://www.communityconservation.net/?p=3905 What are the fundamental principles of engagement of First Nations governments, organizations and peoples in community conservation, land use and resource management issues? How can these principles, such as respect, guide process and action?

This talk will cover these questions, as well as what reconciliation means in this context. Much has been written about the importance of reconciling Traditional Knowledge with Western Natural and Social Sciences. How to reconcile the natural world with cross-cultural capacity development for equitable and sustainable conservation and livelihoods outcomes, however, is less clear. Connected people leads to healthy communities – so what needs to happen for true reconciliation to occur?

]]> Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing of Conservation Values in Indigenous Communities by Dawn Foxcroft & Michelle Colyn https://www.communityconservation.net/intergenerational-knowledge-sharing-of-conservation-values-in-indigenous-communities/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:41:53 +0000 https://www.communityconservation.net/?p=3901 In this webinar, Dawn Foxcroft and Michelle Colyn discuss the power of intergenerational knowledge transmission between youth and elders and its connection to stewardship in Indigenous communities. As members of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, along Canada’s West Coast, and working for Uu-a-thluk, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Fisheries, they bring a community perspective to this topic. They explore how assimilation tactics have caused a disconnection between elders and youth, and youth and the environment; why these relationships between the generations are fundamental to the health of aquatic resources; and they highlight approaches they have used to foster these intergenerational connections grounded in Nuu-chah-nulth principles.

]]> Community Resilience by Fikret Berkes https://www.communityconservation.net/community-resilience/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:37:28 +0000 https://www.communityconservation.net/?p=3897 Dr. Fikret Berkes is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba and a core member of the Community Conservation Research Network team. Dr. Berkes is a leader in developing and applying the approaches of social-ecological systems, resilience, community-based management, adaptive co-management, indigenous knowledge and the commons.

In this webinar, Dr. Berkes explores the significance of community resilience. After first describing the ideas of resilience and the importance of studying resilience through a social-ecological systems lens, he presents a framework for addressing community resilience, and approaches for strengthening resilience within local communities. Dr. Berkes then engages in a conversation with CCRN Director Dr. Anthony Charles, exploring further questions arising on community resilience.

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