In an attempt to protect local forest reserves, community members in Tujereng, The Gambia, have pursued the government’s Community Forestry Programme (CFP), seeking new ways to sustain and expand local conservation efforts....
Being a very impoverished mangrove-based neighborhood, mangrove conservation is vital to the livelihoods of Vila dos Pescadores....
Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have been forced to utilize legal actions to protect their resources and have their Aboriginal rights recognized....
I became interested in this field because I am passionate about research that bridges the gap between rural and marginalized communities and decision-making platforms for natural resource governance...
I decided to return to university to study toward a masters and PhD degree so that I could research, teach and contribute more to managing the on-the-ground social-ecological wicked problems we are facing...
The islands are a marine tourism destination with high marine biodiversity. Wehai (the local wisdom of the village) is a means of managing coastal resources....
A new online tool will allow community activists around the world to highlight their local community’s environmental and economic sustainability initiatives. ...
Cintia Gillam's thesis tackled the role of power and inequality in a well being context, with emphasis on an environmental and natural resource perspective....
There is some indication that west coast of Vancouver Island herring abundance is increasing, yet there are still not enough herring for priority Nuu-chah-nulth Food and Ceremonial fisheries....
This technical guide offers a practical, step-by-step guidance on ecosystem services assessment and analysis. ...
During my thesis, I contributed to the development of a participatory monitoring program of small-scale fisheries of a coastal community....
Sustainable Management of the Quintana Roo Spiny Lobster Fishery: Multi-stakeholder meeting shared and evaluated results on the status of the spiny lobster fishery and helped designed a fishery improvement program for 2017....
Fishers in Punta Allen, Mexico, alternate their livelihood between the commercial lobster fishery and offering guide services for fly fishing. Recreational fishing in now the second most important activity for the local economy. ...
Caipira meeting: a talk about local development, nature and culture....
Panel presentations highlighted the important role of small-scale fishers as part of the solution to healthy marine ecosystems, particularly in coastal areas, placing emphasis on the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines)....
The film demonstrates the many benefits associated with exchanging ideas between communities....
Fisheries staff have been carrying out Chinook salmon assessments on the Burman River to investigate the effect of fall flood timing on how long the fish survive in freshwater....
The authors note six key points and resolutions that should be followed in order to establish successful and effective MPAs in Canada....
Symposium explores and shares Mi’kmaq and settler knowledge about issues affecting water across Mi’kma’ki (Atlantic Canada)....
Sharing research findings with communities is a pathway to empower them, in that individuals have the chance to meaningfully contribute to the research process....
In a landmark decision, the IUCN Members’ Assembly has voted to create a new category of membership for Indigenous peoples’ organisations....
Since the CCRN’s focus is on interactions of environmental conservation and sustainable livelihoods, it is not surprising that the network pays a great deal of attention to the increasing use of protected areas, and their impacts on stewardship and livelihoods....
The purpose of this workbook is to highlight the native and rural communities of Brazil, their way of life, culture, and relationship with nature....
The Governance and Community Conservation Guidebook focuses on certain key ‘ingredients’ of governance arrangements that seem to work to promote conservation objectives while achieving a fundamental balance between food and livelihood needs and ecosystems...
Social-ecological systems are integrated complex systems that include social and ecological subsystems in a two-way feedback relationship (Berkes 2011)....