CCRN Researcher Merle Sowman attends the 2nd Scientific Steering Committee meeting of Future Earth Coasts (FEC) to develop and finalise the Science Plan and Implementation Strategy for the period 2016-2026. ...
Ecology Action Centre's CCRN Researcher Sadie Beaton has been coordinating a weekly interview show called “Shades of Green” that explores the questions: What is Environmental Justice? And what could it look like where we live?...
The West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) Roundtables bring together organisations, who would normally not collaborate, to discuss their needs regarding salmon harvesting. ...
Due to climate change Lenox Island, which can be found north of Prince Edward Island, is shrinking. The Mi’kmaq, a First Nations people who have lived on the island for thousands of years, are working to adapt to the island’s changing conditions. ...
CCRN researchers discuss the links between communities, conservation and livelihoods, and describe best governance practices to support community conservation....
CCRN Director Dr. Anthony Charles presents three keynote talks exploring how coastal communities can make a difference for conservation of the world's oceans...
In Kyoto, Japan, self-imposed protected no-take-zones has led to increased snow crab catches and a Marine Stewardship Council certification...
The indicators tracking program is the start of a long-term monitoring project to provide consistent and measurable information about how well the fishery is reflecting the Nuu-chah-nulth vision, values, and priorities....
The purpose of this workshop was to share knowledge about the possible effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems, the impacts on coastal communities and the importance of conservation....
The focus was on how marine protected areas, fishing livelihoods and food security interact, and can be mutually supportive. The research concluded that when fishers and communities are empowered and involved, MPAs can more effectively produce biodiversity and human outcomes....
The workshop was filled with discussions regarding Innu values that would be central to an environmental policy, as well ways the Innu Nation could make these values core to the development of their environmental policy in the settlement of land claims in preparation for self-government....
Academic researchers may use the jargon of social capital and social cohesion, but others around the world talk of the community they live in. Those researchers, studying social capital and social cohesion, are discovering what so many people already know – the power of community....
This document represents philosophies, methods and tools used and adapted by the “Our Food Project” of the Ecology Action Centre. This toolkit is designed to provide an introduction to evaluation approaches, with examples of many tools that we have found useful in our work....
Aibek Samakov, a graduate of the University of Manitoba, presented the results of his research on sacred sites in Ysyk-Köl Biosphere Reserve on January 28, 2016 at the University of Central Asia. Sacred sites in Ysyk-Köl area of Kyrgyzstan represent areas of land and bodies...
Learn about the community-based conservation and sustainable livelihoods initiatives of coastal and inland communities taking place at our study sites across Canada....
This video shares insights of our sites in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and Kyrgyzstan. Check out how communities in these countries attempt to better improve their local environment and sustain their livelihoods. This video focuses on a community-based fishery, tourism and culture preservation programs in Asia....
Find out more on how our work in Mexico, Chile, Brazil, The Gambia and South Africa has helped in balancing and promoting sustainable community development in these local communities. This video focuses on various local challenges: such as, balancing environmental conservation, water management, and community...
June 9, 2015. A global network of researchers from universities, aboriginal organizations, and community groups is calling on governments, businesses and other organizations to ensure a strong role for local and indigenous communities in decisions about natural resources....
Uu-a-thluk coordinated a storybook project with the Ehattesaht First Nation. A one-day storytelling workshop was held with Ehattesaht youth with the support of elders and knowledge holders....
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...
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....
The Ysyk-Köl Biosphere Reserve (YKBR), the largest protected area in Kyrgyzstan, gained international UNESCO designation in 2001. Lake Ysyk-Köl, which is considered as a sacred lake by local people, is a keystone element within the YKBR....
The Punta Allen community is estimated to be less than 1 metre above sea level, with a population of around 600 persons. Their co-management approach has helped the fishery to develop in a sustainable manner....
Members of a Gambian community discuss conservation and stewardship...
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...