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....
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)....
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....
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...
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....
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....
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....
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....
Members of a Gambian community discuss conservation and stewardship...
Fishing rights and traditional livelihoods among the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations....
Across the Canadian Maritimes there are many unpublicized stories of coastal community heros, groups of people working together to protect the health of their fisheries, watersheds, and community heritage....
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....
The film celebrates the resilience of the Mi’kmaq, and Indigenous people in general....
In 2009, the BC Supreme Court ruled that five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have an Aboriginal right to fish and sell all species of fish from their territories on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada....
The above video is part of a six-episode film series produced by the Council of the Haida Nation (CHN) Marine Planning Program. It features interviews with Haida matriarchs, chiefs, and politicians speaking about the ocean and marine planning on Haida Gwaii. The series focuses on...