Local perceptions of forest certification for community-based enterprises

2006 ◽  
Vol 235 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 30-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoana S. Humphries ◽  
Karen A. Kainer
Keyword(s):  
Forest Certification ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Letting Wood Rot: A Case Study on Local Perceptions of Global Conservation Initiatives (Boumba, Niger)

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 40-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Müller ◽  
Iro Dan Guimbo
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Local Conservation ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
Conservation Actions

Although there is a pressing need for conservation in Africa and a push for such actions to be directed by the community, there is still much conflict both in academia and on the ground regarding the success and methods of community-based conservation. Employing key-informant interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation, we look at how one community has perceived the conservation actions in their village, Boumba, Niger, and the neighbouring national park, Park-W. This study examines local perceptions of the goals, priorities and methods of conservation in Park-W and the Boumba region. We demonstrate that while participants expressed positive alignment with perceived conservation goals, they did not agree with conservation priorities and felt strongly against the methods.  Reframing conservation discourse in the terms of sustainable-use or adaptive management may serve to help translate much of the conservation ethic to local realities. We argue that for local conservation to be culturally sustainable, programmers of conservation must engage the community on their own terms, and recognize the value of local perceptions.

scholarly journals Mistrust and Imbalance: The Collapse of Intercommunal Relations and the Rise of Armed Community Mobilization on the Niger-Mali Border

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmane Idrissa ◽  
Bethany McGann
Keyword(s):  
Community Mobilization ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Military Interventions ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Targeted Killing ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Multiple State ◽  
A Site

The border area of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso is a site of endemic violence. The area is punctuated by anti-state attacks, the targeted killing of traditional chiefs, and attacks on markets and other socioeconomic convening locales that otherwise serve as central mechanisms for the preservation of normalized intercommunal interactions. In addition, foreign military interventions and asymmetric insurgent warfare pit multiple state and non-state actors equipped with heavy weaponry against one another, adding another level of insecurity and threat to local communities. Community-based armed groups (CBAGs) of Fulani and Tuareg ethnicity have aligned themselves with outside actors carrying out operations in the region out of choice, coercion, or in some cases both. Building on other research reports in RESOLVE’s Community-Based Armed Groups Series, this report explores local perceptions regarding the nature and impact of the violence in southwestern Niger. The report provides a summary of understanding of ongoing conflict dynamics from the most impacted communities and an insight on the knowledge and attitudes around actors participating in the violence. It hopes to inform efforts to bring an end to the violence and increase understanding of participating actors.

scholarly journals Local perceptions on social-ecological dynamics in Latin America in three community-based natural resource management systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria del Mar Delgado-Serrano ◽  
Elisa Oteros-Rozas ◽  
Pieter Vanwildemeersch ◽  
César Ortíz-Guerrero ◽  
Silvia London ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Ecological Dynamics ◽  
Social Ecological

Effects of national community-based forest certification on forest management and timber marketing: a case study of Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Fujiwara ◽  
S.A. Awang ◽  
W.T. Widayanti ◽  
R.M. Septiana ◽  
K. Hyakumura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Community Based ◽  
National Community

Exploring local perceptions, implementation, benefits, and limitations of community‐based restoration projects in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Ortega‐Álvarez ◽  
Wolke Tobón ◽  
Tania Urquiza‐Haas ◽  
Sylvia P. Ruiz‐González ◽  
Patricia Koleff
Keyword(s):  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Community Based

Barking Dogs: Community-Based Organisations (CBOS) in Post-Apartheid Namibia

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cralan Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Range Management ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Participatory Approaches ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Survey Results

Through applied research, NGOs may work towards implementing a benign form of intervention, not only well-intentioned but also effective, a positive postscript to 400+ years of colonialism. Specifically, NGOs utilizing participatory approaches may counter some of the structural imbalances created by the recent social and environmental history of southern Africa, which has been marred by the predatory antics of apartheid. This paper presents findings from participatory research into local perceptions by pastoralists in Namibia concerning CBOs, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and desertification. During fieldwork feedback sessions were implemented to apply findings. Participatory exercises were used to draw up a list of indicators and criteria for evaluating the success of communitybased projects in the area. Surveys were conducted at 50 households spread over three sites, and are representative of a majority of local households. Sites were differentiated by varying levels of social organisation, project initiative, and contact with NGOs. Three surveys were used; household economics, range management, and CBO/NGO participation. Results presented here are from the CBO/NGO survey. Results are presented which indicate a level of perception and ability to discuss the work of local committees, CBOs, which is twice as high as the ability to name and discuss externally-based NGOs. Local expectations between the two types of organisations are differentiated.

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