scholarly journals Information Flows in Community-Based Monitoring Exercises in the Ecuadorian Amazon

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan A. Oldekop ◽  
Nathan K. Truelove ◽  
Santiago Villamarín ◽  
Richard F. Preziosi
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Similar Data ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Ecuadorian Amazon ◽  
Monitoring Protocols

Community-based monitoring schemes provide alternatives to costly scientific monitoring projects. While evidence shows that local community inhabitants can consistently measure environmental changes, few studies have examined how learned monitoring skills get passed on within communities. Here, we trained members of indigenous Kichwa communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon to measure fern and dung beetle species richness and examined how well they could pass on the information they had learned to other members of their community. We subsequently compared locally gathered species richness data to estimates gathered by trained biologists. Our results provide further evidence that devolved monitoring protocols can provide similar data to that gathered by scientists. In addition, our results show that local inhabitants can effectively pass on learned information to other community members, which is particularly important for the longevity of community-based monitoring initiatives.

scholarly journals Developing homestay to support community-based tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Ilham Junaid ◽  
Nur Salam ◽  
Muh. Arfin M. Salim
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tour Guides

Wakatobi regency has been chosen as a ten-top priority tourism destination in Indonesia. It provides the opportunity for the local community to obtain benefits through tourism. The aims of this research are 1) to study the expectation of the community related to the management of homestay as accommodation business; 2) to analyse challenges and provide recommendations concerning how to implement community-based tourism on the perspective of community as the organiser of the homestay. Qualitative research conducted in March 2018 by visiting Wakatobi for participant observation and interviews three community members or homestay managers, two tour guides and two people from the tourism industry (accommodation). The research indicates that tourism has encouraged the local community to manage homestay, although there are members of the community require motivation and support to understand the significances of managing homestay and tourism. The management of homestay by the local community links to the implementation of community-based tourism and to optimise the management of homestay; it is necessary to provide sustainable training for the local community as well as to empower people through local tourism organisation. Key attractors such as activities and alternative attractions for the visitors are essential for the management of homestay. Limited numbers of tourists who choose homestay to become the challenge for homestay management, thus, the local community expects that the increasing number of tourists as well as a willingness by tourists to choose homestay as their accommodation. 

scholarly journals Local community participation in rhino conservation - Key to conservation success.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
ADMIRE CHANYANDURA
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Wildlife Trade ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
Rhino Poaching

A robust framework to guide community engagement in illegal wildlife trade is lacking. There is a need to reconnect local communities with their original wildlife, a connection which they have lost through the influence of colonialism and neo-colonialism. Virtually all conservation bodies and players believe that local communities are key to the success of rhino conservation but they are not equally walking their talk. Bottom-up community-based initiatives help to curb poaching especially level one poachers. The multifaceted problem of African rhino poaching on the continent is approaching calamitous proportions, with astounding, sobering statistics revealing the sheer extent of the illegal practice today. The interplay of rhino horn demand and supply side is fuelled by poverty, greed, superstition, corruption, social injustice, ruthlessness, and ignorance. Economic transformation benefiting wildlife and communities is key to save the rhinoceros species. Rhino properties should provide direct financial benefits to communities, building capacity and engage community members and private landowners in rhinoceros conservation. Rhino protection should be incentivized, continuously increasing the number of people benefiting from conservation, and decreasing animosity toward wildlife will motivate local people to fully embrace conservation efforts. Conservation efforts should first target level one poachers who are vulnerable and exposed, by developing a comprehensive profitable and lucrative community participation packages in all rhino properties. Conservationists should walk their talk and genuinely work with local communities to build support for rhino conservation through education, awareness, self-sustaining business ventures and employment.

Community Geographic Domain Names

2011 ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Alison Norris
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Special Interest Groups ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Domain Name ◽  
Historical Information ◽  
Domain Names

The Australian (.au) Domain Name Authority (auDA) announced the creation of Community Geographic Domain Names (CGDNs) in November, 2002 (auDA, 2005b). This scheme is novel because it restricts licensing and use of the CGDNs to community-based groups running community portals. The community group must demonstrate that they are representative of and inclusive of all local community members. The community portals displayed on CGDNs are required to reflect community interests, and may choose to cover cultural events, tourism, historical information, special interest groups and local business (auDA, 2005b).

“If You Plant Something, You Will Harvest Something”: Backyard Gardening and Community Development in Rural Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Ami Dasig Salazar ◽  
Pauline Werner ◽  
Elene Cloete
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Intangible Benefits ◽  
Community Based Organization

Abstract This article explores the intangible benefits of backyard gardening for community development. Research confirms backyard gardening as a productive approach of communities toward greater food security and biodiversity. Those are, however, not these gardens' only benefits. Using the case of a backyard gardening project implemented by a community-based organization in rural Philippines, we argue that the benefits of backyard gardens stretch beyond health and finance. These gardens also increase local community-based organizations' institutional capacity while fostering community-wide cohesion, rekindling knowledge sources, and bolstering community members' sense of pride and personal freedom.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Brigade-Style, Multiphasic Cancer Screening in Rural Honduras

2020 ◽  
pp. 453-461
Author(s):  
Kathleen Doyle Lyons ◽  
Linda S. Kennedy ◽  
Ethan P.M. Larochelle ◽  
Gregory J. Tsongalis ◽  
H. Sarahi Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Rural Location ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Post Test

PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of brigade-style, multiphasic cancer screening in Honduras, exploring data from 3 screening events that each tested for multiple cancers on single occasions. METHODS This series of 3 studies each used a single-arm, post-test–only design to explore the feasibility of implementing multiphasic, community-based cancer screening at the same rural location in 2013, 2016, and 2017. The 2013 event for women screened for 2 cancers (breast and cervix), and the 2016 event for women screened for 3 cancers (breast, cervix, and thyroid). The 2017 event for men screened for 5 cancers (skin, prostate, colorectal, oropharynx, and testes). RESULTS Totals of 473 and 401 women participated in the 2013 and 2016 events, respectively, and 301 men participated in the 2017 event. Staffing for each event varied from 33 to 44 people and relied primarily on in-country medical students and local community members. High rates (mean, 88%) of compliance with referral for follow-up testing at clinics and primary care facilities were observed after the screening events. CONCLUSION The multiphasic, community-based approach proved feasible for both women and men and resulted in high rates of compliance with follow-up testing. This approach appears highly replicable: it was conducted multiple times across the years with different screening targets, which could be further scaled elsewhere using the same technique.

scholarly journals Wearing the Label of Mental Illness: Community-Based Participatory Action Research of Mental Illness Stigma

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Theurer ◽  
Nicole Jean-Paul ◽  
Kristi Cheyney ◽  
Mirka Koro-Ljungberg ◽  
Bruce Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based

Stigma remains an impediment to seeking and receiving the requisite care for mental illness. To enhance a local National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) affiliate’s understanding of community members’ perceptions of mental illness and its associated stigma, a community-based participatory action research study was conducted. The study addressed the following research question: how do community members understand and experience the stigma associated with mental illness? Twenty-two participant-researchers wore mental illness labeled T-shirts around the local community, recorded their observations and reflections of this experience and recruited twenty-two community members for semi-structured interviews about mental illness stigma. Domain analysis of the interviews revealed community members’ understandings of (1) sources of stigma, (2) impacts of stigma, (3) conceptualizations of stigma and (4) pathways to change stigma. Findings were presented to members of the local NAMI affiliate as well as other community members. Practical implications, specific to the community of interest, are discussed.

scholarly journals A study on management of mangrove and the knowledge of local community in Bahoi of West Likupang Subdistrict of North Minahasa District

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Vonne Lumenta ◽  
Stephanus V. Mandagi ◽  
Markus T. Lasut
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Coastal Resources ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Year 2000

A study on community based mangrove management was conducted in Bahoi of North Minahasa District of North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. This aims of the study were to examine the management of mangrove including community involvement in the whole processes as well as the institutional settings; to examine knowledge and atitute of the community of Bahoi toward the management processes; to find out its impacts to the community and marine ecosystems.   Methods used in this study were interviews and surveys. For the former, all key persons involving in the management including representative of government were interviewed. With the latter, 30 community members or around 10% of total population were randomly selected and requested to fill in questionnaries containing multiple choices questions to meet the objectives of the study. This study revealed that the management of mangrove has been projects driven activities since year 2000. Yet communities were partly involved in the management including during the establishment of organization and village Ordinance, the survey shows that only 30% of respondents actively involved. That is why 63% of respondent argue that the management processes is lacking and 23% recon that it should be improved. Moreover, 100% of respondents claim that they strongly support conservation of mangrove and other coastal resources; 90% of the respondent answer that cultural background (Sangiran ethnicity) drives their attitude about preserving the coastal resources. In terms of implication of the management mangrove and other coastal resources in Bahoi, they argue that it has resulted in improvement of income and a healthy mangrove ecosystem. Keywords: Mangrove, Management, Bahoi     Abstract Penelitian ini tentang pengelolaan mangrove berbasis masyarakat telah dilakukan di Desa Bahoi di Kabupaten Minahasa Utara Propinsi Sulawesi Utara Indonesia. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui proses dan dinamika pengelolaan mangrove berbasis masyarakat khususnya tentang keterlibatan masyarakat dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengelolaan terutama pengetahuan dan sikap masyarakat, serta dampak pengelolaan terhadap masyarakat dan ekosistem pesisir lainnya. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara (interview) dan survei. Wawanara telah dilakukan terhadap semua tokoh kunci yang terlibat dan mempengaruhi pengelolaan, sedangkan untuk survei dengan menggunakan kuisioner, sejumlah 30 responden atau sekitar 10% dari jumlah penduduk telah dipilih secara random bersedia memberikan jawaban atas pertanyaan-pertanyaan pilihan berganda (multiple choises). Penelitian ini mengdapatkan bahwa pengelolaan mangrove di Desa Bahoi didorong oleh proyek pemerintah sejak tahun 2000. Namun masyarakat belum seluruhnya dalam proses pengelolaan mangrove termasuk dalam pembuatan lembaga dan Peraturan Desa tentang pengelolaan sumberdaya pesisir. Makanya 63% responden mengakui kalau pengelolaan yang ada kurang baik dan 23 % menyarankan perlu perbaikan. Selanjutnya 100% menyatakan mendukung sepenuhnya usaha konservasi mangrove dan sumberdaya pesisir lain. 90 % dari mereka percaya bahwa factor budaya Sangir yang mendorong sikap mereka untuk menjaga lingkungan pesisir. Mengenai dampak pengelolaan ekosistem mangrove, masyarakat dan pemerintah menjawab bahwa telah membantu meningkatkan pendapatan atau ekonomi masyarakat dan ekosistem mangrove semakin sehat. Kata kunci: Mangrove, Managemen, Bahoi

scholarly journals Raising Awareness and Empowering Diverse Survivors: Addressing Mental and Physical Health Needs Among LGBTQIA+ Community Members Post-Sexual Assault

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-144
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Oesterle ◽  
◽  
Leah Giorgini ◽  
Christopher Eckhardt
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based

Experiences of sexual violence are commonplace among individuals within the LGBTQIA+ communities, with more than 63% of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experiencing victimization. Despite high rates of victimization, few individuals experiencing sexual assault seek services post-assault, with even fewer individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community accessing post-assault care. This is further exacerbated when considering the unmet treatment needs of sexual assault survivors and victims, where individuals commonly experience high rates of internalizing (i.e., post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety) and externalizing (i.e., substance use/misuse) symptoms for years after experiencing an assault. Although these experiences occur at alarming rates on college campuses, LGBTQIA+ college students may be more likely to seek services and treatment from off-campus providers for a variety of reasons, including privacy concerns and less rigid stereotypes in how services are delivered. Many college students and community members are unaware of their options for receiving post assault care off-campus and within their local communities. Therefore, in conjunction with the YWCA of Greater Lafayette, this service-learning project seeks to establish and build a relationship with a community-based provider responding to instances of sexual violence within the community. The first goal of this research is to support the YWCA in outreach efforts targeted to LGBTQIA+ victims of sexual assault, to increase awareness of the programs offered by the organization within these communities. The second goal of this research is to provide didactic trainings to community providers responding to sexual violence and assault to be able to more effectively deal with SGM individuals experiencing assault, and reduce the heightened barriers faced by this group in receiving post-assault care. Considerations as to how researchers can employ community-based participatory research frameworks to more effectively serve their local community will be discussed.

scholarly journals How many and which species to plant? A multi-trait-based approach to select species to restore ecosystem services

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Kiyomi Tsujii ◽  
André Ganem Coutinho ◽  
Anderson M. Medina ◽  
Nathan J. B. Kraft ◽  
Andres Gonzalez-Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Seed Mass ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Total Species Richness ◽  
Functional Richness ◽  
Total Species

AbstractIt has been increasingly argued that ecological restoration should focus more on targeting ecosystem services than on species composition of reference ecosystems. In this sense, the role that species play on community assembly and functioning through their functional traits is very relevant, because effect traits mediate ecosystem processes, ultimately resulting in provision of ecosystem services. One major challenge in ecological restoration is to know which species to use that will deliver the target ecosystem services. We developed an algorithm to select the minimum set of species that maximize the functional richness (FRic) and the functional redundancy (FR) of the restored community, a proxy for the provision of multiple ecosystem services and the resilience of the system to environmental changes, respectively. For this, we simulated the restoration of 24 riparian woody communities of the Brazilian Cerrado. Using the species pool of each original local community, we ran restoration simulations for gradually increasing species richness until reaching the total species richness of the original local community. We computed FRic and FR for each simulated restoration community using the traits specific leaf area, maximum plant height and seed mass. Our simulation results indicate that multiple ecosystem services could be restored with an average of 66% of the species of the original community. Moreover, an average of 59% of the species would be needed to restore communities resilient to environmental changes. Our approach contributes to solving one of the major challenges of ecological restoration, which is defining how many and which species should be used to achieve functional targets. We believe this approach can help in projects of restoration by enabling restoration practitioners to select minimum alternative sets of species that optimize the provision of multiple ecosystem services in a resilient restored ecosystem.

scholarly journals Community livelihood activities as key determinants for community based conservation of wetlands in Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Barakagira ◽  
Anton H. de Wit
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Fuel Wood ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
National Environment ◽  
Wetland Resources ◽  
Management And Conservation

AbstractCommunity-based Conservation (CBC) has been regarded as one of the most appropriate approaches to the sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources. Wetlands are believed to provide attributes, functions, and services that positively affect the daily livelihoods of members of the local community. Bearing in mind the incentives wetlands provide, if community members are not involved in the activities aimed at the management and conservation of wetlands then they result in being degraded. This study was initiated to explore how community livelihood activities influence CBC of wetlands in Uganda. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. A questionnaire survey was conducted among four hundred households to collect information concerning community livelihood activities taking place in wetlands. Additionally, more information was obtained from National Environment Management Authority, and Wetlands Management Department staff using another non-structured questionnaire. Key informant interviews and direct observations were also used to collect data. Overall, the gathering of materials for building and crafts, fuel wood collection, clay and sand mining and practicing agriculture in wetlands are some of the reasons that have caused wetland degradation. Low levels of awareness, unclear ownership of wetlands and inadequate funding has not enabled Agencies responsible for implementing the Policies and Laws aimed for protecting and conserving wetlands from being degraded. Therefore, these above mentioned problems must be addressed in order for wetland resources to be sustainably utilized and conserved by members of the local community.

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