scholarly journals Community-based Bamboo Stands Management in the Kali Bekasi Watershed, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Ni Wayan Febriana Utami ◽  
Hadi Susilo Arifin ◽  
HSA Nurhayati ◽  
Syartinilia Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Run Off ◽  
Downstream Area

A high rate of vegetation clearing around the upper stream of Kali Bekasi watershed currently causes various environmental problems, such as floods. The impacts occur predominantly in downstream area, mostly affecting cities, due to a disruption of the ecosystem in the upper stream. The main function of the upper stream to humans is acting as a buffer to protect downstream areas from flooding, run-off, as well as biodiversity protection. To achieve this, many varieties of plant are grown including bamboo plantations, which serve as a buffer plants on critical land especially with steep contours. In this study we aim to provide a better understanding of the effectiveness of different bamboo stands buffering to improve information for making management recommendation. We examine different points along the stream by mapping bamboo distribution, analyzing bamboo and non-bamboo (tree) stands diversity and biomass, and provide recommendations for bamboo management based on combining our findings with local ecological knowledge. We implemented image classification analysis for classifying bamboo and non-bamboo land use cover. We also measured bamboo and non-bamboo diversity by using Shannon’s-Wienner diversity index. Our results showed that bamboo occupies approximately 5,360.89 ha or 11.39% of total area with six bamboo species. The highest bamboo diversity index was in the upper part of the Kali Bekasi watershed (0.62). In contrary, the highest bamboo biomass index was found in the lower part of the upper stream of Kali Bekasi watershed (98.96 ton ha-1). We also discovered about 29 species of tree (230 trees) and 27 above-ground plant species in the surveyed area. As a result of our findings, we propose a shift towards bamboo agroforestry management in a mixed garden of talun form, where the community implement their local knowledge on bamboo cultivation and management to maintain the bamboo. This option could improve cooperation among farmers and the local community in order to conserve bamboo and tree species diversity in harmony to local wisdom.

scholarly journals Continuing Wetland Degradation Dissociates Socio-Ecological Systems and Affects Interconnected Goals of Environmental Health, Equity and Wellbeing: A case Study from the Lower Gangetic Floodplains

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIASA ADHYA ◽  
SAYAN BANERJEE
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Fast Tracking

Unplanned urbanisation and industrialisation have severely degraded natural ecosystems, particularly wetlands. The Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin support 630 million inhabitants; yet continue to be altered rapidly, jeopardizing the region’s social and ecological integrity. By conducting qualitative interviews and participant observation in a wetland dependent village located in the Lower Gangetic Floodplains we investigated how degrading wetlands in sub-urban landscapes were affecting socio-ecological systems. Not only did the wetlands provide livelihood options, mainly fishing and farming, but also provided prestige and autonomy. Vulnerable sections of the society across class, age and gender were solely dependent on the wetland. In absence of political will to safeguard wetland health, industries emerged by altering wetlands, which hampered local community’s livelihood and lifestyle. Further, our study demonstrated that local ecological knowledge could provide qualitative baseline information for fast-tracking identification of important wetlands and creating inventories to initiate wetland conservation and management. Finally, we recommend local governance structures should be strongly tied to international or national wetland policies so that wetland functions along with human health and well-being could be sustained. We strongly advocate that contradictions in policies be resolved to strengthen efforts to conserve wetlands which provide resilience to marginal communities in the face of calamities.

scholarly journals Trends and key elements in community-based monitoring: a systematic review of the literature with an emphasis on Arctic and Subarctic regions

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Kouril ◽  
Chris Furgal ◽  
Tom Whillans
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Northern Regions

Community-based monitoring (CBM) is receiving much attention from the research community, particularly in Arctic and Subarctic regions of Canada and other circumpolar regions. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of the trends and patterns in its use within the literature and a documented need to improve environmental CBM efforts in the Arctic and Subarctic regions. A systematic literature review was conducted of CBM publications in peer-reviewed and grey literature to provide a synthesis of trends on the topic and to clarify key elements that are needed to operate an environmental CBM program in Arctic and Subarctic regions. Both sets of literature show a significant growth in the publication of CBM studies over time, with a high proportion of research taking place in North America and in the field of environmental sciences. More CBM studies are reported in connection to First Nations and Inuit groups, as compared to other Indigenous groups. Thirteen key elements of environmental CBM programs, commonly reported in the literature focused on Arctic and Subarctic regions, were identified in the analysis. Specifically, traditional and local ecological knowledge (TLEK) was a unique component highlighted in Arctic and Subarctic sources and a specific feature observed in studies focusing on Indigenous groups. The identification of such key CBM elements serves as a resource to guide current and future environmental CBM initiatives in northern regions and elsewhere. Future research on this topic should contrast and compare literature findings with existing environmental CBM programs and provide more case studies to show the process and utility of environmental CBM initiatives in the Arctic and Subarctic, particularly with use of TLEK and the ways to facilitate it within a CBM program.

scholarly journals Local Ecological Knowledge on Forest Clearing: A Case Study of Parak and Rimbo Practices in Simancuang Community, Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinal Asmin ◽  
Dudung Darusman ◽  
Iin Ichwandi ◽  
Didik Suharjito
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Main Driver

Local communities are frequently judged as the main driver of forest degradation and deforestation because of the weak recognition to local ecological knowledge (LEK) or traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). We assessed that it is important to elaborate the attributes of LEK and TEK as a way to describe why and how the local community clears the forest, as well as its relation to local practices, named parak and rimbo. Our research uses case study method to describe the local practices in Simancuang community, Alam Pauh Duo Village, South Solok District, West Sumatra Province. We conducted unstructured interviews, observations, and documents selection which were analyzed through categorization and codification as well as complemented with history analysis, spatial analysis, and related document analysis. The results showed that Simancuang community knowledge can describe the attributes of LEK and TEK as a unified whole of local knowledge for sustaining their livelihoods. Therefore, the forest clearing by Simancuang people is one of the livelihoods strategies, but they were not the main driver of forest degradation and deforestation in South Solok District.

scholarly journals Etnobotani Buah Edibel Pada Masyarakat Dayak Tahol Di Kabupaten Malinau, Kalimantan Utara

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
DT Ardiansyah ◽  
Medi Hendra ◽  
Dwi Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Annual Plant ◽  
Plant Type ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
High Diversity

Forest has been considered as one of natural resources that could brought benefits for Dayak community based on their ecological and economical values. Edible fruits are annual plant type that could grow fruits and can be consumed. This study was held to obtain data, what type of plant that is utilized by Dayak Tahol community in their daily lives and how they utilize the edible fruits from Malinau district. This study was conducted by using explorative survey method, which is divided into two steps: first, the edible fruits inventory which is familiar by local people; second, observation at the local community and this method is supported by approach and sampling technique. This result showed that the total known edible fruits plant was about fifty two genus obtained from twenty five families and 2.207 individual species in total, moreover Shanoon-Winner diversity index (H’= 3.49) can be grouped in high diversity (H’ > 3).

scholarly journals Using local ecological knowledge to identify shark river habitats in Fiji (South Pacific)

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERONI RASALATO ◽  
VICTOR MAGINNITY ◽  
JUERG M. BRUNNSCHWEILER
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Coastal Resource Management ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
Coastal Resource ◽  
River Mouths ◽  
Shed Light

SUMMARYLocal ecological knowledge (LEK) and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) have the potential to improve community-based coastal resource management (CBCRM) by providing information about the presence, behaviour and ecology of species. This paper explores the potential of LEK and TEK to identify shark river habitats in Fiji, learn how locals regard and use sharks, and capture ancestral legends and myths that shed light on relationships between these animals and local people. Interviews with representatives from 22 villages, communities and fishing settlements associated with seven riverine areas on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu confirmed the presence of sharks in estuaries and rivers on Fiji. Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna spp.) and larger sharks were reported being close to the river mouths, whereas an unknown species of small size with a rounded snout was reported up to >30 km upriver. Local people consume shark meat as a source of protein, but sharks also have a rich background in ancestral stories and play an important part in Fijian myths and legends, resulting in the support of conservation measures by local villagers.

scholarly journals REVITALISING COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM – CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

2015 ◽  
pp. 387-399
Keyword(s):  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Single Case ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Temporal Form

Community-based tourism projects are often criticised for its high rate of failure but some are very successful. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the Critical Success Factors (CSF) of a community-based tourism (CBT) project from the perspective of local community. This study used a qualitative approach through a single case to investigate a CBT project in BatuPuteh, Kinabatangan in the state of Sabah. Five fieldwork trips were made to collect data between the years 2010 to 2012. Multiple instruments were used to collect data; in-depth interview (main research instrument), and direct observation and document analysis (supporting instruments). 54 respondents that were/are employed by MESCOT on a full-time and part-time basis were identified through nonprobability purposive sampling technique and subsequently interviewed. Recorded interviews were transcribed and then analysed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed that there are prominent CSF attributable to the success of CBT at the study site; iconic natural resources, external initiator, systematic planning, local champion, community participation, local CBT organization, gestation period, partnership with external agencies, and business model. Partnerships between CBT and government or non-government agencies are crucial throughout the lifecycle of CBT. Equally important, this study shows that CSFs are presentable in temporal form; each factor exists / occurs at a particular stage of the development path of CBT. However, a few critical factors are ubiquitous throughout the different stages of the product life cycle. Although the case study referred to a single CBT organization in Malaysia, the findings substantiate that an effective model for CBT is achievable, replicable and applicable to other places with similar enabling environments.

scholarly journals Local Ecological Knowledge on Climate Change and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Strategies Promote Resilience in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Zimbabwe

Scientifica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Laiza Kupika ◽  
Edson Gandiwa ◽  
Godwell Nhamo ◽  
Shakkie Kativu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Community Perceptions

Understanding local community perceptions on impacts, causes, and responses to climate change is vital for promotion of community resilience towards climate change. This study explored local ecological knowledge (LEK) held by local communities on climate change trends and impacts in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve (MZBR), Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to (i) investigate local community perceptions on trends and causes of climate change, (ii) identify biophysical impacts of climate change at the local level, and (iii) explore the ecosystem-based adaptation strategies towards climate change. The study used a mixed methods approach where a household questionnaire survey (n=320), key informant interviews (n=12), and focus group discussions (n=8) were used to collect data between April 2015 and October 2016. Results from the study show that local communities have observed decreasing rainfall and increasing temperatures as key indicators of climate change. Local communities observed water scarcity, changes in vegetation phenology, livestock and wildlife mortalities, and food shortages due to drought as the major impacts on their livelihoods. LEK can contribute to adaptive management strategies that enhance resilience of socioecological systems (SES) in the face of climate change by providing information on the status and use of biophysical components of the environment and by highlighting potential local adaptation strategies that can sustain key livelihood practices.

scholarly journals Pastoralism Partnerships: Recognizing the Value of Local Involvement in China’s Snow Leopard Conservation Efforts

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6491
Author(s):  
Charlotte E. Hacker ◽  
Jan E. Janecka ◽  
Rodney M. Jackson ◽  
Diqiang Li ◽  
Yuguang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Expert Elicitation ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Snow Leopard ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
Local Community Member ◽  
The Many

Pastoralists are key stakeholders in environmental management decisions in China. Thus, their involvement in wildlife conservation and research is imperative for the success of long-term initiatives. Despite the many opportunities for herders to be included in these efforts, biases have hindered knowledge exchange and collaborative outcomes. This is detrimental for species living in quickly changing landscapes reliant on effective conservation, such as that of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia). Pastoralists living in snow leopard habitats on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau of China possess a deep and intricate understanding of the environments in which they live, and can serve as strong conservation allies by playing direct roles in scientific endeavors via expert elicitation and engagement. Here, we draw on our own experiences as academically trained scientists to present a framework for broadening opportunities for local community member participation in research efforts on the species. Framework outcomes include better targeting of conservation concerns, increased integration of Western science and local ecological knowledge, additional income to the community, clearer communication and trust between conservation stakeholders, greater flexibility in research, and additional platforms for community-based conservation. We outline avenues of involvement and considerations when working with local community members in snow leopard habitat, and submit this as an example with wide-ranging applicability to other parts of the world where livelihoods are intrinsically tied to the environment.

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