scholarly journals Community involvement in natural resource management: lessons for future water management in coastal catchments of New South Wales

2003 ◽  
pp. 55-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Fairfull ◽  
R. J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales

The 1999 review of the Western Division of New South Wales

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kerin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Administrative Procedures ◽  
Western Division

A comprehensive review of the Western Division of New South Wales was carried out in 1998/99. The review addressed economic, environmental and social issues in New South Wales' rangelands. Six commissioned studies examined these issues in more detail. The recommendations of the review centred on streamlining administrative procedures, including Acts and regulations, addressing integrated natural resource management from a regional perspective by involving leaseholders and relevant stakeholders as representative of the broader community. It was seen as essential that scientific research and expertise, and technological advances in knowledge, be utilised by decision makers in coming to more coordinated land management decisions.

scholarly journals Community involvement works where enforcement fails: conservation success through community-based management of Amazon river turtle nests

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Norris ◽  
Fernanda Michalski ◽  
James P Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
One Year

Law enforcement is widely regarded as a cornerstone to effective natural resource management. Practical guidelines for the optimal use of enforcement measures are lacking particularly in areas protected under sustainable and/or mixed use management regimes and where legal institution are weak. Focusing on the yellow-spotted river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) along 33 km of river that runs between two sustainable–use reserves in the Brazilian Amazon as an illustrative example, we show that two years of patrols to enforce lawful protection regulations had no effect on nest harvesting. In contrast, during one year when community-based management approaches were enacted harvest levels dropped nearly threefold to a rate (26%) that is likely sufficient for river turtle population recovery. Our findings support previous studies that show how community participation, if appropriately implemented, can facilitate effective natural resource management where law enforcement is limited or ineffective.

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