| Type |
Article |
| Date |
2008-12 |
| Language |
English |
| Author(s) |
Levrel Harold, Bouamrane M |
| Source |
Ecology and Society (1708-3087) (Ecology and Society), 2008-12 , Vol. 13 , N. 1 , P. - |
| WOS© Times Cited |
10 |
| Keyword(s) |
Local knowledge, Instrumental learning, Interaction indicators, Integrated natural resource management, Biosphere reserves |
| Abstract |
Co-adaptive management of biodiversity is largely based on a collective learning process. This collective learning concerns "instrumental policy learning," "social policy learning," and " political learning." This paper focuses on instrumental policy learning that has been launched in four West African biosphere reserves. It is based on a MAB-UNESCO/UNEP-GEF programme concerning the co-construction of interaction indicators (between development and conservation), inspired by the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) methodology. Using this process, we were able to test conventional Pressure-State-Response indicators, highlight their limitations, and develop new indicators starting from stakeholders' stories and perceptions. These new indicators can also be tested through collective restitutions and simulations. We also discuss: a proposed framework for producing interaction indicators that are relevant to all stakeholders and enjoy a certain legitimacy; the importance of an ecosystem services approach to support discussions on biodiversity conservation; opportunities for using the indicators in an interactive, decentralized way at the ecosystem scale through simulation models; the costs of collecting, processing, and maintaining these interaction indicators, and how these costs may be offset using local knowledge. |
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29 |
161 KB |
Open access |
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