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Communal governance systems, community engagement and public participation
Participatory governance and public participation through community engagement are increasingly recognized as key elements for the success of nature conservation and biodiversity enhancement. Communal Governance Systems (CGSs) play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, with results from some studies showing that areas governed communally are ‘diversity hotspots’ because of the ancestral sustainable interaction between human…
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Commons-led coproduction in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona: experiences and learning at territorial level
The project aims to improve the understanding of the commons in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona to contribute to better promote collaboration between local governments and community-led organizations around Common-led coproduction and management. It aims to open a debate around Common-led coproduction as a new model of public administration and define together with commons groups,…
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Combining REDD, PFM and FSC certification in South-Eastern Tanzania
The project “Combining REDD, PFM and FSC certification in South-Eastern Tanzania” aimed to introduce Community Based Fire Management (CBFiM) and thereby use any REDD+ payments to cover the transaction costs of establishing PFM supported by FSC in five new villages and 5 existing PFM villages in Kilwa District, Tanzania. It was designed and implemented by…
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Collaborative conservation and coexistence with wolves through a feminist political ecology lens
The recovery of wolves across Europe’s rural landscapes is occurring alongside a deep crisis in the livestock breeding sector. Stalling sale prices of meat and dairy products, rising costs of agricultural inputs, reduced subsidies, and volatile climatic conditions are amplifying farmers’ vulnerability to predation and challenging their capacity to adapt to ecological change. While there…
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Sharing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (CONECT-e)
The main goal of this project is to develop and validate a new methodology that will broaden the basis on which TEK is collected while engaging citizens by: CONECTe holds the potential to document, share and protect TEK in an innovative way. As part of the project, we evaluate the need, impact, process and outcomes…
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Bio-Agro-diversity of past and present Mediterranean landscapes to face a common future (BioDivMeX WG4)
BioDivMeX’s Working Group 4 aims to develop a diachronic understanding of socio-ecological systems while crossing it with the current conflicts and threats to this enormous bio-cultural diversity found today in the Mediterranean. By relying on a transdisciplinary analysis of ecological and paleo-ecological, landscape, socio-anthropo-politological and climatologic approaches, we investigate the current bio-cultural diversity associated with…
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Assessing the effectiveness of community-based management strategies for biocultural conservation (COMBIOSERVE)
The COMBIOSERVE project consisted of a cross-country study (Mexico, Brazil, and Bolivia) to identify and analyse factors and processes contributing to the effectiveness of community conservation initiatives, and assist civil society organisations in co-enquiry and mutual learning by: The project resulted in several scientific publications, which you can find in the Publications section (e.g. Ruiz-Mallén…
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An eco-anthropological study of the customary-based management of pastoral resources among the Wahehe of Iringa in Tanzania
Customary common management systems have been recognized as a potential source of human livelihoods and environmental conservation. Despite this recognition and despite East Africa being a paradigmatic region for the study of pastoralism which is paradigmatic for the commons, the customary community-based management of pastoral resources and the existence of potential pastoral ICCAs in this…
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Achieving fair and collective adaptation to sea-level rise
How do communities work together to adapt to sea-level rise? Do the collective actions they initiate and engage in produce fair outcomes?
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Navigating Implementation Challenges in Mexico’s Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Programs
The Selva Lacandona rainforest has been conserved for nearly 20 years through Mexico’s Payment for Ecosystem Services program, led by Natura y Ecosistemas. Recent budget cuts and rule changes hinder participation, so stakeholders will assess impacts on deforestation, livelihoods, and perceptions, and propose ways to strengthen the program.
