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Rist L, Shackleton C, Gadamus L, Chapin FS, Gowda CM, Setty S, Kannan R, Shaanker RU. Ecological Knowledge Among Communities, Managers and Scientists: Bridging Divergent Perspectives to Improve Forest Management Outcomes. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2016; 57:798-813. [PMID: 26661453 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0647-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Multiple actors are typically involved in forest management, namely communities, managers and researchers. In such cases, suboptimal management outcomes may, in addition to other factors, be symptomatic of a divergence in perspectives among these actors driven by fundamental differences in ecological knowledge. We examine the degree of congruence between the understandings of actors surrounding key issues of management concern in three case studies from tropical, subtropical and boreal forests. We identify commonly encountered points of divergence in ecological knowledge relating to key management processes and issues. We use these to formulate seven hypotheses about differences in the bodies of knowledge that frequently underlie communication and learning failures in forest management contexts where multiple actors are involved and outcomes are judged to be suboptimal. Finally, we present a set of propositions to acknowledge and narrow these differences. A more complete recognition of the full triangulation between all actors involved, and of the influence that fundamental differences in ecological knowledge can exert, may help lead to a more fruitful integration between local knowledge and practice, manager knowledge and practice, and contemporary science in forest management.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucy Rist
- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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- Resilience and Adaptation Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA
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- Ashoka Trust for Research Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 560056, India
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Chazdon RL, Harvey CA, Komar O, Griffith DM, Ferguson BG, Martínez-Ramos M, Morales H, Nigh R, Soto-Pinto L, van Breugel M, Philpott SM. Beyond Reserves: A Research Agenda for Conserving Biodiversity in Human-modified Tropical Landscapes. Biotropica 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00471.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 335] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Can non-timber forest products solve livelihood problems? A case study from Periyar Tiger Reserve, India. ORYX 2008. [DOI: 10.1017/s0030605308071111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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