Developing biocultural indicators for resource management

Conservation Science and Practice

Sophie Caillon¹  Pauline Fabre²  Pua‘ala Pascua³  Eleanor Sterling³  Alexander Mawyer⁴  Rachel Dacks⁵  Tamara Ticktin⁶  Supin Wongbusarakum⁷  Manuel Mejia⁸  StacyD. Jupiter⁹  Joe McCarter⁹  Joachim Claudet^1,10 

[1] CEFE UMR 5175 CNRS – Université de Montpellier – Université Paul Valéry Montpellier – EPHE Montpellier France;CRIOBE, USR 3278 CNRS‐EPHE‐UPVD, BP 1013 Papetoai, 98729 Moorea French Polynesia;Center for Biodiversity and Conservation American Museum of Natural History New York City New York;Center for Pacific Island Studies University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Honolulu Hawai‘i;Department of Biology University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Honolulu Hawai‘i;Department of Botany University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Honolulu Hawai‘i;Ecosystem Sciences Division Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Honolulu, HI;Marine Program The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i Honolulu Hawai‘i;Melanesia Program Wildlife Conservation Society Suva Fiji;National Center for Scientific Research PSL Université Paris, CRIOBE Paris France;

关键词: biocultural approaches;    conservation;    indicators;    Pacific Islands;    place‐based communities;    social–ecological resilience;   

DOI  :  10.1111/csp2.38

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Resource management and conservation interventions are increasingly embracing social–ecological systems (SES) concepts. While SES frameworks recognize the connectedness of humans and nature, many fail to acknowledge the complex role of sociocultural factors in influencing people's interactions with the environment. As such, when indicators in SES frameworks are used to measure the social dimension, easy to measure, socioeconomic indicators are the norms, while more complex social and cultural indicators are rare. To develop meaningful indicators of resilience in SES we need to understand local definitions of resilience. In this paper we describe methods used in a biocultural approach to illuminate sociocultural factors that Pacific Islanders identify as important for resilient communities. We focus specifically on two dimensions of sociocultural factors, “Connectedness to People and Place” and “Indigenous and local knowledges, skills, practices, values and worldviews,” which relate to many interventions, but are not usually monitored. We offer examples of indicators that may be appropriate to measure under these dimensions. Increased use of biocultural indicators will bring additional insight on the types and combinations of indicators that work best in given contexts.

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