Challenges for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science in transitioning social–ecological systems

Loos, Jacqueline; Kirkland, Paul; Hartel, Tibor; Osváth-Ferencz, Márta; Fischer, Joern

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2015.05.001

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“…different backgrounds in conservation related scenarios. For example, German researchers identified that creating a shared vision among participants in their citizen science butterfly monitoring program in Romania helped overcome cultural barriers, as it enabled a shared sense of belonging among the participants, and potentially motivated communication and understanding between participants (Loos et al, 2015). Similarly, leaders within the Kaiabi indigenous culture in the Brazilian Amazon were successful in garnering the support from the non-indigenous people against the Belo Monte Dam in the Xingu River by persistently using their historical experiences and knowledge to share their vision for safeguarding their livelihoods (Athayde & Schmink, 2014).…”

Section: Influence Of Culture On Conservation Leadership Attributesmentioning

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Conservation leadership must account for cultural differences

Straka

Bal

Corrigan

et al. 2018

Journal for Nature Conservation

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Effective leaders are critical in determining successful outcomes of conservation programs. As the business and economic leadership literature shows, awareness around cultural differences in leadership attributes is important for positive project outcomes set in inter-cultural contexts. We conducted a systematic review of the literature to understand whether, and how, the influence of cultural context was acknowledged when describing successful leadership attributes of conservation leadership. We found fifteen papers from different geographical regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America) explicitly addressing conservation leadership attributes. We further explored how characteristics of four key attributes (i.e. motivating others, establishing a shared vision, effective communication and partnership building) were addressed within these different cultural settings. Our review shows that the discourse on how culture influences attributes of a conservation leader and its implications for conservation outcomes is very limited. Awareness and sensitivity around this influence is important as cultural differences may either facilitate or hinder conservation project outcomes, particularly when people from different cultural backgrounds work together.

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Section: Influence Of Culture On Conservation Leadership Attributesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation leadership must account for cultural differences

Straka

Bal

Corrigan

et al. 2018

Journal for Nature Conservation

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“…Horak, 2014; Horák and Rébl, 2012; Koch et al, 2012; Lachat et al, 2012; Miklín et al, 2017; Müller et al, 2014; Sebek et al, 2013). As the protected areas in Romania were classically underfunded and suffers from lack of reliable informations regarding the biodiversity based on which management actions can be implemented (Ioja et al, 2010) citizen science types of activities could help in inventorying large old trees (Loos et al, 2015). We mentioned two citizen based activities to inventory and protect large old trees in protected areas of Romania (see Results) and expressions to protect these trees are also present in the Romanian internet news (see below).…”

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Holistic assessment of large old trees: a framework and its application for Romania

Arghiuş

Maloş

Măcicășan

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Large old trees are keystone ecological structures and have exceptional sociocultural values. Still, holistic approaches to national assessments of large old trees are scarse in the scientific literature. Here we propose and apply a holistic framework to understand the distribution of large old trees, the formal regulations targeting the conservation of large old trees and the ways large old trees are present in the popular news in Romania. There were 4032 large old tree records in Romania most of the records being concentrated in the Central and North-Western part of Romania. The number of tree records decreases with the decreasing terrain accessibility. Almost 50% of the large old tree records are in areas not covered by nature conservation regulations and 2/3 of the terrestrial protected areas have no open access large old tree records, so far. We identified five formal regulations which could be relevant for large old tree conservation in Romania, however, only two of these explicitly targets large old trees. The lack of knowledge and interest, the lack of expertize, institutional capacity, vested interests (corruption) and inconsistencies within the regulations are the major barriers in the formal protection of large old trees. We also identified several opportunities for the local initiatives to protect large old trees, based on the current legislative frameworks. We identified 259 internet news targeting large old trees in Romania which reveals a wide range of values and concerns associated to large old trees at the level of the local communities. While discussing our results we highlight the benefits of a wider adoption of our approach for science, decision making and local initiatives to save large old trees.

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“…Increasing enthusiasm for participative science, or "public participation in scientific research," is accepted as a win–win model [94], not only because it results in increased knowledge of biodiversity issues and of the participants’ local environments, but also because engagements in science are expected to change attitudes and environmental behavior [95,96]. In the present case, more than 75% of the jaguar records come from non-scientist recorders, obviously facilitated by the charismatic value of the species.…”

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Predators, Prey and Habitat Structure: Can Key Conservation Areas and Early Signs of Population Collapse Be Detected in Neotropical Forests?

Thoisy

Fayad²,

Clément

et al. 2016

PLoS ONE

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Tropical forests with a low human population and absence of large-scale deforestation provide unique opportunities to study successful conservation strategies, which should be based on adequate monitoring tools. This study explored the conservation status of a large predator, the jaguar, considered an indicator of the maintenance of how well ecological processes are maintained. We implemented an original integrative approach, exploring successive ecosystem status proxies, from habitats and responses to threats of predators and their prey, to canopy structure and forest biomass. Niche modeling allowed identification of more suitable habitats, significantly related to canopy height and forest biomass. Capture/recapture methods showed that jaguar density was higher in habitats identified as more suitable by the niche model. Surveys of ungulates, large rodents and birds also showed higher density where jaguars were more abundant. Although jaguar density does not allow early detection of overall vertebrate community collapse, a decrease in the abundance of large terrestrial birds was noted as good first evidence of disturbance. The most promising tool comes from easily acquired LiDAR data and radar images: a decrease in canopy roughness was closely associated with the disturbance of forests and associated decreasing vertebrate biomass. This mixed approach, focusing on an apex predator, ecological modeling and remote-sensing information, not only helps detect early population declines in large mammals, but is also useful to discuss the relevance of large predators as indicators and the efficiency of conservation measures. It can also be easily extrapolated and adapted in a timely manner, since important open-source data are increasingly available and relevant for large-scale and real-time monitoring of biodiversity.

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Challenges for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science in transitioning social–ecological systems

Cited by 31 publications

References 32 publications

Conservation leadership must account for cultural differences

Conservation leadership must account for cultural differences

Holistic assessment of large old trees: a framework and its application for Romania

Predators, Prey and Habitat Structure: Can Key Conservation Areas and Early Signs of Population Collapse Be Detected in Neotropical Forests?

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