Contrasting approaches to integrating indigenous knowledge about soils and scientific soil survey in East Africa and Bangladesh

Payton, Robert; Barr, J.J.F.; Martin, Adrienne; Sillitoe, Paul; Deckers, Jozef; Gowing, J.W.; Hatibu, N.; Naseem, Sana; Tenywa, Moses; Zuberi, M. I.

doi:10.1016/s0016-7061(02)00272-0

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“…The main question here is whether these differences between the two groups may influence their choice of a suitable set of ecological restoration priorities. This topic has been widely discussed in the USA, Europe and South Africa, when assessing environmental and land management strategies (Chalmers and Fabricus, 2007;Goma et al, 2001;Lamarque et al, 2011;Payton et al, 2003;Strager and Rosenberger, 2006). The debate still exists whether the opinion of the two groups should be simultaneously integrated in environmental decisionmaking (Gadgil et al, 2003, Mauro andHardison 2000;Nadasny, 1999).…”

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Similarities in stakeholder identification of restoration targets in a semiarid area

Derak

Taiquib

Aledoc

et al. 2016

Journal of Arid Environments

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Ecological restoration is a suitable tool to revert the decline in the provision of ecosystem services in semiarid areas. Stakeholder opinion has been increasingly incorporated in ecological restoration strategies. However, the debate still exists whether the opinion of scientists and managers should be integrated together with that of local stakeholders in the decision making process. We assessed the restoration priorities in a semiarid area in North Morocco according to the opinion of 67 stakeholders, including scientists and managers, direct users and collaborators. The questions consisted in (i) ranking five categories of services in addition to economic benefits, and in (ii) comparing pairs of services within each category. We checked for both cardinal and ordinal inconsistency. The results showed an overall consensus about regulating and supporting services as the most valuable categories. More specifically, the most important services were erosion and flood control, soil fertility, water supply and species richness. The accuracy of the responses of the three groups was similar as the consistency for their judgments was not significantly different. Our results bring additional proof that the opinion of scientists, managers and local stakeholders should be considered of similar interest and accuracy when defining the most suitable restoration objectives.

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Similarities in stakeholder identification of restoration targets in a semiarid area

Derak

Taiquib

Aledoc

et al. 2016

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…Increasing in clay content may promote an increment in soil density and expression of adhesion and cohesion strength (PEDROTTI et al, 2001). In area 2, SPR with standard method in both situations (MCS and NV) showed a tendency to increase until 0.1 m, decreasing from then on.…”

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“…Using an approach to gather farmers and their knowledge, technicians and researchers to evaluate soil quality is an innovative way to create a shared knowledge, and many researchers have identified that this synergism is important (BARRERA-BASSOLS;ZINCK, 2003;BARRIOS et al, 2006;GROSSMAN, 2003;MAIRURA et al, 2007;PAYTON et al, 2003).…”

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Evaluation of soil structure using participatory methods in the semiarid region of Brazil

Araújo¹,

Oliveira²,

Ferreira³

et al. 2013

Rev. Ciênc. Agron.

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-Conservation practices are important in improving the environmental protection of agroecosystems in semiarid regions, as these are considered to be fragile environments. Soil-quality indicators are useful elements in evaluating the impact of some agricultural management practices, and the use of recognized indicators which are able to be measured by farmers is an innovative approach that seeks to integrate both scientific and local knowledge. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of various management practices through indicators of soil quality related to soil structure, in areas of family farming where agroecological consortiums are employed. These indicators were identified as important by the farmers themselves, and methodologies were suggested for field application by the farmers, which were later compared to applications made in the laboratory. The indicators used were penetration resistance of the soil and stability and dispersion of aggregates for areas of agroecological consortium and natural vegetation. It can be concluded that agroecological consortia contribute to the conservation of soil structure and that the involvement of farmers plays an important role in developing research.Key words: Soil structure. Soils -management. Family farm.RESUMO -Práticas conservacionistas são importantes na melhoria da proteção ambiental de agroecossistemas em regiões semiáridas por estes serem considerados ambientes frágeis. Indicadores de qualidade do solo são elementos úteis na avaliação do impacto de algumas práticas de manejo agrícola e a utilização de indicadores reconhecidos e possíveis de serem mensurados por agricultores é uma abordagem inovadora que busca integrar conhecimento científico e local. Este estudo objetivou avaliar o impacto de algumas práticas de manejo em áreas de agricultores familiares que utilizam consórcios agroecológicos através de indicadores de qualidade do solo relacionados à estrutura do solo. Estes indicadores foram apontados como importantes pelos próprios agricultores, sendo propostas metodologias para aplicação em campo por eles mesmos, que foram posteriormente comparadas com aplicações em laboratório. Os indicadores utilizados foram resistência do solo à penetração, estabilidade e dispersão de agregados para áreas sob consórcio agroecológico e vegetação natural. Pode-se concluir que os consórcios agroecológicos contribuem para a conservação da estrutura do solo e o envolvimento dos agricultores é uma importante parte do desenvolvimento da pesquisa.Palavras-chave: Estrutura do solo. Solos-manejo. Agricultura familiar.

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“… Provides a stimulating forum for inter-disciplinary analysis allowing physical and social scientists and communities to participate in rigorous evaluations of dissimilar data [82].…”

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge

Mercer¹,

et al. 2012

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Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea level rise, invasive species, ocean acidification, changes in rainfall patterns, increased temperatures, and changing hazard regimes including hurricanes, floods and drought. Given high dependencies in Caribbean SIDS on natural resources for livelihoods, a focus on ecosystems and their interaction with people is essential for climate change adaptation. Increasingly, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches are being highlighted as an approach to address climate change impacts.

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Contrasting approaches to integrating indigenous knowledge about soils and scientific soil survey in East Africa and Bangladesh

Cited by 78 publications

References 20 publications

Similarities in stakeholder identification of restoration targets in a semiarid area

Similarities in stakeholder identification of restoration targets in a semiarid area

Evaluation of soil structure using participatory methods in the semiarid region of Brazil

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge

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