Examining Private Landowners’ Knowledge Systems for an Invasive Species

Santo, Anna; Guillozet, Kathleen; Sorice, Michael G.; Baird, Timothy D.; Gray, Steven; Donlan, C. Josh; Anderson, Christopher B.

doi:10.1007/s10745-017-9920-7

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“…ILK knowledge is reflected in ES research through many examples of participatory mapping and modelling, ethnomedicinal and ethno-ecological studies, and payments for ES schemes and programs. For example, an ES lens has helped identify ILK on: the nutritional, medicinal, and soil fertility benefits of termites, which are often framed as pests (Sileshi et al 2009); the highly diverse perceptions on how invasive beavers impact ecosystems and landowners wellbeing (Santo et al 2017); and sacred freshwater swamps which are valued for their regulating and provisioning ES (Hegde et al 2017).…”

Section: Indigenous and Local Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling ‘ecosystem services’ and ‘nature’s contributions to people’

Kadykalo

López‐Rodríguez

Ainscough

et al. 2019

Ecosystems and People

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People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people and nature has been experienced and conceptualized in multiple ways. Recently, ecosystem services (ES) concepts have permeated science, government policies, multinational environmental agreements, and science-policy interfaces. In 2017, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) introduced a new and closely related concept-Nature's Contributions to People (NCP). The introduction of NCP has sparked some lively discussion and confusion about the distinguishing characteristics between ES and NCP. In order to clarify their conceptual relation, we identify eleven specific claims about novel elements from the latest NCP literature and analyze how far ES research has already contributed to these corresponding conceptual claims in the existing ES literature. We find a mixed-picture, where on six specific conceptual claims (culture, social sciences and humanities, indigenous and local knowledge, negative contributions of nature, generalizing perspective, non-instrumental values and valuation) NCP does not differ greatly from past ES research, but we also find five conceptual claims (diverse worldviews, context-specific perspective, relational values, fuzzy and fluid reporting categories and groups, inclusive language and framing) where NCP provides novel conceptualizations of people and nature relations.

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Section: Indigenous and Local Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling ‘ecosystem services’ and ‘nature’s contributions to people’

Kadykalo

López‐Rodríguez

Ainscough

et al. 2019

Ecosystems and People

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“…Considerable local knowledge about beavers was found in all three study sites, even though in some places beavers only reappeared 5-10 years ago. Similarly, the Canadian beaver is also a well-known and salient species all through its natural range even in places where they have just recently appeared ( [25,19]. The time and method of beavers' local reappearance [cf.…”

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“…Studies about the local perception of the impact of beavers' activity on ecosystem services are mostly limited to Castor canadensis. The main conclusions of these studies are that local perception primarily refers to provisioning ecosystem services [25] and that the attitude of locals could be changed considerably by defining the actual economic loss [19].…”

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Local knowledge about a newly reintroduced, rapidly spreading species (Eurasian beaver) and perception of its impact on ecosystem services

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Conflicts caused by reintroduced native species are increasing; however, there is a knowledge gap concerning ecological knowledge and perception of local community members regarding the impact of these species on local ecosystem services and livelihoods. We studied local knowledge about beavers and the perception of their impact on ecosystem services and local livelihoods, and the perception of their general harmfulness and usefulness in Hungary and Romania in three ecologically distinct, diverse rural landscapes. Structured interviews were carried out with 45 knowledgeable and 45 randomly selected local informants. We found that locals were knowledgeable about legal status, biology and behavior of beavers and their diverse impact on nature and ecosystem services. Perceptions included mostly negative impacts on provisioning services, while both negative and positive impacts on regulating and cultural services were perceived, including some contradictory impacts of the species. In spite of the actual and anticipated potential future harms caused by beavers, most people appreciated its precise building mastery and 'cute' nature. We argue that communication between nature conservationists and locals should reflect this complexity of perceptions, while reciprocal learning could help to moderate local conflicts and develop adaptive management strategies.

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“…A hód tájátalakító tevékenysége nemcsak a természeti területekre lehet befolyással, hanem a helyi ember életére is (Enck et al 1992, McKinstry & Anderson 1999. A helyi ember életére gyakorolt hatások az élőhelyek által nyújtott ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatások megváltoztatásán keresztül érvényesülnek (Santo et al 2017, Ulicsni et al 2020. Egyes területeken a hód megjelenése ember-vadvilág konfliktusok kialakulásához vezethet (Payne & Peterson 1986, Valachovič 2014, Campbell-Palmer et al 2015, Vorel et al 2016.…”

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Természetvédők és kutatók ismeretei az eurázsiai hód kapcsán a Kárpát-medencében II.: táplálkozás, építés, élőhelyválasztás, ismeretterjesztés

Juhász¹,

Biró²,

Babai³

et al. 2020

Természetvédelmi Közlemények

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We examined the knowledge of local nature conservationists and researchers associated with the Eurasian beaver through interviews. In the first part of our study (Juhász et al. 2019), we reported the spread of the beaver, recognisable beaver signs, possibilities of human-beaver coexistence and causes of mortality. In the second part (present paper), we show the answers to the questions related to the beaver's behaviour, communication about beavers, and perceptions about local inhabitants' knowledge. The informants observed the utilization of woody species belonging to 26 genera, the consumption of 19 herbaceous taxa, and the building of 15 herbaceous taxa into beaver dams and lodges. Furthermore, we gathered detailed information about the relation between habitat conditions and beaver activity (dam building, lodge construction and habitat selection). Data from the interviews about the beaver's behaviour can be a good complement to the results of field surveys, as well as help to better understand certain phenomena and to lay the foundations for new field research. The gaps in the knowledge of local people reported by the informants highlight that beavers' habits and effects should definitely be included in the general education about wetlands.

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Examining Private Landowners’ Knowledge Systems for an Invasive Species

Cited by 12 publications

References 63 publications

Disentangling ‘ecosystem services’ and ‘nature’s contributions to people’

Disentangling ‘ecosystem services’ and ‘nature’s contributions to people’

Local knowledge about a newly reintroduced, rapidly spreading species (Eurasian beaver) and perception of its impact on ecosystem services

Természetvédők és kutatók ismeretei az eurázsiai hód kapcsán a Kárpát-medencében II.: táplálkozás, építés, élőhelyválasztás, ismeretterjesztés

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