Indigenous Community Health and Climate Change: Integrating Biophysical and Social Science Indicators

Donatuto, Jamie; Grossman, Eric E.; Konovsky, John; Grossman, Sarah; Campbell, Larry

doi:10.1080/08920753.2014.923140

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“…Some fishers' communities feel that climate change also affects their cultural identity, well-being and the maintenance and transmission of TEK (Table S1). Examples of these consequences are not frequently Fishers' observations about the cultural impacts of climate change include the loss of culturally important sites due to coastal erosion (e.g., Donatuto, Grossman, Konovsky, Grossman, & Campbell, 2014;Gordon et al, 2008;O'Neill et al, 2012), the decline and extirpation of cultural keystone species (cf. Garibaldi & Turner, 2004) and changes in weather conditions that preclude the performance of activities linked to cultural identity and the transmission of TEK (e.g., Ginsburg, 2011;Taverniers, 2010).…”

Section: Impacts Of Climate Change On Culture and Well-being Of Coamentioning

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Impacts of climate change for coastal fishers and implications for fisheries

2017

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Coastal Social–Ecological Systems (SESs) are subject to several stresses, including climate change, that challenge fisheries and natural resource management. Fishers are front‐line observers of changes occurring both on the coast and in the sea and are among the first people to be affected by these changes. In this study, we perform a meta‐analysis of observations and adaptations to climate change by subsistence‐oriented coastal fishers extracted from a global review of peer‐reviewed and grey literature. Fishers' observations compiled from across the globe indicate increased temperatures and changes in weather patterns, as well as coastal erosion, sea level rise and shifts in species range and behaviours. Coastal areas offer a wide array of resources for diversifying livelihoods, but climate change is reducing these options. Specifically, climate change could reduce the resilience of fishers' communities, limiting options for diversification or forcing fishers to abandon their houses or villages.

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Impacts of climate change for coastal fishers and implications for fisheries

2017

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“…Indicators developed for specifi c local contexts cannot be expected to serve as stable elements at other levels (Tsing 2012), yet it is feasible to nest locally tailored indicators within targets that are comparable across geographies and to share cross-context lessons and not precise indicator measurements. Combining locally tailored metrics and broadly accepted standardized domains like wealth, health, and well-being (Donatuto et al 2014) may provide scaff olding between locally tailored indicators and national or international metrics.…”

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Culturally Grounded Indicators of Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems

Sterling¹,

Ticktin²,

Morgan³

et al. 2017

Environment and Society

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n AbstrAct: Measuring progress toward sustainability goals is a multifaceted task. International, regional, and national organizations and agencies seek to promote resilience and capacity for adaptation at local levels. However, their measurement systems may be poorly aligned with local contexts, cultures, and needs. Understanding how to build effective, culturally grounded measurement systems is a fundamental step toward supporting adaptive management and resilience in the face of environmental, social, and economic change. To identify patterns and inform future efforts, we review seven case studies and one framework regarding the development of culturally grounded indicator sets. Additionally, we explore ways to bridge locally relevant indicators and those of use at national and international levels. The process of identifying and setting criteria for appropriate indicators of resilience in social-ecological systems needs further documentation, discussion, and refinement, particularly regarding capturing feedbacks between biological and social-cultural elements of systems.n Keywords: biocultural indicators, indicator sets, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, resilience, sustainability, well-being Indigenous and other place-based, local communities increasingly face an assortment of externally codified development and sustainability goals, regional commitments, and national policies and actions that are designed, in part, to foster adaptation and resilience at the local level. Resilience refers to the capacity of a system to absorb shocks and disturbances and to catalyze renewal, adaptation, transformation, and innovation (Béné et al. 2013). Identifying and setting criteria for the underlying factors that confer resilience to a community are the first steps toward effectively aligning external sustainability-seeking processes, often associated with resourcing mechanisms, with locally relevant and locally embraced approaches to sustaining environmental health and community well-being in the face of environmental, social, and economic change (Fazey et al. 2011;Folke et al. 2003).

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“…Environmental objectives may be a primary motivator for engaging in stewardshipfor example, improving the sustainability of resources, restoring degraded habitats, recovering wildlife, increasing fish stocks or preserving a wilderness area. However, these environmental objectives are often directly linked to or associated with desired social outcomes, which might be social, cultural, economic, health, physical or governancerelated (Donatuto et al 2014;Biedenweg et al 2016;Breslow et al 2016;Kaplan-Hallam and Bennett 2017). Social objectives also include process considerations-e.g., how stewardship decisions are made and the roles that different actors play in stewarding the resource (Jupiter et al 2014;.…”

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Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework

Bennett¹,

Whitty²,

Finkbeiner³

et al. 2018

Preprint

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There has been increasing attention to and investment in local environmental stewardship in conservation and environmental management policies and programs globally. Yet environmental stewardship has not received adequate conceptual attention. Establishing a clear definition and comprehensive analytical framework could strengthen our ability to understand the factors that lead to the success or failure of environmental stewardship in different contexts and how to most effectively support and enable local efforts. Here we propose such a definition and framework. First, we define local environmental stewardship as the actions taken by individuals, groups or networks of actors, with various motivations and levels of capacity, to protect, care for or responsibly use the environment in pursuit of environmental and/or social outcomes in diverse social–ecological contexts. Next, drawing from a review of the environmental stewardship, management and governance literatures, we unpack the elements of this definition to develop an analytical framework that can facilitate research on local environmental stewardship. Finally, we discuss potential interventions and leverage points for promoting or supporting local stewardship and future applications of the framework to guide descriptive, evaluative, prescriptive or systematic analysis of environmental stewardship. Further application of this framework in diverse environmental and social contexts is recommended to refine the elements and develop insights that will guide and improve the outcomes of environmental stewardship initiatives and investments. Ultimately, our aim is to raise the profile of environmental stewardship as a valuable and holistic concept for guiding productive and sustained relationships with the environment.

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Indigenous Community Health and Climate Change: Integrating Biophysical and Social Science Indicators

Cited by 75 publications

References 21 publications

Impacts of climate change for coastal fishers and implications for fisheries

Impacts of climate change for coastal fishers and implications for fisheries

Culturally Grounded Indicators of Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems

Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework

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