New Steps of Change: Looking Beyond Protected Areas to Consider Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures

Jonas, Harry; Barbuto, Valentina; Jonas, Holly; Kothari, Ashish; Nelson, Frederick E.

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2014.parks-20-2.hdj.en

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“…In still others, private conservation initiatives may be valued for their contributions to conservation, while not being considered protected areas. The formulation of the CBD text on 'other effective area-based conservation measures', and subsequent interest from parties in the development of a definition of this category of land conservation (Jonas et al, 2014), suggests that countries are keen to explore the possibility of reporting conservation areas that they do not count among their protected areas. For some countries (e.g., Brazil) PPAs are included in the WDPA but not tagged as under private governance.…”

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“…Our focus on local stewardship also aligns with an increasing emphasis on local communities and resource users in conservation and environmental management policies, programs and practice globally, as evidenced in initiatives such as community-based conservation (CBC), community-based management (CBM), community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), indigenous and community conserved areas (ICCAs), integrated conservation-development projects (ICDPs), locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), "other effective area-based conservation measures" (OECMs), and urban stewardship initiatives (Barrett and Arcese 1995;Berkes 2004;Cinner and Aswani 2007;Govan et al 2009;Krasny and Tidball 2012;ICCA 2013;Jupiter et al 2014;Jonas et al 2014;Riehl et al 2015;Campos-Silva and Peres 2016). As these examples show, locally-oriented stewardship practices, policies and programs have emerged in fisheries, agriculture, forestry, protected areas, wildlife, ecosystem service, and water management across rural to urban environments.…”

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Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework

Bennett¹,

Whitty²,

Finkbeiner³

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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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“…As such, many of these ICCAs -that are not state 'protected areas' -may represent a substantial share of the world's 'other effective area-based conservation measures' (OECMs) as referenced in Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Jonas et al 2014;Jonas et al, 2017;IUCN WCPA, 2018).…”

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Contemporary pastoral commons in East Africa as OECMs: a case study from the Daasanach community

Mwamidi¹,

Renom²,

Fernández‐Llamazares³

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Despite growing policy interest in the conservation values of territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities (abbreviated to 'ICCAs') at the global level, our understanding of the ICCAs in East Africa is meagre at best. We explore the existence of ICCAs in East Africa, focusing on the case of the Daasanach pastoralists of Ileret, Kenya. We examine their existence through ethnographic approaches, including participant observation, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. We explore whether these particular ICCAs fit the criteria to be recognised as 'other effective area-based conservation measures' (OECMs), with specific attention to their customary management systems. Our work evidences the existence of pastoral ICCAs amongst the Daasanach, challenging the widespread assumption in the scientific literature that traditional pastoral commons are insignificant in today's East African context. Such ICCAs have played a central role not only for local livelihoods, but also for the maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem services, aligning with the current definition of OECMs. Yet concerns about the rapidly changing socio-ecological system may defy such categorisation. In closing, we offer some remarks on the management criteria for OECMs and propose improved guidelines for measuring the effectiveness of OECMs.

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New Steps of Change: Looking Beyond Protected Areas to Consider Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures

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