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Local Participation in Natural Resource Monitoring: a Characterization of Approaches
Finn Danielsen,Neil D. Burgess,Neil D. Burgess,Andrew Balmford,Paul F. Donald,Mikkel Funder,Julia P. G. Jones,Philip A. Alviola,Danilo S. Balete,Tom Blomley,Justin S. Brashares,Brian Child,Martin Enghoff,Jon Fjeldså,Sune Holt,Hanne Hübertz,Arne Jensen,Per Moestrup Jensen,John Massao,Marlynn M. Mendoza,Yonika M. Ngaga,Michael K. Poulsen,Ricardo Rueda,Moses K. Sam,Thomas Skielboe,Greg Stuart-Hill,Elmer Topp-Jørgensen,Deki Yonten +27 more
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A typology of monitoring categories, defined by their degree of local participation, is suggested, ranging from no local involvement with monitoring undertaken by professional researchers to an entirely local effort with monitoring undertook by local people, to help develop a protocol for monitoring in developing countries.Abstract:
The monitoring of trends in the status of species or habitats is routine in developed countries, where it is funded by the state or large nongovernmental organizations and often involves large numbers of skilled amateur volunteers. Far less monitoring of natural resources takes place in developing countries, where state agencies have small budgets, there are fewer skilled professionals or amateurs, and socioeconomic conditions prevent development of a culture of volunteerism. The resulting lack of knowledge about trends in species and habitats presents a serious challenge for detecting, understanding, and reversing declines in natural resource values. International environmental agreements require signatories undertake systematic monitoring of their natural resources, but no system exists to guide the development and expansion of monitoring schemes. To help develop such a protocol, we suggest a typology of monitoring categories, defined by their degree of local participation, ranging from no local involvement with monitoring undertaken by professional researchers to an entirely local effort with monitoring undertaken by local people. We assessed the strengths and weaknesses of each monitoring category and the potential of each to be sustainable in developed or developing countries. Locally based monitoring is particularly relevant in developing countries, where it can lead to rapid decisionsread more
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