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Using a participatory impact assessment framework to evaluate a community-led mangrove and fisheries conservation approach in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Community-based conservation has been identified as a solution to biodiversity loss, climate change and the reduction of rural poverty. The heterogeneity in social and economic inequalities often acts as a barrier to community engagement in resource management and further inhibits the distributional equity of social and ecological outcomes. This study presents a participatory impact assessment (PIA) framework that evaluated the outcomes of a cross-sector community-led conservation initiative. Community members involved in the programme identified activities and outcomes for the conservation cooperative, ranking the influence of the former on the latter as well as their daily life through multiple focus group discussions. Community members reported improved income, health, education and the creation of a locally led natural resource management system. Members also reported improved crab harvest rates and reduced mangrove deforestation. The results support the hypothesis that environmental non-governmental organizations need to consider a multi-dimensional view of human well-being, and that cross-sector integrated interventions may be effective at improving multiple outcomes.
Key points
- This study provides evidence that the Planet Indonesia model can be effective in achieving cross-sector conservation, social and economic outcomes.
- Our approach allowed us to gain insights directly from community members, offering an opportunity to consider qualitative and quantitative socio-economic and conservation outcomes in detail.
Suggested citation
Miller, A. E., Davenport, A., Chen, S., Hart, C., Gary, D., Fitzpatrick, B., ... & Sagita, N. (2020). Using a participatory impact assessment framework to evaluate a community‐led mangrove and fisheries conservation approach in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. People and Nature, 2(4), 1061-1074.
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