PCLG Digest

September 2021

Edition One

This edition features 22 new resources. Other relevant news –

Jobs and research positions

Conservation International have two positions open in Madagascar. They are looking for a Communication Behaviour and Change Manager and a Grants Coordinator.
The Nature Conservancy are looking for a Community Conservation Coordinator in Southern Kafue, Zambia.
Wildlife Conservation Society are looking for a Niassa REDD + Program Director, based in Mozambique, and a CAR Conservation Manager, based in Central African Republic. Apply by 30 September.

- Olivia and Ruth (pclg@iied.org)

PCLG's top reads!

1. Coleman E, et al (2021) Limited effects of tree planting on forest canopy cover and rural livelihoods in Northern India. Nature Sustainability. DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00761-z

2. Dawson N, et al (2021) The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation. Ecology and Society. DOI: 10.5751/ES-12625-260319 (Open access)

3. Hajjar R, et al (2021) Levers for alleviating poverty in forests. Forest Policy and Economics. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102589

4. Oldekop J, et al (2021) A framework for analysing contextual factors shaping forest-poverty dynamics. Forest Policy and Economics. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102591

Community-based conservation

5. Ndlovu M (2021) Integrating Nguni cattle into black rhino reserves: Could this be a novel rural community-based conservation model? Academia Letters. DOI: 10.20935/AL3242 (Open access)

Community-based forest management

6. de la Mora G, Sánchez-Nupan L, Castro-Torres, B and L Galicia (2021) Sustainable community forest management in Mexico: An integrated model of three socio-ecological frameworks. Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01512-8

Conservation and development

7. Cuya A, et al (2021) Socio-environmental perceptions and barriers to conservation engagement among artisanal small-scale gold mining communities in Southeastern Peru. Global Ecology and Conservation. DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01816 (Open access)

Covid-19

8. Kalema-Zikusoka G, Rubanga S, Ngabirano A and L Zikusoka (2021) Mitigating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gorilla conservation: Lessons from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. Frontiers in Public Health. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.655175 (Open access)

9. Mbatha P (2021) Lockdown lessons from South Africa’s fisheries: Building resilience in small-scale fishing communities. WWF South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa. Available here (PDF)

Ecosystem services and people

10. Thapa S, et al (2021) Residents’ willingness-to-pay for watershed conservation program facilitating ecosystem services in Begnas watershed, Nepal. Environment, Development and Sustainability. DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01759-5

11. Ting M, Qingwen M, Kun X and S Weiguo (2021) Resident willingness to pay for ecotourism resources and associated factors in Sanjiangyuan National Park, China. Journal of Resources and Ecology. DOI: 10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2021.05.012

Forests and wellbeing

12. da Silva Falcao M, Gerald L, Joseph S and N Ribeiro (2021) Evaluating the effect of non-timber forest products on rural livelihoods in Macula-Marrupa corridor Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique: Implication for income and food security. American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2021.11.21 (PDF)

Gender

13. Elias M, et al (2021) Enhancing synergies between gender equality and biodiversity, climate, and land degradation neutrality goals: Lessons from gender-responsive nature-based approaches. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Available here (Open access)

14. Gustavsson M, et al (2021) Gender and Blue Justice in small-scale fisheries governance. Marine Policy. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104743

15. Kahsay G, Nordén A and E Bulte (2021) Women participation in formal decision-making: Empirical evidence from participatory forest management in Ethiopia. Global Environmental Change. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102363 (Open access)

Governance and management

16. Arthur R, et al (2021) Small-scale fisheries and local food systems: Transformations, threats and opportunities. Fish and Fisheries. DOI: 10.1111/faf.12602 (Open access)

17. Butler M and D Current (2021) A comparative analysis of community-based enterprise governance in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. Society & Natural Resources. DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2021.1965272

18. Dehmel N and P Franks (2021). How good governance protects forests. IIED, London. Available here (Open access)

19. Hanh T (2021) Why are fisheries agencies unable to facilitate the development of alternative livelihoods in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the global South? A case study of the Tam Giang lagoon, Viet Nam. Marine Policy. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104778 (Open access)

20. Lewis-Brown E, et al (2021) The importance of future generations and conflict management in conservation. Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: 10.1111/csp2.488 (Open access)

21. Parlee C, et al (2021) Full spectrum sustainability and a theory of access: Integrating social benefits into fisheries governance. Marine Policy. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104764 (Open access)

22. Yadav B, Shrestha K and B Acharya (2021) Contested forest management and the Nepalese Government’s forest policy. World Development Perspectives. DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100353

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