Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources

Research on natural resource management suggests that local perceptions form the basis upon which many small-scale societies monitor availability and change in the stock of common-pool natural resources. In contrast, this literature debates whether local perceptions can be effective in guiding the s...

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Autores: Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro|||0000-0002-7813-0222, Guèze, Maximilien|||0000-0002-1402-6004, Cabeza, Mar|||0000-0002-7410-7631, Pyhälä, Aili|||0000-0001-7095-5994, Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055, Díaz-Reviriego, Isabel|||0000-0002-0665-3833
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Change perceptions
Collective action
Common-pool resources
Local peoples
Overharvesting
Tsimane'
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
empirical evidence from a small-scale society in Bolivian Amazonia
title Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
spellingShingle Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro|||0000-0002-7813-0222
Change perceptions
Collective action
Common-pool resources
Local peoples
Overharvesting
Tsimane'
title_short Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
title_full Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
title_fullStr Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
title_full_unstemmed Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
title_sort Local perceptions as a guide for the sustainable management of natural resources
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro|||0000-0002-7813-0222
Guèze, Maximilien|||0000-0002-1402-6004
Cabeza, Mar|||0000-0002-7410-7631
Pyhälä, Aili|||0000-0001-7095-5994
Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
Díaz-Reviriego, Isabel|||0000-0002-0665-3833
author Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro|||0000-0002-7813-0222
author_facet Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro|||0000-0002-7813-0222
Guèze, Maximilien|||0000-0002-1402-6004
Cabeza, Mar|||0000-0002-7410-7631
Pyhälä, Aili|||0000-0001-7095-5994
Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
Díaz-Reviriego, Isabel|||0000-0002-0665-3833
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author2 Guèze, Maximilien|||0000-0002-1402-6004
Cabeza, Mar|||0000-0002-7410-7631
Pyhälä, Aili|||0000-0001-7095-5994
Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
Díaz-Reviriego, Isabel|||0000-0002-0665-3833
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Change perceptions
Collective action
Common-pool resources
Local peoples
Overharvesting
Tsimane'
topic Change perceptions
Collective action
Common-pool resources
Local peoples
Overharvesting
Tsimane'
description Research on natural resource management suggests that local perceptions form the basis upon which many small-scale societies monitor availability and change in the stock of common-pool natural resources. In contrast, this literature debates whether local perceptions can be effective in guiding the sustainable management of natural resources. With empirical evidence on this matter still highly limited, we explored the role of local perceptions as drivers of harvesting and management behavior in a small-scale society in Bolivian Amazonia. We conducted structured interviews to capture local perceptions of availability and change in the stock of thatch palm (Geonoma deversa) among the Tsimane', an indigenous society of foragers-horticulturalists (n = 296 adults in 13 villages). We analyzed whether perceptions of availability match estimates of abundance obtained from ecological data and whether differences in perception help to explain harvesting behavior and local management of thatch palm. Perceptions of availability of G. deversa are highly contingent upon the social, economic, and cultural conditions within which the Tsimane' have experienced changes in the availability of the resource, thus giving a better reflection of the historical, rather than of the ecological, dimensions of the changes undergone. Although local perceptions might fall short in precision when scrutinized from an ecological standpoint, their importance in informing sustainable management should not be underestimated. Our findings show that most of the harvesting and management actions that the Tsimane' undertake are, at least partially, shaped by their local perceptions. This paper contributes to the broader literature on natural resource management by providing empirical evidence of the critical role of local perceptions in promoting collective responses for the sustainable management of natural resources.
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