Community-based monitoring for environmental sustainability: A review of characteristics and the synthesis of criteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 289 ◽  
pp. 112491
Author(s):  
Nur Khairlida Muhamad Khair ◽  
Khai Ern Lee ◽  
Mazlin Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Intergenerational Community-Based Research and Creative Practice: Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Jinja, Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie McQuaid ◽  
Robert Vanderbeck ◽  
Jane Plastow ◽  
Gill Valentine ◽  
Chen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Creative Practice

scholarly journals Fostering Sustainable Tourism Development in Merauke through Community-Based Tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Machya Astuti Dewi ◽  
Iva Rachmawati ◽  
Sri Issundari ◽  
Meilan Sugiarto
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development

Merauke is located in the eastern part of Indonesia that is rich of natural and cultural resources  potential for tourism. Tourism could be a solution to reduce poverty, especially through community-based tourism. Communities reap economic benefits from tourism industry by the increase of local income, hence the social welfare. On the contrary, poor management may lead the emerging Merauke tourism into environmental ecosystem damage. Such a threat to environmental sustainability outweighs any economic benefits because future generation will suffer from the inherited damaged environment. This article will discuss Merauke community participation in fostering the development of sustainable tourism through community-based tourism, that is maintaining sustainability of the environment and ecosystem while considering local communities sociocultural conditions. In doing so, this study uses a descriptive-qualitative approach. Data was collected from document tracking and interviews with Merauke Regional Government, WWF activists, and community leaders. The findings indicated that local communities supported Merauke tourism by developing entrepreneurship in tourism industry, increasing community social control in protecting the environment and enhancing the role of local customary leaders in supporting the tourism development. 

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Kegiatan Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar Berbasis Masyarakat

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Maimunah Maimunah ◽  
Sidik Priyo Utomo ◽  
Reza Ena Erlinda ◽  
Dio Laksmana Sakti ◽  
Oqi Dyah Larasakti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Bank Management ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Waste Bank ◽  
The University

  Garbage is one of the problems in Indonesia. Waste production in Indonesia always increases every year. Efforts should be made to reduce waste, one of which is by establishing a waste bank. The garbage bank has benefits for environmental sustainability, economy, and community empowerment. Kanci Bersinar Garbage Bank is one form of realization of environmental stewardship. Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar is located in Kanci village 2 Salamkanci Magelang. However, the activities of the garbage bank have not fully gone smoothly. One obstacle in running a garbage bank is the factor of public awareness about the important role of the waste bank. Optimization efforts need to be done so that the activities of the garbage bank are in line with expectations. Optimization efforts are carried out by the University of Muhammadiyah Magelang through the Dedicated Community Services program. The optimization of the waste bank is carried out through the activities of caring for waste, creating a nutrition garden in the environment of the waste bank and making an application for waste bank management. Through the efforts to optimize the garbage bank, the Team has been able to increase public awareness about the role of the garbage bank and can improve the management of the waste bank in carrying out its activities. Keywords: Optimization, garbage bank application, community-based   Abstrak Sampah merupakan salah satu permasalahan yang ada di Indonesia. Produksi sampah di Indonesia selalu meningkat setiap tahunnya. Perlu dilakukan upaya untuk pengurangan sampah salah satunya dengan mendirikan bank sampah. Bank sampah memiliki manfaat bagi kelestarian lingkungan, ekonomi, hingga pemberdayaan masyarakat. Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar merupakan salah satu bentuk realisasi kepedulian terhadap lingkungan. Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar terletak di Dusun Kanci 2 Salamkanci Magelang. Namun, kegiatan bank sampah belum sepenuhnya berjalan lancar. Salah satu kendala dalam menjalankan bank sampah adalah faktor kesadaran masyarakat mengenai peran penting bank sampah. Perlu dilakukan upaya optimalisasi agar kegiatan bank sampah sesuai dengan harapan. Upaya Optimalisasi dilakukan oleh Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang melalui program Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat Terpadu. Optimalisasi bank sampah dilakukan melalui kegiatan sosialisasi peduli sampah, membuat kebun gizi di lingkungan bank sampah dan membuat aplikasi pengelolaan bank sampah. Melalui upaya optimalisasi bank sampah yang telah dilakukan dapat meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat mengenai peran bank sampah dan dapat meningkatkan pengelolaan bank sampah dalam melaksanakan kegiatannya. Kata kunci: Optimalisasi, aplikasi bank sampah, berbasis masyarakat  

scholarly journals VIABILIDADE DO TURISMO DE BASE COMUNITÁRIA NO PARQUE NACIONAL DA SERRA DO CIPÓ/MG. É POSSÍVEL?

GEOgraphia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (50) ◽  
Author(s):  
Euripedes Junior Pontes ◽  
Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Geographic Space ◽  
Serra Do Cipó ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
The Face ◽  
Social Environmental

O orçamento destinado pelo Governo Federal ao Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade – ICMBio para que o mesmo faça a gestão das mais de 300 Unidades de Conservação (UC) Federais não é suficiente para uma excelência gerencial de tais áreas, o que tem imposto desafios crescentes para a sustentabilidade socio-econômico-ambiental das áreas protegidas. Uma das estratégias adotadas pelo ICMBio perante o desafio de gerir as UCs é a concessão de serviços turísticos em Unidades de Conservação para a iniciativa privada. Por outro lado, a atividade turística tem no espaço geográfico seu objeto de consumo, sendo que para que a mesma ocorra faz-se a apropriação dos territórios e redes, situação que, se não bem planejada, pode levar a uma ótica que privilegia classes mais abastadas em detrimento do local, que fica com o ônus social, ambiental e financeiro. Apesar dos estudos disponíveis na literatura demonstrarem a importância do Turismo de Base Comunitária - TBC enquanto justiça ambiental, percebe-se a escassez de dados sobre o viés da sustentabilidade econômica de tais iniciativas. O artigo buscou, através de um estudo de caso, apresentar dados que demonstram a viabilidade econômica do TBC, de forma a enriquecer o debate sobre esta possibilidade de arranjo gerencial.Palavras-chave: Concessão de serviços ecoturísticos, Gestão de Unidades de Conservação, Turismo de Base Comunitária VIABILITY OF COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM IN THE SERRA DO CIPÓ NATIONAL PARK. IS IT POSSIBLE?Abstract: The budget allocated by the Brazilian Government to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation – ICMBio – to manage more than 300 Federal Conservation Units (UC) is not enough to achieve excellence in the management of such areas. This  has posed increasing challenges for the socio-economic-environmental sustainability of protected areas. One of the strategies adopted by ICMBio in the face of the challenge of managing UCs is the concession of tourism services by the private sector. On the other hand, tourism activity has its object of consumption in the geographic space, and for it to take place, territories and networks are appropriated, a situation that, if not well planned, can lead to increased privileges to higher class levels in detriment of lower class levels of the local communities, which bears the social, environmental and financial burden. Although the studies available in the literature demonstrate the importance of Community Based Tourism – TBC as environmental justice, there is a lack of data on the economic sustainability bias of such initiatives. The article sought, through a case study, to present data that demonstrate the economic viability of the TBC to enrich the debate on this possibility of managerial arrangement.Keywords: Conservation Units management; Community-based tourism, Concession of ecotourism services. VIABILIDAD DEL TURISMO COMUNITARIO EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL SERRA DO CIPÓ: ¿ES POSIBLE? Resumen: El presupuesto assignado por el Gobierno brasileño al Instituto Chico Mendes para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad – ICMBio – para administrar más de 300 Unidades Federales de Conservación (UC) no es suficiente para lograr la excelencia em el manejo de dichas áreas. Esto há planteado desafios crecientes para la sostenibilidad socioeconómica y ambiental de las áreas protegidas. Uma de las estratégias adoptadas por el ICMBio ante el desafio de la gestión de las UC es la concesión de servicios turísticos por parte del sector privado. Por outro lado, la actividad turística tiene su objeto de consumo en el espacio geográfico, y para que se lleve a cabo se apropian territórios y redes, situación que, si no se planifica bien, puede llevar a um aumento de privilégios a niveles de clase superiores em detrimento de los niveles de clase más baja de las comunidades locales, que soporta la carga social, ambiental y financeira. Aunque los estudios disponibles en la literatura demuestran la importancia del Turismo Comunitario (TBC) como justicia ambiental, faltan datos sobre el sesgo de sostenibilidad económica de tales inciativas. El artículo buscó, a través de un estúdio de caso, presentar datos que demuestren la viabilidad económica de la TBC para enriquecer el debate sobre esta posibilidad de ordenamiento gerencial.Palabras clave: Manejo de Unidades de Conservación; Turismo Comunitario; Concesión de servicios de ecoturismo.

Community-based Control of Invasive Species

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
The United States ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world. One of the most promising approaches to managing invasive species is voluntary citizen stewardship. However, in order for control measures to be effective, private citizens often need to make sustained and sometimes burdensome commitments. Community-Based Control of Invasive Species is based on five years of research by leading scholars in natural resource and human behavioural sciences, which involved government and citizen groups in Australia and the United States. It examines questions including, 'how can citizens be engaged in voluntarily managing invasive species?', 'what communication strategies will ensure good motivation and coordination?' and 'how can governing bodies support citizens in their efforts?'. With chapters on institutional frameworks, changing governance, systems thinking, organisational learning, engagement, communication and behavioural change, this book will be a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners involved in natural resources management.

scholarly journals Investigating the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism

Tourism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-433
Author(s):  
Andrea Giampiccoli ◽  
Oliver Mtapuri ◽  
Anna Dłużewska
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Universal Principle ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
History Of ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Fundamental Requirement

This paper interrogates the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism (CBT). It is a conceptual paper that unpacks the conceptualization of tourism and traces the emergence of sustainable tourism as one of the responses to conventional/mass tourism. The history of conventional tourism shows that, like any form of tourism, it has both positive and negative impacts on destinations. It is against this backdrop that CBT emerged. To achieve its aim, this article examined the main principles and attributes of CBT in CBT manuals and handbooks, focusing on two key concepts - sustainability and the environment. This examination revealed a significant mismatch in the conception of sustainability, while it is a fundamental requirement in tourism to tackle its negative environmental impacts. Environmental sustainability is considered more implicit in CBT, while it is often less regarded in conventional/mass tourism. We argue that the sustainability of tourism should be an intrinsic and universal principle of all forms of tourism that governments should enforce. The fact that conventional tourism produces most of the environmental damage, it is for this reason that it should elevate its role to become a solid promoter of sustainable measures for environmentally-friendly and sustainability-friendly practices instead.

scholarly journals Innovation of Herbal Tourism Village Concepts as Alternative for Tourism in the Post-Pandemic New Normal Era

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Gusti Bagus Rai Utama ◽  
Ni Made Diana Erfiani ◽  
Dermawan Wuruwu ◽  
Putu Chris Susanto ◽  
Sidhi Bayu Turker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Community Based ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tour Guides ◽  
Excellent Service ◽  
Tourism Experience

Abstract The novelty of this paper is the application of downstream innovation in the tourism concept into herbal tourism village as alternative form of tourism in the post-pandemic new normal era. It is based on a project as an implementation of previous research results related to tourism villages, in particular Catur Tourism Village, Kintamani, Bali. The results of the project can strengthen community-based tourism initiatives in Catur Tourism Village by strengthening homestay management so that the attraction of overnight tourism increases following the standards of hospitality, cleanliness, health, safety, and environmental sustainability in the adaptation to new and post-pandemic habits. Designing and marketing the potentials for natural, agro, herbal, and cultural tourism were done through co-development in exploring, packaging, and presenting tourist attractions as something to see. Empowering and instilling the values ​​of excellent service quality local tour guides in eco-tourism exploration as something to do. Empowering tourism village managers and villagers in developing tourism products based on the principles of Sapta Pesona, including developing and packaging Catur Village souvenir products as something to buy, so that tourists get a thorough tourism experience.

scholarly journals Insights from the Think&EatGreen@School Project: How a community-based action research project contributed to healthy and sustainable school food systems in Vancouver

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Alejandro Rojas ◽  
Jennifer Black ◽  
Elena Orrego ◽  
Gwen Chapman ◽  
Will Valley
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
School Food ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
School Project

From 2010 to 2016 the Think&EatGreen@School project worked to create healthy and sustainable school food systems in the Vancouver School Board.  Using models of Community-Engaged Scholarship and Community-Based Action Research, we implemented diverse programmatic and monitoring activities to provide students and teachers with hands-on food cycle education, in order to influence policy, and to encourage university students to engage actively with the food system. Our focus was on transformation of local school food systems as a context-specific means to address serious global issues related to food security, health and environmental sustainability. This paper provides a synthesis of the project including the context that led to its inception, its overarching goals, methodological framework and areas of impact.  Key learnings from this project highlight the need for continued work to integrate research, teaching and action on global food security, environmental and public health challenges and to build connections to create healthy, sustainable school food systems. 

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