scholarly journals Institutional Development for Good Governance: the role of intermediary NGOs in Pará state, Amazonia

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 793-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria de Albuquerque Vasconcellos ◽  
Mário Vasconcellos Sobrinho
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
Family Based

The paper analyses the roles of intermediary NGOs for linkages between government and rural communities in carrying out socio-environmental development programs as a mean of institutional development for good governance. In particular, the paper focuses on the Proambiente program that was carried out in Pará State, Amazonia, Brazil. This program was the first experience of a socio-environmental development program in Brazilian Amazonia that took into account local communities' demands to link environmental conservation and small-scale family-based rural production. Methodologically, the research was based on qualitative analysis and used semi-structured interviews for data collection. The paper shows that NGOs as intermediaries between government and rural communities is a significant mechanism to promote the strengthening of the power of local communities, to create bridges between federal government and local communities; and to stimulate participatory processes by engaging rural communities' culture and knowledge in socio-environmental development program as Proambiente.

scholarly journals Residents' perceptions of the environmental and social impact of tourism in rural areas

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotiroula Liasidou ◽  
Christiana Stylianou ◽  
Galina Berjozkina ◽  
Zanete Garanti
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Activity ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts

PurposeThis paper aims to provide an understanding of residents' perceptions of how tourism activity in a rural area impacts their environment as well as their economic and social lives individually and as a community.Design/methodology/approachAs a primary method of data collection, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 residents in the rural areas of Cyprus.FindingsThe study's findings suggest that tourism activity in the rural areas provides a plethora of opportunities to residents, but comes with challenges and threats. Both social and environmental impacts are mainly for the benefit of the local communities as the engine of development. Emphasis is given to the revival of the local culture with the emergence of small and medium enterprises, along with the motivation of younger populations and women to become active entrepreneurs. However, a more holistic approach should be taken to sustainable tourism development in Cyprus, ensuring that all local communities have an opportunity to develop small-scale niche tourism products that enhance the image of rural destinations and which become a source of pride for the residents.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature by enhancing knowledge of the relationship between tourism and local rural communities. Shedding light on residents' perceptions by evaluating social and environmental impacts can guide government policy making and implementation.

Economic ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAM in ACHIEVING THE HAZE-FREE ASEAN TARGET 2020 by THE RIAU PROVINCE’S PEATLAND RESTORATION AGENCY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-183
Author(s):  
Yusnarida Eka Nizmi ◽  
Yessi Olivia ◽  
Umi Oktyari Retnaningsih ◽  
M. Saeri ◽  
Ahmad Jama’an ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fires ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Economic Revitalization ◽  
Very High

This study analyses the implementation of good governance principles for the economic revitalization program under Riau Province’s Badan Restorasi Gambut (Peatland Restoration Agency) supervision. One of the aims of this program is to support the haze-free ASEAN 2020 roadmap. Riau province is an area prone to forest fire disasters. Its peatland area,  which is twice as large as Malaysia’s peatland, have a very high potential for damage due to forest fires. To mitigate the damages, BRG initiated the 3R program: Rewetting, Revegetation, and Revitalization. What makes this topic interesting is BRG emphasizes the aspects of economic empowerment of local communities to prevent further forest and peatland damages. To assess the implementation of BRG’s program, our research team conducted several interviews with representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NGOs, academics, farmers, and villages’ facilitators who assisted local communities that received the BRG’s assistance packages. Our study shows that BRG’s economic revitalization program had succeeded in creating small scale economic activities such as honey industry, pineapple farming, and catfish farming. However, the ineffective coordination and communication between BRG and the local communities had prevented them from constructing an effective method to prevent future forest fires.

scholarly journals Challenges Posed on The New Mining Act and Its Regulations in Tanzania

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Marwa ◽  
Isabela Warioba
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Mining Law ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This paper assesses the challenges that are posed to the new mining law and other Regulations that govern the mining sector in Tanzania. The main issues discussed in this paper include the conflicts between the local people and the mining companies regarding land ownership, compensation and forced eviction, conflicts between Small Scale Mining (SSM) and Large Scale Mining (LSM).</p><p>The findings obtained by the authors, intimates that the major problems in the mining sector are due to lack of law enforcement and good governance in the sector as well as lack of awareness of the laws governing the sector by the local communities.</p>Lastly, the authors concludes and recommend that, until and unless the laws are adhered to and kept into practice, the problems in the mining sector will not be easily resolved. Hence in order for the mining sector to benefit the indigenous and the investors, there should be enhancement of sustainable development;, people should be educated on the laws and the effects of mining on the environment and the relationship between SSM and LSM be improved.

scholarly journals THE PEATLAND RESTORATION AGENCY’S ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PROGRAM IN ACHIEVING THE TRANSBOUNDARY HAZE-FREE ASEAN 2020 IN RIAU PROVINCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-183
Author(s):  
Yusnarida Eka Nizmi ◽  
Yessi Olivia ◽  
Umi Oktyari Retnaningsih ◽  
M Saeri ◽  
Ahmad Jama’an ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fires ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Economic Revitalization ◽  
Very High

This study analyses the implementation of good governance principles for the economic revitalization program under the supervision of Riau Province’s Badan Restorasi Gambut (Peatland Restoration Agency). One of the aims of this program is to support the haze-free ASEAN 2020 roadmap. Riau province is an area prone to forest fire disasters. Its peatland area,  which is larger than Malaysia’s total peatlands, have a very high potential for damage due to forest fires. To mitigate the damages, BRG initiated the 3R program: Rewetting, Revegetation, and Revitalization. What makes this topic interesting is BRG emphasizes the aspects of economic empowerment of local communities to prevent further forest and peatland damages. To assess the implementation of BRG’s program, our research team conducted several interviews with representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NGOs, academics, farmers, and villages’ facilitators who assisted local communities that received the BRG’s assistance packages. Our study shows that BRG’s economic revitalization program had succeeded in creating small scale economic activities such as honey industry, pineapple farming, and catfish farming. However, the ineffective coordination and communication between BRG and the local communities had prevented them from constructing an effective method to prevent future forest fires.

Irrigation canal systems of the Cambodian Mekong delta: Assessing changes in ecosystem services for rural communities after wide-ranging rehabilitation plans.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Anna Orieschnig ◽  
Gilles Belaud ◽  
Sylvain Massuel ◽  
Jean-Philippe Venot
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Hydrological Processes ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Vegetation Patterns ◽  
Irrigation Canal ◽  
Structured Interviews

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Anthropogenically modified hydrological processes shape the Prek agroecosystem in the Cambodian part of the Mekong delta. Preks are trapezoidal channels that were initially constructed during the French protectorate for land raising purposes and extending agriculture in the low-lying Cambodian floodplain, which they connect to the river courses. These channels have become an integral part of the landscape. They are an essential vector for both flooding and drainage, and local communities are deeply organized in relation to these structures. However, with the lack of wide-ranging maintenance work, sedimentation and erosion have modified the functionalities of many of these Preks,&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;a priori&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;reducing the environmental amenities provided to the rural communities. In response to this, various development agencies have sought to rehabilitate several of these Preks in recent years, mostly with the objective to further intensify an already intensive agroecosystem.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#160;The purpose of the present study is thus to assess the actual effects of these rehabilitations on ecohydrological services. To this end, a comparison has been carried out of inundation and vegetation patterns, as well as ecosystem services, between areas where Preks have been the subject of rehabilitation projects and areas where they have not. For this purpose, remote sensing analyses, hydrological modelling and sociological methods have been employed. To begin with, an analysis of flood dynamics and vegetation structures in the study area has been carried out in the cloud computing platform Google Earth Engine using Sentinel-1 and 2 data. Furthermore, semi-structured interviews with stakeholders (farmers, village chiefs, staff from sectoral ministries) were conducted in the field to scope ecosystem services and find indicators to integrate these services into a numerical model.&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The analysis describes hydrological, ecological and agricultural dynamics that are currently at play in the area, and will further study how Preks rehabilitation could influence these dynamics by comparing areas with and without rehabilitation. Among the processes considered are shifting water availability for irrigation, agricultural intensification, modifications in small-scale habitats, changes in the use of pesticides and herbicides with resulting impacts on soil structure, and alterations in vegetation patterns. Furthermore, several aspects that have caused problems in the rehabilitation process will be considered - such as operational difficulties of sluice gates, bank collapses blocking the water flow in channels, an underestimation of multiple uses of water and a lack of understanding of the complex river flows in the area.&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The analysis leads to identifying the eco-hydrological processes and indicators to implement in a process-based hydrological model aiming at exploring alternative scenarios of rehabilitation.&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals Fish farming as an innovative strategy for promoting food security in drought risk regions of Zimbabwe

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvin Shava ◽  
Constance Gunhidzirai
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Fish Farming ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
The Government

This article examines the implementation of fish farming as an innovative and economic strategy for promoting food security and dietary diversities among vulnerable households in drought risk areas of Zimbabwe. The declining climatic conditions and lack of economic opportunities in Mwenezi district of Zimbabwe attracted the attention of three nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to implement fish farming as an innovative mechanism to stimulate food security and generate employment in the district. The article used a qualitative research approach that includes semi-structured interviews and secondary data. The purposive sampling technique was adopted to interview participants in Mwenezi district who were involved in fish farming to assess and explore the experiences and benefits they derive from such development projects. Results for the article revealed that fish farming was well embraced by local communities as it led to improvements in food security, household income and employment regeneration. The local government including traditional leadership (Chiefs and Headmen’s) supported the NGO activities as they benefited local communities. The article concludes that although fish farming was instrumental in regenerating employment, some participants still fail to participate because of laziness and desire to maintain dependency syndrome. The article recommends the NGOs to launch awareness campaigns in rural communities and increase networking with the donor community which is fundamental in attracting sustainable funding. The government can also promote fish farming in vulnerable rural communities by providing funding and capacity building programmes.

scholarly journals Value-oriented approach in Kazakhstani regional development projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-361
Author(s):  
Shynar Uzakova ◽  
Serik Beimenbetov ◽  
Yerlan Shildibekov
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
End Users ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Value Evaluation ◽  
The Republic

Sustainable regional development projects are a challenge for all countries, regardless of their geographic location, cultural differences, or level of economic development. Kazakhstan is also facing this challenge and tries to counteract this process by actively implementing regional development projects and programs. However, project effectiveness and project value remain bottlenecks as these projects are aimed to improve lives and work in rural areas and eliminate inequality; therefore, managing such projects is a complex issue. This study seeks to obtain data that will help to address these research gaps and to identify value aspects of such projects from the end-users’ perspectives – local communities. This can help to understand how to select projects with high value and enhance their effectiveness.For this purpose, in 2020, a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews of end-users of regional development projects implemented in local communities were conducted. 301 respondents from main mining towns included in the regional development program of the Republic of Kazakhstan have been surveyed and 18 deep interviews have been conducted. The results show that Kazakhstani regional development projects appear to have a low level of value from the perspective of main stakeholders and beneficiaries – local communities. Project value evaluation has also revealed that a concept of value is different for local government authorities, project teams, and local communities. The study expands knowledge on the management of regional development projects, revealing the importance of understanding the value for such projects to achieve success and enhance their effectiveness.

scholarly journals Transformation of Rural Communities in Las Huastecas Region in Mexico. Preliminary Field Research Report.

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-242
Author(s):  
Bogumiła Lisocka-Jaegermann ◽  
Maria Skoczek ◽  
Joaquín Roberto González Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Seasonal Migration ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Rural Labor ◽  
Social Actors

Abstract The article contains preliminary report of field study conducted in February 2006 in Las Huastecas Region in Mexico by members of the Department of Regional Studies on Latin America at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of Warsaw University. The aim of the research was to determine changes in socio-economic patterns of Las Huastecas rural areas, as well as to grasp the way local inhabitants perceived them. Open and semi-structured interviews were held with local authorities and inhabitants, in many cases with the same persons that were interviewed during the previous research trip in 2001. Conclusions deal with such aspects of Las Huastecas reality, as further improvement in social and technical infrastructure, intensification of diversification of revenues including short and medium temporal migration to big cities in northern parts of Mexico as well as seasonal migration of rural labor to agribusiness sector. Some limited new initiatives related to small scale tourism, preservation of cultural heritage and aquaculture were also observed. The local inhabitants perceived their actual situation as more difficult than 5 years ago, but we have impression that many of social actors have been more active during this period.

Model Pembinaan Remaja Putus Sekolah Terlantar di Provinsi Lampung (Studi Pada Uptd Pelayanan Sosial Bina Remaja (PSBR) Raden Intan Lampung

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-241
Author(s):  
Maulita Daniar Anom ◽  
◽  
Novita Tresiana ◽  
Intan Fitri Meutia ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Coaching Activities ◽  
Out Of School

Education is a mandatory thing that must be obtained for every child. However, not all children are able to get education due to several factors, one of which is the economic condition of the family which causes them to drop out of school. Guidance for neglected drop-out teenagers is an action that is taken to overcome one of the social problems, which is neglected teenagers who have dropped out of school with the purpose of directing their personality, abilities and skills through non-formal education. This research was conducted at UPTD PSBR Raden Intan Lampung. The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze how the models and coaching programs are carried out to overcome neglected dropout teenagers.The method used in this research is descriptive with a qualitative approach with the use of data collection techniques, such as: structured interviews, documentation and observation. The data analysis technique used in this study was data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions, and for data validity techniques are the extension of observations and triangulation. Based on the research results, it shows that the model that is used as a reference in the implementation of coaching activities for neglected dropouts teenagers is the Youth Development Program (YDP) Model which has 3 approaches, that are: Institutional Based, Family Based and Community. The conclusion of this research is based on the analysis, namely the Youth Development Program (YDP) Model which is the reference applied through 4 programs by the UPTD PSBR Raden Intan Lampung, that are Social Rehabilitation Program, Social Security Program, Social Empowerment Program and the last Social Protection Program with the hope that this effort can solve the problem of neglected dropouts teenagers, especially in Lampung Province.

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