One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins
Monitoring methods based on Indigenous knowledge have the potential to contribute to our understanding of large watersheds. Research in large, complex, and dynamic ecosystems suggests a participatory approach to monitoring—that builds on the diverse knowledges, practices, and beliefs of local people...
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ftuvicpubl:oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/14488 2023-05-15T17:09:40+02:00 One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins Parlee, Brenda Huntington, Henry Berkes, Fikret Lantz, Trevor Andrew, Leon Tsannie, Joseph Reece, Cleo Porter, Corinne Nicholson, Vera Peter, Sharon Simmons, Deb Michell, Herman Lepine, Melody Maclean, Bruce Ahkimnachie, Kevin King, Lauren J. Napoleon, Art Hogan, Joella Lam, Jen 2021 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14488 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137400 en eng Sustainability Parlee, B., Huntington, H., Berkes, F., Lantz, T., Andrew, L., Tsannie, J., . . . Howlett, T. (2021). “One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to communitybased monitoring in large river basins.” Sustainability, 13(13), 7400. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137400 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137400 http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14488 environmental change indicators Indigenous knowledge community-based monitoring watersheds Mackenzie River Basin Canada Article 2021 ftuvicpubl https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137400 2022-11-23T00:44:42Z Monitoring methods based on Indigenous knowledge have the potential to contribute to our understanding of large watersheds. Research in large, complex, and dynamic ecosystems suggests a participatory approach to monitoring—that builds on the diverse knowledges, practices, and beliefs of local people—can yield more meaningful outcomes than a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Here we share the results of 12 community-based, participatory monitoring projects led by Indigenous governments and organizations in the Mackenzie River Basin (2015–2018). Specifically, we present and compare the indicators and monitoring methods developed by each of these community-based cases to demonstrate the specificity of place, culture, and context. A scalar analysis of these results suggests that the combination of core (common) indicators used across the basin, coupled with others that are meaningful at local level, create a methodological bricolage—a mix of tools, methods, and rules-in-use that are fit together. Our findings, along with those of sister projects in two other major watersheds (Amazon, Mekong), confront assumptions that Indigenous-led community-based monitoring efforts are too local to offer insights about large-scale systems. In summary, a networked approach to community-based monitoring that can simultaneously engage with local- and watershed-level questions of social and ecological change can address gaps in knowledge. Such an approach can create both practices and outcomes that are useful to local peoples as well as to those engaged in basin-wide governance. This research was funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the University of Alberta with a grant to Parlee (SSHRC PG 895-2015-1024 Parlee). Faculty Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Mackenzie river Northwest Territories University of Victoria (Canada): UVicDSpace Canada Mackenzie River Northwest Territories Parlee ENVELOPE(-97.684,-97.684,55.673,55.673) Sustainability 13 13 7400 |
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Monitoring methods based on Indigenous knowledge have the potential to contribute to our understanding of large watersheds. Research in large, complex, and dynamic ecosystems suggests a participatory approach to monitoring—that builds on the diverse knowledges, practices, and beliefs of local people—can yield more meaningful outcomes than a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Here we share the results of 12 community-based, participatory monitoring projects led by Indigenous governments and organizations in the Mackenzie River Basin (2015–2018). Specifically, we present and compare the indicators and monitoring methods developed by each of these community-based cases to demonstrate the specificity of place, culture, and context. A scalar analysis of these results suggests that the combination of core (common) indicators used across the basin, coupled with others that are meaningful at local level, create a methodological bricolage—a mix of tools, methods, and rules-in-use that are fit together. Our findings, along with those of sister projects in two other major watersheds (Amazon, Mekong), confront assumptions that Indigenous-led community-based monitoring efforts are too local to offer insights about large-scale systems. In summary, a networked approach to community-based monitoring that can simultaneously engage with local- and watershed-level questions of social and ecological change can address gaps in knowledge. Such an approach can create both practices and outcomes that are useful to local peoples as well as to those engaged in basin-wide governance. This research was funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the University of Alberta with a grant to Parlee (SSHRC PG 895-2015-1024 Parlee). Faculty Reviewed |
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Parlee, Brenda Huntington, Henry Berkes, Fikret Lantz, Trevor Andrew, Leon Tsannie, Joseph Reece, Cleo Porter, Corinne Nicholson, Vera Peter, Sharon Simmons, Deb Michell, Herman Lepine, Melody Maclean, Bruce Ahkimnachie, Kevin King, Lauren J. Napoleon, Art Hogan, Joella Lam, Jen |
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One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins |
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One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins |
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One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins |
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one-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins |
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Parlee, B., Huntington, H., Berkes, F., Lantz, T., Andrew, L., Tsannie, J., . . . Howlett, T. (2021). “One-size does not fit all—a networked approach to communitybased monitoring in large river basins.” Sustainability, 13(13), 7400. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137400 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137400 http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14488 |
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