In search of forest resource values of indigenous peoples: Are nonmarket valuation techniques applicable?

Adamowicz, Wiktor L.; Beckley, Thomas M.; MacDonald, Darla Hatton; Just, Lesley; Luckert, Martin K.; Murray, Eloise C.; Phillips, W. E. J.

doi:10.1080/08941929809381061

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“…In contrast with some earlier studies and other regions, these groups have been empowered and are equal partners in the decision making process regarding the development of forest management in the region. Although their views differ somewhat, they represent an indigenous view that clearly differs from the Euro-American view (Pobihuschchy, 1986;Adamowicz et al, 1998). In the quantitative results the Innu and the Metis are together called First Nations, whereas in the qualitative results their views are presented separately.…”

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confidence: 84%

The role of cultural models in local perceptions of SFM – Differences and similarities of interest groups from three boreal regions

Berninger¹,

Kneeshaw²,

Messier³

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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Differences in the way local and regional interest groups perceive Sustainable Forest Management in regions with different forest use histories were studied using Southeastern Finland, the Mauricie in Quebec and Central Labrador in Canada as examples of regions with high, medium and low importance of commercial forestry. We present a conceptual model illustrating the cyclic interaction between the forest, cultural models about forests and forest management. We hypothesized that peoples' perceptions would be influenced by their cultural models about forests and would thus vary amongst regions with different forest use histories and among different interest groups. The weightings of the environmental, economic and social components of sustainability as well as themes important for each of the interest groups were elicited using individual listing of SFM indicators and group work aimed at developing a consensus opinion on a common indicator list. In Southeastern Finland the views of the different groups were polarized along the environmenteeconomy axis, whereas in Central Labrador all groups were environmentally oriented. The social dimension was low overall except among the Metis and the Innu in Labrador. Only environmental groups were similar in all three research regions, the largest differences between regions were found among the forestry professionals in their weightings concerning economy and nature. As the importance of commercial forestry increased, a greater importance of economic issues was expressed whereas the opposite trend was observed for issues regarding nature. Also inter-group differences grew as the importance of commercial forestry increased in the region. Forest management and forest use can be seen as factors strongly influencing peoples' cultural models on forests.

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Section: Interest Groupsmentioning

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The role of cultural models in local perceptions of SFM – Differences and similarities of interest groups from three boreal regions

Berninger¹,

Kneeshaw²,

Messier³

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Current environmental ideologies conform largely to the agendas and approaches of western industrialized societies (Lyver and Tylianakis 2017), which creates few opportunities for worldviews of IPLCs to be expressed. In addition, IPLCs in some countries are increasingly under pressure to adjust their worldviews to fit market-based ideals and attitudes toward natural values (Adamowicz et al 1998, Venn and Quiggan 2007, O'Faircheallaigh 2013. How to engage a range of IPLC worldview representations in national-and international-scale environmental conservation processes and structures without their institutionalization is problematic for governments (Mistry and Berardi 2016).…”

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A representation of a Tuawhenua worldview guides environmental conservation

Timoti¹,

Lyver²,

Matamua³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT. Indigenous peoples and local communities interact with approximately two-thirds of the world's land area through their worldviews and customary tenure regimes and offer significant knowledge contributions and lessons about sustainability. We worked with Tuawhenua Māori to document domains, concepts, and mechanisms within the worldview representation in a way that could guide environmental conservation in New Zealand. We then applied the framework to a cultural keystone species for Tuawhenua, the kererū ([New Zealand pigeon [(Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae]) to elucidate this human-environment relationship. Whakapapa (genealogy), whenua (land), and tangata (people) were interconnected domains that formed the conceptual basis of our framework. Within these domains, the concepts of mauri (life essence), mana (authority), and ihi (vitality) guided the expression of the community's relationship with the environment. Cultural expressions related to the kererū demonstrated the cultural significance of the bird to Tuawhenua that went well beyond the ecological and intrinsic value of the species. The Tuawhenua worldview representation also emphasized the humannature relationship and the role that metaphor plays in expressing this relationship. Indigenous peoples and local community worldviews are important for establishing priorities, reconciling the human relationship with the environment, and facilitating the coproduction of knowledge in response to pressing local and global environmental conservation issues.

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“…Another issue, discussed by Adamowicz et al (1998) is how indigenous or traditional societies may have difficulty seeing certain goods as substitutable, either for each other or even for money. Many of the irrigators I interviewed spoke of acequia communities only recently being integrated into a cash economy.…”

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Estimating Willingness to Pay to Protect Acequia Irrigation and Culture: Lessons from San Miguel County, NM

Raheem¹

2014

Proceedings - Irrigation, Society and Landscape. Tribute to Thomas F. Glick

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Abstract. Traditional gravity fed irrigation systems in Hispano communities in New Mexico, USA, are referred to as acequias. Water scarcity is currently motivating negotiations between acequias and municipalities over sharing agreements. Research on willingness to pay to protect and maintain acequias is still scarce. These valuation data could be helpful to improve the quality of water resources decision making and therefore rural development strategies in this region, which is relatively poor compared to the US average.Data from an open-ended CVM survey are used to examine WTP for a program designed to strengthen and perpetuate irrigation and culture on the acequias of El Río de las Gallinas, in rural northeastern New Mexico. Results indicate that the community supports the program in general, with higher levels of support among rural residents and Anglos.

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In search of forest resource values of indigenous peoples: Are nonmarket valuation techniques applicable?

Cited by 54 publications

References 20 publications

The role of cultural models in local perceptions of SFM – Differences and similarities of interest groups from three boreal regions

The role of cultural models in local perceptions of SFM – Differences and similarities of interest groups from three boreal regions

A representation of a Tuawhenua worldview guides environmental conservation

Estimating Willingness to Pay to Protect Acequia Irrigation and Culture: Lessons from San Miguel County, NM

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