Global Environmental Governance, Civil Society and Wildlife: Birdsong After the Storm by Margi Prideaux

Author:Margi Prideaux [Prideaux, Margi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Science, General
ISBN: 9781317127901
Google: liolDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-03-16T09:36:49+00:00

Development NGOs are already shifting their focus, recognising that their relevance will decline if they don’t.[8] Conservation NGOs need to think about their relevance as well.

Between 2006 and 2013 Douglas Sheil, Manuel Boissière and Guillaume Beaudoin went, with open eyes and open minds, to learn how the Ijabait hereditary guardians control access to resource-rich lakes and tributaries along the Tariku River, in the Mamberamo-Foja region (Mamberamo Regency) of Papua (Indonesian New Guinea).[9] They found, as others have, that communities in a remote region monitor the environment around them, not because scientists have told them they should, but because it is already an integral part of their lives, livelihoods and cultures. These communities may not have the latest scientific assessments at their fingertips, but they often have generations of invaluable traditional knowledge. And, although local people are often at a disadvantage against powerful external forces, this is not always the case. There is growing recognition that communities oversee, manage and protect natural resources in many ways. It is as if the minority world NGO and scientific community is so focused on its own tools – protected areas, REDD+ and PES – that they can’t see what already exists and the great potential inherent in local communities around the world.[9, 10]

Whether autonomous monitoring is widespread and effective, or rare and ineffective, we need to recognize not only when local people are willing to champion environmental causes, but also when they are already doing so. The potential tragedy of the unseen sentinels is that so much may be lost simply because we failed to open our eyes to look.[9]

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