Posts tagged rights and access
Advancing Customary Tenurial Rights in Area-based Conservation: An International Forum of Scholars and Practitioners
Advancing Customary Tenurial Rights in Area-based Conservation: An International Forum of Scholars and Practitioners

Last year, Planet Indonesia helped organise a Forum in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia, prior to the International Congress on Conservation Biology (ICCB). At the two-day Forum, 22 scholars and practitioners from around the world exchanged insights and experiences on the important topic of “Advancing Customary Tenurial Rights in Area-based Conservation”. This blogpost outlines some background and highlights from our discussion.

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Aurore MaxeyICCB, Customary Tenure, Tenurial Rights, Community-Led Conservation, inclusive governance, rights and access, area-based conservation, International DialogueComment
Redefining Conservation in Karimata: A Model for Community-Led Marine Governance
Redefining Conservation in Karimata: A Model for Community-Led Marine Governance

On a quiet shoreline in the Karimata Islands, turtle tracks crisscross the sand, some real, others carefully crafted by the hands of local monitors. These hand-drawn decoys, made to mislead poachers, reveal something deeper than surface-level conservation. They tell a story of a community that no longer watches from the sidelines but instead leads the effort to protect its land and sea.

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Aurore MaxeyKarimata, West Kalimantan, marine conservation, conservation, Community-Led Initiatives, turtle, rights and access, participatory management, inclusive governance, regenerative livelihoods, community-based management, restorationComment