Community-based management

Community-based management

Community-based management relies on local stakeholders to carry out the research, design and implementation of management. This style of management can be used for social means (i.e. community based tourism) and for environmental causes (i.e. local fisheries management). CBM is used as a way to create sustainability by including all stakeholders in land management practices. It strives to consider each member’s needs to arrive at a solutions best fit for the community. This locally based form of collective managements varies across spatial and temporal scales to reflect the ever-changing uniqueness of the systems in which it is acting. As such, each template of CBM is unique to its environment. While the specifics of each practice might differ, existing research maintains that community based management, when implemented properly, is incredibly beneficial not only for the health of the environment, but also for the wellbeing of the stakeholders.[1][2][3][4][5]. Like any form of management, there are risks involved. There is potential for a select few to gain control of management leading it astray of its intended purpose.

Generally, CBM is initiated by a larger organization: NGO, federal board etc, that provides the community with the necessary skills and/or tools to self-manage. Initiation methods should then too differ between settings; they too reflect the uniqueness of the locale. While research has found the CBM has the potential to be a successful form of management, particularly in rural setting, there is still a need to determine how to best initiate CBM.

References

  1. ^ Wollenberg, R., Edmunds, D. & Buck, L. 2000. Using Scenarios to Make Decisions About the Future: anticipatory learning for the adaptive co-management of Community Forests. Landscape and Urban Planning, 47: 65–77.
  2. ^ Sultana, P., & Abeyasekera, S. 2008. Effectiveness of Participatory Planning for Community Management of Fisheries in Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Management, 86: 201–213.
  3. ^ Banks, T., Richard C., Ping, L., & Zhaoli, Y. 2003. Community-Based Grassland Management in Western China. Mountain Research Development, 23(2): 132–140.
  4. ^ Ellis, E., & Porter-Bolland, L. 2008. Is Community-Based Forest Management More Effective than Protected Areas? A comparison of land use/land cover change in Two Neighboring study areas of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Forest Ecology & Management, 256: 1971–1983.
  5. ^ Olsson, P., & Folke, C. 2001. Local Ecological Knowledge and Institutional Dynamics for Ecosystem Management: A Study of Lake Racken Watershed, Sweden. Ecosystems, 4: 85–104

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