Evolution of models to support community and policy action with science: Balancing pastoral livelihoods and wildlife conservation in savannas of East Africa

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cg.contributor.affiliationHarvard Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Wildlife Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationReto-o-Reto Foundation, Kenyaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Coloradoen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMohammed Yahya Said: 0000-0001-8127-6399en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0900313106en_US
cg.issn0027-8424en_US
cg.issn1091-6490en_US
cg.issue17en_US
cg.journalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Americaen_US
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen_US
cg.subject.ilriWILDLIFEen_US
cg.subject.ilriINNOVATION SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.ilriKNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATIONen_US
cg.volume113en_US
dc.contributor.authorReid, Robin S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNkedianye, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mohammed Yahyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaelo, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNeselle, M.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMakui, O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOnetu, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKiruswa, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOle Kamuaroa, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKristjanson, Patricia M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOgutu, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBurnSilver, S.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGoldman, M.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBoone, Randall B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGalvin, K.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDickson, N.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorClark, W.C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-18T20:07:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2010-01-18T20:07:30Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/492en_US
dc.titleEvolution of models to support community and policy action with science: Balancing pastoral livelihoods and wildlife conservation in savannas of East Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractWe developed a “continual engagement” model to better integrate knowledge from policy makers, communities, and researchers with the goal of promoting more effective action to balance poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation in 4 pastoral ecosystems of East Africa. The model involved the creation of a core boundary-spanning team, including community facilitators, a policy facilitator, and transdisciplinary researchers, responsible for linking with a wide range of actors from local to global scales. Collaborative researcher–facilitator community teams integrated local and scientific knowledge to help communities and policy makers improve herd quality and health, expand biodiversity payment schemes, develop land-use plans, and fully engage together in pastoral and wildlife policy development. This model focused on the creation of hybrid scientific–local knowledge highly relevant to community and policy maker needs. The facilitation team learned to be more effective by focusing on noncontroversial livelihood issues before addressing more difficult wildlife issues, using strategic and periodic engagement with most partners instead of continual engagement, and reducing costs by providing new scientific information only when deemed essential. We conclude by examining the role of facilitation in redressing asymmetries in power in researcher–community–policy maker teams, the role of individual values and character in establishing trust, and how to sustain knowledge-action links when project funding ends.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2009-11-03en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationReid, R. S., Nkedianye, D., Said, M.Y., Kaelo, D., Neselle, M., Makui, O., Onetu, L., Kiruswa, S., Kamuaro, N.O., Kristjanson, P., Ogutu, J., Burnsilver, S.B., Goldman, M.J., Boone, R.B., Galvin, K.A., Dickson, N.M. and Clark, W.C. 2016. Evolution of models to support community and policy action with science: Balancing pastoral livelihoods and wildlife conservation in savannas of East Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(17):4579–4584.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 4579-4584en_US
dcterms.issued2016-04-26en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherNational Academy of Sciencesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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