One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins
Monitoring methods based on Indigenous knowledge have the potential to contribute to our understanding of large watersheds. Research in large, complex, and dynamic ecosystems suggests a participatory approach to monitoring—that builds on the diverse knowledges, practices, and beliefs of local people...
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Brenda Parlee Henry Huntington Fikret Berkes Trevor Lantz Leon Andrew Joseph Tsannie Cleo Reece Corinne Porter Vera Nicholson Sharon Peter Deb Simmons Herman Michell Melody Lepine Bruce Maclean Kevin Ahkimnachie Lauren J. King Art Napoleon Joella Hogan Jen Lam Kristin Hynes J.D. Storr Sarah Lord Mike Low Jeanette Lockhart Diane Giroux Mike Tollis Lana Lowe Elaine Maloney Tracy Howlett |
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Brenda Parlee Henry Huntington Fikret Berkes Trevor Lantz Leon Andrew Joseph Tsannie Cleo Reece Corinne Porter Vera Nicholson Sharon Peter Deb Simmons Herman Michell Melody Lepine Bruce Maclean Kevin Ahkimnachie Lauren J. King Art Napoleon Joella Hogan Jen Lam Kristin Hynes J.D. Storr Sarah Lord Mike Low Jeanette Lockhart Diane Giroux Mike Tollis Lana Lowe Elaine Maloney Tracy Howlett One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins Sustainability environmental change indicators Indigenous knowledge community-based monitoring watersheds Mackenzie River Basin |
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Brenda Parlee Henry Huntington Fikret Berkes Trevor Lantz Leon Andrew Joseph Tsannie Cleo Reece Corinne Porter Vera Nicholson Sharon Peter Deb Simmons Herman Michell Melody Lepine Bruce Maclean Kevin Ahkimnachie Lauren J. King Art Napoleon Joella Hogan Jen Lam Kristin Hynes J.D. Storr Sarah Lord Mike Low Jeanette Lockhart Diane Giroux Mike Tollis Lana Lowe Elaine Maloney Tracy Howlett |
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One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins |
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One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins |
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One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins |
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One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins |
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One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River Basins |
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one-size does not fit all—a networked approach to community-based monitoring in large river basins |
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Monitoring methods based on Indigenous knowledge have the potential to contribute to our understanding of large watersheds. Research in large, complex, and dynamic ecosystems suggests a participatory approach to monitoring—that builds on the diverse knowledges, practices, and beliefs of local people—can yield more meaningful outcomes than a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Here we share the results of 12 community-based, participatory monitoring projects led by Indigenous governments and organizations in the Mackenzie River Basin (2015–2018). Specifically, we present and compare the indicators and monitoring methods developed by each of these community-based cases to demonstrate the specificity of place, culture, and context. A scalar analysis of these results suggests that the combination of core (common) indicators used across the basin, coupled with others that are meaningful at local level, create a methodological bricolage—a mix of tools, methods, and rules-in-use that are fit together. Our findings, along with those of sister projects in two other major watersheds (Amazon, Mekong), confront assumptions that Indigenous-led community-based monitoring efforts are too local to offer insights about large-scale systems. In summary, a networked approach to community-based monitoring that can simultaneously engage with local- and watershed-level questions of social and ecological change can address gaps in knowledge. Such an approach can create both practices and outcomes that are useful to local peoples as well as to those engaged in basin-wide governance. |
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environmental change indicators Indigenous knowledge community-based monitoring watersheds Mackenzie River Basin |
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doaj-329b14002e3749fb97ebefaf5fb7ef122021-07-15T15:47:40ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-07-01137400740010.3390/su13137400One-Size Does Not Fit All—A Networked Approach to Community-Based Monitoring in Large River BasinsBrenda Parlee0Henry Huntington1Fikret Berkes2Trevor Lantz3Leon Andrew4Joseph Tsannie5Cleo Reece6Corinne Porter7Vera Nicholson8Sharon Peter9Deb Simmons10Herman Michell11Melody Lepine12Bruce Maclean13Kevin Ahkimnachie14Lauren J. King15Art Napoleon16Joella Hogan17Jen Lam18Kristin Hynes19J.D. Storr20Sarah Lord21Mike Low22Jeanette Lockhart23Diane Giroux24Mike Tollis25Lana Lowe26Elaine Maloney27Tracy Howlett28Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, CanadaHuntington Consulting, Eagle River, AK 99577, USANatural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, CanadaSchool of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, David Turpin Building, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, CanadaSahtú Renewable Resources Board, Tulít’a, NT X0E 0K0, CanadaPrince Alberta Grant Council, Prince Albert, SK S6V 6Z1, CanadaFort McMurray First Nation, Wood Buffalo, AB T9H 4W1, CanadaDena Kayeh Institute, Lower Post, BC V0C 1W0, CanadaFort Nelson First Nation, Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0, CanadaNacho Nyak Dun First Nation, Mayo, YT Y0B 1M0, CanadaSahtú Renewable Resources Board, Tulít’a, NT X0E 0K0, CanadaScience Department, First Nations University, Regina, SK S4S 7K2, CanadaMikisew Cree First Nation Government and Industry Relations, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 0A2, CanadaMaclean Environmental Consulting, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1P9, CanadaTreaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5S 1S7, CanadaSchool of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, (SERS), Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaSaulteau First Nations, Treaty 8 Territories, Moberly Lake, BC V0C 1X0, CanadaNacho Nyak Dun First Nation, Mayo, YT Y0B 1M0, CanadaInuvialuit Joint Secretariat, Inuvik, NT X0E 1A0, CanadaEnvironmental Monitoring and Observations Branch, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6E 5K1, CanadaAklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee, Aklavik, NT X0E 0A0, CanadaGwich’in Renewable Resources Board, Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0, CanadaAboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management Program, Deh Cho First Nations, Fort Simpson, NT X0E 0N0, CanadaŁutsël K’e K’e Dene First Nation, Lutsel K’e, NT X0E IA0, CanadaAkaitcho Territory Government, Great Slave Lake Office, Fort Resolution, NT X0E 0M0, CanadaAkaitcho Territory Government, Great Slave Lake Office, Fort Resolution, NT X0E 0M0, CanadaFort Nelson First Nation, Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0, CanadaDepartment of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, CanadaDepartment of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, CanadaMonitoring methods based on Indigenous knowledge have the potential to contribute to our understanding of large watersheds. Research in large, complex, and dynamic ecosystems suggests a participatory approach to monitoring—that builds on the diverse knowledges, practices, and beliefs of local people—can yield more meaningful outcomes than a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Here we share the results of 12 community-based, participatory monitoring projects led by Indigenous governments and organizations in the Mackenzie River Basin (2015–2018). Specifically, we present and compare the indicators and monitoring methods developed by each of these community-based cases to demonstrate the specificity of place, culture, and context. A scalar analysis of these results suggests that the combination of core (common) indicators used across the basin, coupled with others that are meaningful at local level, create a methodological bricolage—a mix of tools, methods, and rules-in-use that are fit together. Our findings, along with those of sister projects in two other major watersheds (Amazon, Mekong), confront assumptions that Indigenous-led community-based monitoring efforts are too local to offer insights about large-scale systems. In summary, a networked approach to community-based monitoring that can simultaneously engage with local- and watershed-level questions of social and ecological change can address gaps in knowledge. Such an approach can create both practices and outcomes that are useful to local peoples as well as to those engaged in basin-wide governance.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/13/7400environmental changeindicatorsIndigenous knowledgecommunity-based monitoringwatershedsMackenzie River Basin |