Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA
Environmental conservation groups involve people in diverse ways. These include participatory spaces where people can participate in decision-making and action and engagement processes, where groups communicate, educate, and conduct outreach to build environmental understanding and involve audiences...
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2024-11-01
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| author | Alyssa R. Soucy Sandra De Urioste-Stone Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran Jessica Jansujwicz Karla Eitel Matthew Brownlee |
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| description | Environmental conservation groups involve people in diverse ways. These include participatory spaces where people can participate in decision-making and action and engagement processes, where groups communicate, educate, and conduct outreach to build environmental understanding and involve audiences in conservation activities. We explored the perceptions and experiences of conservation practitioners in Maine, USA, to understand their views of participation and engagement. We interviewed 21 practitioners and analysed the qualitative data using an interpretative phenomenological approach grounded in interviewees’ words and experiences. All interviewees recognised the interconnections between people, places, and the non-human world; however, individuals and the groups they work within thought about the role of people in conservation in diverse ways. Views of public stakeholders and rights holders, individual values, Indigenous knowledge, commitments to place and community, and personal experiences all influence who is involved, how people are involved, why people are involved, and what comes of people’s involvement. We conclude by discussing the implications for equitable conservation that seeks to incorporate diverse voices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3a70f25080b4903acb904207214abe72024-12-09T08:35:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsConservation & Society0972-49230975-31332024-11-0122416817910.4103/cs.cs_118_23Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USAAlyssa R. SoucySandra De Urioste-StoneParinaz Rahimzadeh-BajgiranJessica JansujwiczKarla EitelMatthew BrownleeEnvironmental conservation groups involve people in diverse ways. These include participatory spaces where people can participate in decision-making and action and engagement processes, where groups communicate, educate, and conduct outreach to build environmental understanding and involve audiences in conservation activities. We explored the perceptions and experiences of conservation practitioners in Maine, USA, to understand their views of participation and engagement. We interviewed 21 practitioners and analysed the qualitative data using an interpretative phenomenological approach grounded in interviewees’ words and experiences. All interviewees recognised the interconnections between people, places, and the non-human world; however, individuals and the groups they work within thought about the role of people in conservation in diverse ways. Views of public stakeholders and rights holders, individual values, Indigenous knowledge, commitments to place and community, and personal experiences all influence who is involved, how people are involved, why people are involved, and what comes of people’s involvement. We conclude by discussing the implications for equitable conservation that seeks to incorporate diverse voices.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cs.cs_118_23participationengagementstakeholderqualitative researchequitable conservation |
| spellingShingle | Alyssa R. Soucy Sandra De Urioste-Stone Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran Jessica Jansujwicz Karla Eitel Matthew Brownlee Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA Conservation & Society participation engagement stakeholder qualitative research equitable conservation |
| title | Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA |
| title_full | Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA |
| title_fullStr | Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA |
| title_short | Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA |
| title_sort | involving people in conservation perceptions from maine usa |
| topic | participation engagement stakeholder qualitative research equitable conservation |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cs.cs_118_23 |
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