Abstract
The increasing popularity of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) warrants an exploration of the capacity of such initiatives to co-ordinate and implement successful conservation efforts. We used reconstructivist methods - specifically, focus groups with nominal group techniques - to determine 10 key capacity indicators for successful CBNRM. The list comprises motivation, leadership, respect, mutual interest/shared values, outreach/education, marketing, communication, planning, funding and equipment/supplies. Our results can be used by CBNRM groups for capacity-building and self-assessment activities, by bridging organisations to increase the capacity of such initiatives, or by researchers interested in measuring the capacity of community-based groups to achieve their conservation goals.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 329-348 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was funded through a US Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department of Natural Resources State Wildlife Grant. The authors wish to thank D.J. Meyers for assistance in communicating with the IDNR, gathering COA contacts and orchestrating focus group sessions. The authors greatly appreciate the key individuals in each area who worked with them to find and secure meeting locations and the individuals who attended the focus group sessions and made valuable contributions without which this research would not have been possible. In addition, the authors are grateful to the editors and three reviewers for their comments, which greatly improved the quality of the manuscript.
Keywords
- capacity
- community-based natural resource management
- conservation success
- focus groups
- reconstructivist techniques
