Title: Empowering local people through community-based resource monitoring : a comparison of Brazil and Namibia

Authors: Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima

Place: [Waterloo]

Publisher: Resilience alliance

Year: 2012

Journal: Ecology and society (E&S)

Volume: vol. 17, no. 4

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: empowerment, wildlife, community organization, social aspects, political aspects, natural resources, nature conservation, economic aspects, brazil, namibia

Abstract: The psychological, social, economic, and political aspects of local empowerment in wildlife monitoring systems in Brazil and Namibia were assessed. Empowerment was facilitated by the value of natural resources, rights to trade and manage resources, and collaboration by stakeholders.

URL: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art22/

Document type: E-article