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Type:
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Journal Article |
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Author:
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Wadley, Reed L.; Colfer, Carol J. Pierce; Dennis, Rona; Aglionby, Julia |
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Journal:
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Ecology and Society |
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Volume:
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15 |
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Date:
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2010 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7436
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Sector:
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Social Organization |
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Region:
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East Asia |
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Subject(s):
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community
conflict
networks
trust
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Abstract:
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"This article focuses on a team’s collaborative conservation experience, beginning in 1991
in Danau Sentarum National Park in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The experience of three teams is recounted
as they worked collaboratively with local Malay and Iban communities to manage the flooded and lowland
tropical forest area. Relations between conservation workers and communities are discussed, and social
capital among conservation workers is highlighted as another centrally important feature in conservation
success. Subsequent involvement of the network of concerned researchers is also described. Central points
of the article are 1) that conservation practices are socially embedded, and 2) that a “best practices” approach
is inadequate when personal characteristics, experiences, and networks have such long lasting impacts on
conservation itself."
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