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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Community based conservation

Variations: CBC

(NOTE: THIS IS AN ELUSIVE TERM AND HAS A VARIETY OF DEFINITIONS) Conservation that includes active participation of local inhabitants, to ensure that goals and objectives of the conservation project meet the needs of the local community (or communities). Normally, this should include participation at the decision-making level and goals of CBC should not conflict with the self-determination of the community. The opposite of Community Based Conservation would be something that excluded local inhabitants, for example the creation of a national park that no longer allows people to live or work there.

See also: Ecotourism

WWW References:

• Biodiversity conservation: Key Issues and Approaches
• Community Participation in Turtle Conservation in Sri Lanka

Citations:

• Vieitas, C. F., Lopez, G. G. and Marcovaldi, M. A. 1999. Local community involvement in conservation - the use of mini-guides in a programme for sea turtles in Brazil. - Oryx 33: 127-131.
• Frazier, J.G. 1999. Community-based conservation. IN: Eckert, K.L., Bjorndal, K.A., Abreu-Grobois, F.A., and Donnelly, M. (Editors), Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Publication No. 4, p. 15-18.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2004-12-14 08:23:16
Last modified: 2005-05-06 18:38:55