How small communities respond to environmental change: patterns from tropical to polar ecosystems

Autor(es)

Huntington, Henry P. ^[1] ; Begossi, Alpina ^{[2, 3, 4]} ; Gearheard, Shari Fox ^[5] ; Kersey, Beth ^[6] ; Loring, Philip A. ^[7] ; Mustonen, Tero ^{[8, 9]} ; Paudel, Prakash K. ^[10] ; Silvano, Renato A. M. ^[11] ; Vave, Ron ^{[12, 13]}

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^[1] Huntington Consulting, Rua Albert Einstein S-N, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Nepa, Capesca, Rua Albert Einstein S-N, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Fisheries & Food Inst, Santos, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Santa Cecilia, Ecomar, Santos, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Colorado, Natl Snow & Ice Data Ctr, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 - USA

^[6] Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA - USA

^[7] Univ Saskatchewan, Sch Environm & Sustainabil, Saskatoon, SK - Canada

^[8] Univ Eastern Finland, Kuopio - Finland

^[9] Snowchange Cooperat, Helsinki - Finland

^[10] Kathmandu Inst Appl Sci, Ctr Conservat Biol, Kathmandu - Nepal

^[11] Fed Univ Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS, Dept Ecol, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[12] Univ South Pacific, Inst Appl Sci, Suva - Fiji

^[13] Univ Hawaii Manoa, Marine Biol Grad Program, Honolulu, HI 96822 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Ecology and Society; v. 22, n. 3 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 8

Resumo

Local communities throughout the world are experiencing extensive social, cultural, economic, environmental, and climatic changes. Rather than passively accepting the effects of such changes, many communities are responding in various ways to take advantage of opportunities and to minimize negative impacts. We review examples from 13 cases around the world to identify patterns in how communities have been able to respond to change. Communities are able to respond by making changes in the time and location of activities, by using different species, by developing or using new technologies, and by organizing themselves internally or in networks. The possible responses a community can make on its own constitute the autonomous response space. When communities work with others to respond, they are in the collaborative response space. These findings suggest that assessments concerning climate and other forms of change should include local responses as a foundation for policy recommendations, recognizing that both autonomous and collaborative responses can contribute to adaptation. Policies designed to achieve adaptation or sustainability should consider ways to expand the autonomous response space, thus freeing local initiative, while also making the collaborative response space more cooperative, thus providing support to communities rather than imposing limitations. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/11154-3 - Ecologia da pesca artesanal em Paraty: forrageio ótimo e etnoecologia
• Beneficiário: Alpina Begossi
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático