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these variables (Antwi et al. 2014). The indicators were therefore designed to
allow local communities to monitor social dimensions in addition to ecological
factors, and also to help implement and evaluate conservation approaches, as
informed by the Satoyama Initiative case studies (Bergamini et al. 2013). Because
this indicator approach is based on community members’ perceptions, it is limited
in that it cannot be used for comparison of different SEPLS, rather collecting
subjective information for the use of the community itself.
After the initial set of indicators was field-tested and applied in projects in over
20 countries, the indicators were further refined and updated, and a “Toolkit” publication was published to facilitate their use in 2014 (UNU-IAS et al. 2014). The
toolkit provides a revised set of the 20 indicators, practical guidance on how to use
them for resilience assessment, and examples of their use from the field. The current
set of indicators and methodology are now being used by projects working to
improve resilience in communities around the world. This chapter provides an overview of the indicators, some examples of how they are used in projects, and findings
from these processes and projects.
6.2 The Indicators and Resilience Assessment
As mentioned above, the 20 indicators have been selected to help communities
assess the resilience of the socio-ecological systems in the landscapes and seascapes
on which they rely for their well-being. The indicators are grouped into five areas,
outlining practices and institutions that contribute to resilience in SEPLS and
account for the specific social and ecological functions and components that make
up the SEPLS system as follows:
Landscape or seascape diversity and ecosystem protection
1. Landscape/seascape diversity
2. Ecosystem protection
3. Ecological interactions between different components of the landscape/
seascape
4. Recovery and regeneration of the landscape/seascape
Biodiversity (including agricultural biodiversity)
5. Diversity of local food system
6. Maintenance and use of local crop varieties and animal breeds
7. Sustainable management of common resources
Knowledge and innovation
8. Innovation in agriculture and conservation practices
9. Traditional knowledge related to biodiversity
10. Documentation of biodiversity-associated knowledge
11. Women’s knowledge
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these variables (Antwi et al. 2014). The indicators were therefore designed to
allow local communities to monitor social dimensions in addition to ecological
factors, and also to help implement and evaluate conservation approaches, as
informed by the Satoyama Initiative case studies (Bergamini et al. 2013). Because
this indicator approach is based on community members’ perceptions, it is limited
in that it cannot be used for comparison of different SEPLS, rather collecting
subjective information for the use of the community itself.
After the initial set of indicators was field-tested and applied in projects in over
20 countries, the indicators were further refined and updated, and a “Toolkit” publication was published to facilitate their use in 2014 (UNU-IAS et al. 2014). The
toolkit provides a revised set of the 20 indicators, practical guidance on how to use
them for resilience assessment, and examples of their use from the field. The current
set of indicators and methodology are now being used by projects working to
improve resilience in communities around the world. This chapter provides an overview of the indicators, some examples of how they are used in projects, and findings
from these processes and projects.
6.2 The Indicators and Resilience Assessment
As mentioned above, the 20 indicators have been selected to help communities
assess the resilience of the socio-ecological systems in the landscapes and seascapes
on which they rely for their well-being. The indicators are grouped into five areas,
outlining practices and institutions that contribute to resilience in SEPLS and
account for the specific social and ecological functions and components that make
up the SEPLS system as follows:
Landscape or seascape diversity and ecosystem protection
1. Landscape/seascape diversity
2. Ecosystem protection
3. Ecological interactions between different components of the landscape/
seascape
4. Recovery and regeneration of the landscape/seascape
Biodiversity (including agricultural biodiversity)
5. Diversity of local food system
6. Maintenance and use of local crop varieties and animal breeds
7. Sustainable management of common resources
Knowledge and innovation
8. Innovation in agriculture and conservation practices
9. Traditional knowledge related to biodiversity
10. Documentation of biodiversity-associated knowledge
11. Women’s knowledge
W. Dunbar et al.