To combat the biodiversity crisis, governments, NGOs and donors are advocating a stronger role for communities, requiring, at scale, a shift in the balance of authority/power towards “locally-led” conservation (LLC). But there is no tool to assess the balance of authority/power at site level and guide necessary changes. The project, with partners in the Philippines and Kenya (marine) and Nepal and Uganda (terrestrial), will develop and demonstrate such a tool, and its potential contribution to national and global conservation
objectives.
Bukidnon State University, Coastal Oceans Research and Development Indian Ocean, RECOFTC, IUCN Commission on Environment Economic and Social Policy, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
