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Engaging local voices: farmers, rural communities, and ecological restoration
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15 November 2024

This chapter outlines engagement frameworks and strategies for understanding and improving the involvement of farmers and their communities in ecological restoration initiatives. It considers approaches for bringing together participants with differing perspectives and interests to address environmental challenges, in ways that account for both biophysical and socio-political ecologies. The presentation of two case studies highlights the context, challenges and promise of community engagement, along with overarching principles that support effective community-focused initiatives.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Biodiversity, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Restoration ecology / rewilding, Sustainable agriculture, Agronomy and crop production
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Perspectives: systems framing and social learning
- 3 Community-led action case studies
- 4 Engaging farmers and rural communities in agricultural and ecological restoration projects
- 5 Overarching engagement principles
- 6 Conclusion: engagement, uncertainty, and ecological restoration
- 7 Acknowledgments
- 8 Where to look for further information
- 9 References