"In sum, this evaluation provides evidence that the Kembali ke Hutan (Return to the forest) project through drama, discussion show, and social media output can engage young Indonesians in topics that they previously were not interested in by breaking down the issues of deforestation in climate chang
...
e into tangible topics that they can relate to. By connecting with young people, the media content has been able to increase their knowledge, motivate them to be involved and encourage them to take simple actions. Whilst this phase, has also driven more discursive dialogue in these issues, the results show that there is more scope to increase participation in these issues, stimulate discussion and increase people’s risk perception that these issues need to be taken seriously as they will impact their lives." (Conclusion)
more
"Bewegte Bilder und medial vermittelte Töne prägen unsere modernen Alltagskulturen in nahezu unvorstellbarer Weise. War es früher die Angelegenheit von wenigen Fachleuten, solche Angebote zu produzieren und zu distribuieren, kann sie seit der digitalen Revolution praktisch jede/r selbst erstellen
...
und in Umlauf bringen. Für die Nachfolgewissenschaften der Volkskunde eröffnet sich mit diesen 'Audiovisionen des Alltags' ein attraktiver Quellenfundus, der zu historischen und gegenwartsbezogenen Forschungen einlädt.
Dieser Band versammelt die Beiträge einer Tagung der dgv-Kommission für Film und audiovisuelle Anthropologie, auf der Fragen zum Quellenwert und der medialen Weiternutzung entsprechender Zeugnisse eingehend diskutiert wurden." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
more
"As farmers, foresters and providers, women have a unique understanding of the ecosystems they live alongside. A pioneering radio programme in Malawi is tapping into this immense body of knowledge by creating a platform for women to engage in landscape restoration." (Page 1)
"Esta quinta edición de la Memoria de Sostenibilidad del Sector Papel es la materialización de nuestro doble y prioritario compromiso con la sostenibilidad y la transparencia. El documento que editamos cada tres años cubre en esta ocasión el periodo 2015-2017, a lo largo del que se han producido
...
importantes avances en aspectos singularmente relevantes para nuestro sector como la certificación de la gestión forestal sostenible, el proceso de descarbonización en que estamos trabajando, la consolidación de un potente ciclo inversor en innovación y renovación tecnológica o las nuevas iniciativas de promoción del reciclaje en el marco de la economía circular. El sector comparte una clara visión como bioindustria circular llamada a liderar la descarbonización de nuestra economía, siendo una de las industrias con mayor capacidad para afrontar este reto a través de la innovación en productos y procesos, atrayendo talento y capital para alcanzar este ambicioso objetivo." (Página 3)
more
"This paper offers a brief overview of the basic and practical steps involved in the participatory development communication (PDC) process to assist sustainable forest practitioners and communication officers to adopt a PDC approach in their work. The paper then reviews the PDC components of six cas
...
e studies promoting sustainable forest management in Asia and the Pacific. Each project was conducted in 2015–16 and included a primary objective of influencing ‘community awareness and attitudes’ towards sustainable forest management. While the case studies do not offer examples of the complete PDC approach, they highlight how sustainable forest management projects in the Asia-Pacific region are moving away from one-way information dissemination toward using two-way communication approaches and tools to promote community participation in forest decision-making." (Executive summary)
more
"Results show that, overall, REDD+ has received limited attention in the Nepali media. Within the overall climate change discourse in Nepal, the melting of the Himalayan ice-caps and glaciers has dominated all other discourses, including that on REDD+. Nepali journalists have found the science behin
...
d REDD+ to be very complex, making it difficult to understand and report. Moreover, technical topics such as REDD+ tend to attract less media attention than political issues. Our analysis also revealed that reporting on REDD+ has concentrated on major national and international events, such as the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Cabinet meeting of the Government of Nepal in Kalapatthar (Mt Everest base camp). Similarly, the analysis of media framing shows that ‘symptomatic’, ‘prognostic’ and ‘motivational’ approaches prevail in reporting about REDD+ in Nepal. This tells us that the focus of media articles has been on the identification of specific issues and problems concerning REDD+, articulation of proposed solutions, and justification of why stakeholders should be concerned about the issue. We did not find a single article in which the views of adversaries of the dominant opinion were expressed." (Executive summary)
more
"[...] despite the global importance of deforestation in the Amazon— the world’s largest remaining tropical forest—Brazil is taking only initial steps towards REDD [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation] design, and that these steps are concentrated amongst a few key act
...
ors. This analysis suggests that the Brazilian print media has emphasised policymaking concerns and economic issues involving finance and carbon markets at the expense of some of the more specific institutional issues (such as land tenure and carbon rights) related to REDD+ implementation. However, amongst the social actors directly engaged with the issues, the REDD+ debate in Brazil is quite rich and has been progressing for some time, especially in relation to the issues of deforestation, environmental crime and social injustice. However, these themes have not received due media attention in the mainstream press.
more
"Many Ghanaians do not understand the science of climate change, although they have noticed changes in the weather and seasons. They tell of rising temperatures, extended periods of drought and increasing variability in seasonal rainfall. Most people, however, do not connect these with global climat
...
e change. Changes in climate are not noticed by Ghanaians in isolation from broader environmental changes. People in Ghana are keenly aware of environmental degradation and natural resource depletion. They make little distinction between environmental degradation and climate change. Drought and crop failure are causing frustration and despair. Farmers and pastoralists do not have a sense of how they would cope if the problems became worse. other issues that people are worried about include bush burning, deforestation, flooding, pollution and poor sanitation. opinion leaders are particularly concerned for rural communities and the urban poor. There is a strong tendency for Ghanaians to hold themselves individually and collectively responsible for local changes in the weather. They believe that their own activities, such as cutting down trees and burning the bush, have directly brought about these changes. There is little awareness that climatic problems – now or in the future – are likely to have causes that extend beyond Ghana." (Executive summary)
more
"For journalists, REDD+ is a tricky story to cover for a number of reasons. 1. Forest statistics are often unreliable or out of date. Figures need to be carefully checked, compared to other statistics and analysed for their real significance. Sources also need to be assessed. 2. REDD+’s final shap
...
e is unclear. For example, how it will function and be financed have not yet been agreed. 3. The wording of a forest agreement may be vague, open to interpretation or incomprehensible to your audience [...] 4. Forestry policies vary enormously around the world. Forestry specialists often disagree, for example, over how REDD+ schemes should be funded. 5. There are differences of interest between and within countries. Some governments may believe that a market approach to curbing deforestation will be most effective, while others argue in favour of state control over a natural resource. National governments may favour policies that indigenous peoples oppose, while social activists and logging companies may advocate completely different approaches. 6. Covering the negotiations is demanding. Very few people are directly engaged in the discussions. So it is difficult to obtain interviews that provide personal insight and quotes as well as accurate, up-to-date information on the progress of talks. 7. Talking to directly affected forest communities is difficult." (Page 6)
more
"This book presents conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of communication in order to facilitate participation among stakeholders in natural resource management (NRM) initiatives. It also presents a collection of chapters that focus on participatory development communication and N
...
RM, particularly in Asia and Africa. There are many approaches and practices in development communication, and most of them have been implemented in the field of environment and natural resource management. But, even when considering participatory approaches in NRM, communication is often limited to information dissemination activities that mainly use printed materials, radio programmes and educational videos to send messages, explain technologies or illustrate activities. These approaches, with their strengths and weaknesses, have been well documented.
Participatory development communication takes another perspective. This form of communication facilitates participation in a development initiative identified and selected by a community, with or without the external assistance of other stakeholders. The terminology has been used in the past by a number of scholars to stress the participatory approach of communication in contrast with its more traditional diffusion approach. Others refer to similar approaches as participatory communication for development, participatory communication or communication for social change.
In this publication, participatory development communication is considered to be a planned activity that is based on participatory processes and on media and interpersonal communication. This communication facilitates dialogue among different stakeholders around a common development problem or goal. The objective is to develop and implement a set of activities that contribute to a solution to the problem or the realization of a goal, and which support and accompany this initiative. This kind of communication requires moving from a focus on information and persuasion to facilitating exchanges between different stakeholders to address a common problem, to develop a concrete initiative for experimenting with possible solutions, and to identify the partnerships, knowledge and materials needed to support these solutions." (Preface)
more