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Percentage of households per site above the threshold of serious harm for each basic need in Kenya (black) and Mozambique (gray).
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Conservation managers frequently face the challenge of protecting and sustaining biodiversity without producing detrimental outcomes for (often poor) human populations that depend on ecosystem services for their well‐being. However, mutually beneficial solutions are often elusive and can mask trade‐offs and negative outcomes for people. To deal wit...
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... In doing so we sought to balance the need for detailed and locally contextualised measures with the need for cross-site comparability. Broadly, we defined wellbeing as having three dimensions (material, subjective and relational) 73 , and framed our measurement approaches based on the associated environment and development literature 50 , including subjective wellbeing 74 , human needs 75 , wellbeing in developing countries 76 , capabilities 77 , and relational wellbeing 78,79 . Definitions of these concepts vary 80 . ...
... Within this framing 'basic needs' approaches aim to understand if people are deprived in different subdimensions of material, subjective and relational wellbeing (e.g. health, education, shelter, life satisfaction, social relations etc.) 50 . ...
... Second, in addition to the material basic needs usually measured in the MPI, we added further material dimensions (protein consumption, productive assets), as well as subjective (life satisfaction) and relational dimensions (institutions, autonomy) 74,87 . Most variables from the original surveys were transformed into binary indicators according to common thresholds in the latest MPI 88 and literature associated with the original datasets 33,50,89,90 . The only exception is the life satisfaction variable, which was sufficiently similar between datasets that we could transform it into a four-level ordinal variable, and in doing so preserve more information on this dimension. ...
Millions of households globally rely on uncultivated ecosystems for their livelihoods. However, much of the understanding about the broader contribution of uncultivated ecosystems to human wellbeing is still based on a series of small-scale studies due to limited availability of large-scale datasets. We pooled together 11 comparable datasets comprising 232 settlements and 10,971 households in ten low-and middle-income countries, representing forest, savanna and coastal ecosystems to analyse how uncultivated nature contributes to multi-dimensional wellbeing and how benefits from nature are distributed between households. the resulting dataset integrates secondary data on rural livelihoods, multidimensional human wellbeing, household demographics, resource tenure and social-ecological context, primarily drawing on nine existing household surveys and their associated contextual information together with selected variables, such as travel time to cities, population density, local area GDP and land use and land cover from existing global datasets. this integrated dataset has been archived with ReShare (UK Data Service) and will be useful for further analyses on nature-wellbeing relationships on its own or in combination with similar datasets.
... Research on the human dimensions of natural resource management and biodiversity conservation is increasingly recognised as a vital means of generating robust and effective policies, actions and outcomes (Bennett et al. 2017). Social considerations are crucial to the fairness and success of conservation strategies that do not negatively impact people (particularly the most vulnerable) and, ideally, generate tangible benefits for local communities and aim to improve human health and wellbeing (Chaigneau et al. 2019). Increasingly, conservation agencies, civil society organisations, donors, and academics are recognizing that conservation interventions have wide-ranging social impacts -both positive and negative -and that these should be robustly assessed (De Lange et al. 2016;Holmes and Cavanagh 2016). ...
Conservation interventions have wide-ranging social impacts - both positive and negative. Yet a limited understanding of how conservation initiatives affect people’s livelihoods often hinders our ability to learn from past efforts and design more effective and equitable conservation measures. This is particularly needed when there is a high degree of overlap between critical habitats and human activities or a high cultural and economic demand for products derived from the conservation target. Here, we explore the social impacts of sea turtle conservation initiatives implemented on São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea) as a case study and consider how these might enhance or hinder future efforts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key actors involved in the sea turtle trade in December 2014-February 2015 (prior to the implementation of key initiatives) and February-April 2022. Our findings suggest a clear reduction in the scale of the sea turtle trade and the number of main actors involved. However, most respondents previously involved in the trade had experienced economic displacement and several associated social impacts, such as the reduced ability to support family and friends and food insecurity, due to trade restrictions. Financial capital was the main barrier to transitioning to alternative livelihoods, followed by the lack of skills and peer pressure. Finally, this study highlights the importance of considering human dimensions during the planning and implementation phase of conservation actions and the need for more investment focused on the well-being of communities to ensure the long-term survival of endangered species.
... For example empirical research on coastal ecosystem services and wellbeing, tends to directly ask people about their relationship to nature (E.g. Aguado et al 2018;Chaigneau et al., 2019a;Chaigneau et al., 2019b;Lapointe et al 2021) restricting people to talk about wellbeing within an ecosystemservice framing. This study is also based on a gender-balanced survey of over two thousand randomly-selected people across eight sites, which contrasts with most ecosystem service studies that focus on groups who are directly linked to a natural resource, based on their livelihoods (Abunge et al., 2013) and miss how other people in society benefit from ecosystem services (Blythe et al 2020). ...
... The survey also included indicators of the achievement of eight basic needs at the household level following the method described in (Chaigneau et al., 2019b) and detailed in Table 2. For each basic need, we applied a locally defined threshold of harm to allocate each household a binary value of whether or not that need was met. ...
... Firstly a 'threshold' theory (Camfield et al., 2009) proposes that income only contributes to wellbeing until basic needs are met. Our regression results suggest that income only influenced life satisfaction in so far as it helped respondents to meet their basic needs (especially food, economic and physical security and to some extent health and access to water), based on a threshold of harm as judged by local focus groups (Chaigneau et al., 2019a;Chaigneau et al., 2019b). This emphasises the importance of meeting basic needs, of money as a means rather than an end, and of the potential to improve life satisfaction by targeting the most severe forms of deprivation. ...
... From the way of dress, a person can be judged by his personality, environment and tastes. Dressing must also include the right choices related to the personality and character of the wearer (Amofah & Agyare, 2022;Chaigneau et al., 2019;Uwizeye et al., 2022). Dressed in harmony is able to adapt to the needs, customs, environment or atmosphere when wearing it views (Esmail et al., 2022;Magnusson et al., 2021). ...
Dharma Wanita members tend to pay less attention to ethics in dressing and the use of uniform attributes according to the provisions. This is caused by various professions, education, culture and economy as well as a lack of knowledge of dressing. The purpose of this study was to find out how the influence of fashion knowledge, clothing selection factors, and dress etiquette on dress appearance. The study was shown to members of Dharma Wanita with a sample of 60 respondents taken by purposive sampling technique. The combination of factor analysis and regression analysis was used to analyze the data using the second-order PLS-SEM analysis. Evaluation of the measurement model on convergent and discriminant validity and Internal consistency reliability has met the requirements. The evaluation of the structural model shows the value of ƒ2 with the results of a large effect, the contribution (R2) of the variable is up to 97.00%, and the value of research observations (Q2) is 60.10%. Hypothesis testing is based on the β-coefficient, ρ-value, and T-statistics values that have met the cut-off values suggested in the literature. So that all of the hypothesis Ha are accepted which shows that there is a positive and significant effect of all variables on the appearance of dressed members of the Dharma Wanita.
... Reimagining the ways in which we teach, practice, research and publish environmental conservation to move beyond our history of separating humans from that which we deem "natural" will require a deep exploration of how conservation science is conducted, what it means to be part of "nature", and how best to study, preserve, enjoy and experience the considerable benefits available to people from wild spaces (e.g. Chaigneau et al., 2019;Fleishman & Brown, 2019;Fry et al., 2017;Houlden et al., 2021). Rather than relying only upon visits to and connection with the ever-dwindling "natural" areas on our gorgeous planet for renewal, inspiration and all the other positive benefits we receive from immersion in wild lands, imagine turning toward other people and viewing them and ourselves as fully integrated components of Earth's wildlife and wilderness. ...
... poor people due to limited access to the use of natural resources for their livelihood (Chaigneau et al., 2018;Wang et al., 2020;Setyadharma et al., 2020). ...
Purpose This research analyzes the determinants of environmental quality in 32 Indonesian provinces in the period between 2013-2019. Design/methodology/approach This research method used an ordinal logistic regression analysis approach where the dependent variable consists of cumulative predicate categories based on the EQI assessment interval as determined by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Findings This study finds that the per capita GDRP and poverty have positive and significant effects on the Environmental Quality Index. However, The Human Development Index and expenditures in environmental and forestry functions have negative and significant effects. Research limitations/implications Based on the findings, the local and central government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in cooperation with business people required to conduct the Environmental Impact Analyses, should participate in PROPER. Originality/value This study will show how the inter-components of economic development, social development, income and expenditure on environmental and forestry functions affect each category of the Environmental Quality Index (EQI) predicate.
... However, several studies have offered their own interpretations of what it means to be poor. Poverty, as defined by Chaigneau [15], is the condition of being unable to provide for one's basic needs and those of one's family in conformity with the standards of one's community. In contrast, a study [16] found that poverty is defined as "the degree to which a person or a group is deprived of the most fundamental needs expected for their standard of living." ...
Studying the impact of microbusinesses on poverty alleviation, this study considers the moderating and mediating roles played by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governments, and microfinance. Participants in the study, numbering around 384, were chosen to be representative of the populations of Multan, Bahawalpur, and D.G. Khan in the Pakistani state of Punjab. Based on our primary data analysis with SPSS, we conclude that microbusinesses have a positive and significant influence on reducing poverty, microfinance also has a positive and significant influence on reducing poverty, and microbusinesses have a positive and significant influence on microfinance. At first, microbusinesses have a positive and significant effect on reducing poverty, and the significance of this link becomes apparent when we cooperate with the government in a moderating capacity. At the outset of the study, microbusinesses were found to have a positive and substantial effect on reducing poverty; however, when the NGO's moderating role was considered, a negative and significant effect was found. Microbusiness expansion has been linked to a statistically significant reduction in poverty levels.
... individual interviews). In some studies, the cultural context was mentioned as the reason for including only one gender (e.g., Cuni-Sanchez et al., 2019;Gupta et al., 2021) or having gender-homogenous groups in each focus group (Kaplowitz and Hoehn, 2001;Chaigneau et al., 2019;Ngwenya et al., 2019;Kpienbaareh et al., 2020). ...
Focus groups are an increasingly popular method for eliciting non-material values and cultural ecosystem services (CES) in the context of studying human–nature relationships. We conducted a systematic review of the literature with the aim of exploring where and how focus groups were used in the research into CES. Furthermore, we aimed to highlight good practices and potential caveats of the use of the focus groups method with respect to recommendations in methodological literature. We employed an inclusive CES classification framework and observed that focus groups were mostly used to research Recreation, Aesthetics, and Education categories. The review also discovered insufficient reporting and methodological inconsistencies in some of the studies. We provide suggestions for more robust and trustworthy applications of the focus group method, which can advance both research in this field and the implementation of the ecosystem services concept in the future.
... 379 Additionally, while measurement and modeling tend to rely on simplified observed (proxy) 380 variables to represent more complex latent constructs (such as wellbeing), evidence shows that 381 wellbeing dimensions are not all consistently correlated, so it is hard to find a simple proxy for 382 several dimensions. For example, while income, assets and wealth are commonly used as proxies 383 for overall well-being, higher income is not necessarily correlated with better shelter, sanitation, 384 or food security within a given community(Chaigneau et al., 2019). Similarly, life satisfaction is 385 determined by much more than just income(Hojman and Miranda, 2018). ...
... 4 Despite excellent work on well-being within a range of Indigenous communities (e.g. Abunge et al., 2013;Chaigneau et al., 2019;Larson et al., 2019;Lau et al., 2019), such research focuses on describing well-being content from the perspective of Indigenous communities. In contrast, in the work described here, the definition of well-being and its content had to be explained in a classification of well-being categories that supported multicultural engagement, including both multicultural communities of interest among settler society and multi-lingual Traditional Owner groups. ...
In Western‐democratic countries, it is widely accepted that affected communities should be involved in natural resource planning and decisions. This is especially so when the well‐being of diverse communities is directly involved, and where alternative future options are being considered. Although there is an agreement that ‘values’ and ‘well‐being’, in some form, guide decisions, there is no consensus on the well‐being framework(s) that might be used in participatory planning.
To assist a multicultural group in assessing alternative future development scenarios for the Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) in Western Australia, we developed a well‐being framework that culturally diverse communities could share and use to discuss and assess scenarios. In this paper, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the well‐being framework used to assess the potential impacts of scenarios by (i) analysing how effectively participants used the well‐being framework; (ii) verifying whether the well‐being framework was sensitive to the cultural diversity of participants and (iii) direct evaluation by workshop participants.
Our analysis shows that participants effectively applied most well‐being categories, and the framework was sensitive to the cross‐cultural context of the application by capturing Aboriginal cultural elements. However, the approach can be improved by including principles of behaviour; producing a more complete system model; and reviewing and amending the well‐being categories in more extensive community consultation.
We conclude that the interaction among different worldviews generated valuable knowledge and that, with further adaptation, the framework shows promise for applications involving similar tasks in culturally diverse contexts.
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