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A para-ecologist is a professional with local knowledge, being largely trained on the job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she contributes to scientific research and local capacity development as well as enhances communication between local and scientific communities.
 
A para-ecologist is a professional with local knowledge, being largely trained on the job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she contributes to scientific research and local capacity development as well as enhances communication between local and scientific communities.
  
(This definition was drafted during an international Training School on para-ecologist involvement held at Hamburg University / Germany in February 2014. For more information on the training school see [http://www.paraecologist.org/images/b/bb/COST_training_school_2014_report.pdf '''here'''] (PDF 670 KB).
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This definition was drafted during an international Training School on para-ecologist involvement held at Hamburg University / Germany in February 2014. For more information on the training school see [http://www.paraecologist.org/images/b/bb/COST_training_school_2014_report.pdf '''here'''] (PDF 670 KB).
  
 
For the website, we stick to the term para-ecologist. With this term, we explicitly also refer to '''<span style="color:#ff0000">para-taxonomists, biodiversity facilitator and other terms</span>''' that have been created in this context.
 
For the website, we stick to the term para-ecologist. With this term, we explicitly also refer to '''<span style="color:#ff0000">para-taxonomists, biodiversity facilitator and other terms</span>''' that have been created in this context.

Revision as of 09:54, 2 January 2015

Concept

About this platform

This website is a platform by and for para-ecologists as well as projects, organisations or individuals that work with para-ecologists in different parts of the world. The aim of the platform is to facilitate the networking and sharing of information within the para-ecologist community but also inform the public about the concepts, aims and methodology of para-ecologist programmes.

This website has been initiated by the 20 participants (para-ecologists and project coordinators) of an international workshop on para-ecologist initiatives which was held in Hamburg in June 2011. More information about that workshop can be found here (PDF).


What is a para-ecologist?

A para-ecologist is a professional with local knowledge, being largely trained on the job in one or more fields of ecological science. He or she contributes to scientific research and local capacity development as well as enhances communication between local and scientific communities.

This definition was drafted during an international Training School on para-ecologist involvement held at Hamburg University / Germany in February 2014. For more information on the training school see here (PDF 670 KB).

For the website, we stick to the term para-ecologist. With this term, we explicitly also refer to para-taxonomists, biodiversity facilitator and other terms that have been created in this context.


The main objectives of para-ecologist approaches are

  • Enhancement of communication between land users and scientists for mutual learning: Integration of local knowledge into research as well as empowerment of land users to understand, use and implement scientific results in agriculture and forestry
  • Environmental education and sensitization (to develop awareness, win hearts, change minds)
  • Improvement of relationships between conservation areas and local communities
  • Improvement of livelihoods through development, capacity development and alternative incomes
  • Creation of job opportunities; also through the assessment of alternative sources of community livelihoods and capacity development (e.g. training of tour guides)
  • Make basic research more efficient (e.g. biodiversity assessment, collection and documentation of organisms, monitoring of biodiversity or livelihood conditions etc.)
  • Allow research activities and data collection also during absence of the scientists
  • Share research and other specific site information amongst the different stakeholders whenever necessary


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