SatoyamaSatoyama--like landscapes in North America: like landscapes in North America: Their management features and benefits for Their management features and benefits for

biodiversity conservation and human wellbiodiversity conservation and human well--beingbeing

Jessica Brown, Senior Advisor Jessica Brown, Senior Advisor International Programs, QLF/Atlantic International Programs, QLF/Atlantic Center for the EnvironmentCenter for the Environment

Chair, IUCNChair, IUCN--WCPA Protected Landscapes WCPA Protected Landscapes Specialist Group Specialist Group

Protected Protected LandscapesLandscapes

Protected Landscapes areProtected Landscapes are

•• Protected areas based on the interactions of Protected areas based on the interactions of people and nature over timepeople and nature over time

•• Rich in biological diversity and other natural, Rich in biological diversity and other natural, as well as cultural, values, as well as cultural, values, because of the because of the presence of peoplepresence of people

•• Living models of sustainable land and Living models of sustainable land and resource practicesresource practices

……landscape can be seen as a meeting ground, landscape can be seen as a meeting ground, between nature and people, between the past and between nature and people, between the past and the present, between tangible and intangible values. the present, between tangible and intangible values.

Adrian Phillips (UK) former chair, IUCNAdrian Phillips (UK) former chair, IUCN’’s World Commission on Protected Areas s World Commission on Protected Areas

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A:shiwi Map Art Project, A:shiwi A:wan Museum A:shiwi Map Art Project, A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, Zuni Pueblo (Arizona, USA)and Heritage Center, Zuni Pueblo (Arizona, USA)

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Examples of SatoyamaExamples of Satoyama--like like landscapes in North America:landscapes in North America:a range of governance modelsa range of governance models

Governance byGovernance by

•• GovernmentGovernment•• Collaborative partnersCollaborative partners•• Private entitiesPrivate entities•• Indigenous and local communitiesIndigenous and local communities

MarshMarsh--BillingsBillings--Rockefeller Rockefeller National Historical Park National Historical Park

(Vermont, USA)(Vermont, USA)

Inspired by Conservationist George Inspired by Conservationist George Perkins Marsh, US Ambassador to Italy Perkins Marsh, US Ambassador to Italy

(1862(1862--1882)1882)LL’’UOMO E LA NATURAUOMO E LA NATURA

Forest Forest Stewardship: Stewardship:

• Oldest professionally managed forest in the United States

• Third-party certification of forestry practices and products (Forest Stewardship Council)

Forest Stewardship: Forest Stewardship: •• ValueValue--added productsadded products

•• Supporting local craftspeople and cultural traditionsSupporting local craftspeople and cultural traditions

Stewardship Begins with People:Stewardship Begins with People:An Atlas of Places, People and Handmade ProductsAn Atlas of Places, People and Handmade Products

Canyon de Chelly Canyon de Chelly National Monument National Monument

(Arizona, USA)(Arizona, USA)

Governance: Collaborative management

Nunavut Parks (Nunavut, Canada)Nunavut Parks (Nunavut, Canada)

Governance: ComanagementGovernance: Comanagement

Appleton Farms (Massachusetts, USA)Appleton Farms (Massachusetts, USA)

Governance: Private

Owned and managed by one of the oldest land trusts

Trustees of Reservations

Keeping land in traditional agriculture

Innovative approaches to providing social benefitsInnovative approaches to providing social benefits

• Community –supported agriculture

• Place-based education programs

• Multi-season recreational uses

Linkages in the wider landscape: Linkages in the wider landscape: A mosaic of conservation and agricultural lands A mosaic of conservation and agricultural lands

The Estran Landscape of the GaspThe Estran Landscape of the Gaspéé PeninisulaPeninisula(Quebec, Canada)(Quebec, Canada)

A candidate for A candidate for QuebecQuebec’’s new s new paysage paysage humanishumaniséédesignationdesignation

Indigenous PeoplesIndigenous Peoples’’ and Community and Community Conserved Areas and Territories Conserved Areas and Territories ---- ICCAsICCAs

“…“…natural and modified ecosystems including significant natural and modified ecosystems including significant biodiversity values, ecological services and cultural values biodiversity values, ecological services and cultural values voluntarily conserved by indigenous peoples & local voluntarily conserved by indigenous peoples & local communities through customary laws or other effective communities through customary laws or other effective meansmeans…”…”

Indigenous and CommunityIndigenous and Community--Conserved Areas in Conserved Areas in MexicoMexico

Source: Global Diversity Foundation

• Recent recognition of Community-conserved areas by CONANP

• Amendment of environmental legislation to:

• Reinforce the status of communally protected areas

• Consolidate certification of voluntarily protected areas

• For example, 40 communities in Oaxaca with CCAs

UnidadUnidad de de ManejoManejo AmbientalAmbiental San San CrisantoCrisanto (Yucatan, (Yucatan, Mexico)Mexico)

Global registry of ICCAs Global registry of ICCAs ––a project of UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centrea project of UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

IUCNIUCN’’ss World Commission on Protected Areas World Commission on Protected Areas ––Specialist Group on Protected LandscapesSpecialist Group on Protected Landscapes

http://iucn.org/themes/wcpa/theme/landscapes/landscapes.html

Some challenges Some challenges

•• Fragmentation of the wider landscape due Fragmentation of the wider landscape due to unplanned developmentto unplanned development

•• Changing demographics in many rural Changing demographics in many rural areasareas

•• Homogenization of landscapes and loss of Homogenization of landscapes and loss of community charactercommunity character

•• Global climate changeGlobal climate change

Some opportunitiesSome opportunities•• Growing reliance on partnerships and Growing reliance on partnerships and

participatory approaches to conservationparticipatory approaches to conservation

•• Progress in bridging our Progress in bridging our ““naturenature--culture culture dividedivide””

•• Growing interest in diverse knowledge Growing interest in diverse knowledge systems and respect for traditional practicessystems and respect for traditional practices

•• Early progress in recognition of Early progress in recognition of ICCAsICCAs in in certain regions of North Americacertain regions of North America

A growing range of new designations at federal, A growing range of new designations at federal, provincial and state levelsprovincial and state levels

•• Based on partnershipsBased on partnerships•• Recognizing cultural as Recognizing cultural as

well as natural valueswell as natural valuesNational Heritage Areas (US)

Canadian HeritageRiver System

LocavoreLocavore movementmovement

•• Trend toward eating Trend toward eating locally grown food locally grown food and using locally and using locally made productsmade products

•• Interest in heritage Interest in heritage varietiesvarieties

•• Carbon Carbon footprint/ecological footprint/ecological footprintfootprint

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