Course

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Community management is the implementation of a management approach which provides a solution to social and environmental challenges the community faces. It is developed and carried out by a community themselves. Identifying the most robust community management approach is important to ensure it benefits the community, is fair and does not impact negatively on the environment.

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Now, after having completed this unit, you will have an appreciation for the role and crucial importance that water and wetlands have for our life. You will be aware of how our interaction with them can impact our health and well-being as well as the environment itself and how this has lead to the widespread destruction of wetlands worldwide. You will also have an understanding of how community management can be used to manage wetlands and to engage with the social and environmental challenges a community faces. Focusing on identifying and promoting community owned solutions can be a promising way towards sustainable wetland management and you will now be aware of how to implement and evaluate community owned solutions for this purpose.

References

WWF (2020) Living Planet Report 2020 - Bending the curve of biodiversity loss. Almond, R.E.A., Grooten M. and Petersen, T. (Eds). WWF, Gland, Switzerland.

Acknowledgements

Illustrations for Unit 6 were produced by Ed Dingli (www.eddingli.com). 

Animations for Unit 6 were produced by Rosie Miles (www.rosiesmiles.com).