Contributing to “Communities in Action”
Thank you for your interest in contributing to "Communities in Action", an initiative of the Community Conservation Research Network. Each contribution describes a specific local community, an environmental challenge (e.g., an environmental or natural resource problem) that affected the community's economy and livelihoods, the community's response through conservation (stewardship) initiatives, and the eventual outcomes. To contribute, you will first be asked to review and agree to a consent form (once you click the button below) and then you will be taken to the survey. Please note that you will have an opportunity to change, edit, add to or remove the information you provide, even after you submit the 'story' and it becomes available online.
A NOTE ABOUT COMMUNITIES
While there are many different meanings of the word "community", this survey follows the common usage of the word, i.e. a local community that is identified by its location, lies within modest spatial boundaries, and is suitably small in size. A community's residents identify with being part of the community and quite likely know many others in the community. Communities will typically be either (1) rural, whether small towns, villages or other locations (possibly including groupings of small communities in a given area, e.g. around a lake or a bay), or (2) urban neighbourhoods within a city (but not cities themselves). Note that what is a 'small size' for a community will vary from one place to another, but unless warranted by the context, community populations will be most likely under 20,000. If a community is larger, the contributor will be asked to provide some context as to why it can be viewed as a community.
A NOTE ABOUT SUPPORTING MATERIALS
To support the information you are providing about the community and its 'story', some additional material is needed. This can be in one or both of two forms: either (1) a document or media report that you can link to or upload, or (2) a suitable website that relates to the 'story' in your contribution. You may provide this material at the end of the survey, or if you do not have it available, we will contact you afterwards to obtain it, before your contribution goes online. (In addition to these materials, a photo or photos of the community will also be requested, though this is optional.)
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