Connecting international priorities with human wellbeing in low-income regions: lessons from hawksbill turtle conservation in El Salvador

Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are highly endangered in the eastern Pacific Ocean, yet their eggs continue to be an important subsistence resource for impoverished coastal residents in El Salvador. In this study, we use naturalistic inquiry to explain the realities experienced by coastal residents who share habitat with hawksbills in El Salvador, and then suggest implications of the disparities between these realities and international priorities for hawksbill conservation and community development in El Salvador and other low-income regions. To provide a context for understanding hawksbill conservation and its implications for similar challenges related to conservation and wellbeing, we first summarise the conservation context, including the emergence of sea turtle conservation in El Salvador. We then describe our naturalistic approach, including the ethnographic methodology for this study. Finally, we detail the analysis of interviews conducted with tortugueros (i.e. local sea turtle egg collectors), to help explain how hawksbills fit into local realities. Our results demonstrate that, from the perspective of tortugueros, (1) the primary importance of hawksbills is the economic value attached to egg sales, but there exists a deeper connection to local culture; (2) egg purchase by hatcheries is a socially just conservation strategy that benefits both hawksbill and human wellbeing; and (3) opportunities for local residents to participate in decision-making regarding sea turtle conservation are limited, and should be increased. We argue that harmonising international conservation priorities with local community development realities is one path towards simultaneously contributing to long-term sea turtle recovery and human wellbeing in low-income regions.     

Tracing the unintended consequences of food safety regulations for community food security and sustainability: small-scale meat processing in British Columbia

In 2004, as a response to the discovery of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Canadian cattle and other food scares, the Province of British Columbia (BC) developed a comprehensive set of meat inspection regulations, increasing the requirements for food safety infrastructure. Through a series of interviews with farmers and stakeholders, we highlight some of the unintended consequences for community food security and sustainability that resulted from these stringent safety regulations in rural and remote communities in BC. These include the loss of meat production and processing capacities as well as the erosion of local food practices and traditions through the criminalisation of farm-gate sales. We suggest that food safety regulations intended to protect consumer health may result in negative effects for community food security and rural sustainability and that these consequences should be accounted for when developing food policy.     

江淮农村生态型排水系统构建及截污作用研究

以安徽省巢湖北岸牌坊陈村为例,构建了一种由沟渠、水塘和湿地组合而成的生态型排水系统,并研究了该系统对农村降雨径流污染的截控作用.构建的牌坊陈村生态型排水系统实现了污水排放、收集和处理一体化,系统通过各组成单元物理、化学和生物综合作用,对降雨径流中污染物具有较高的截留率,减少了营养盐对周围水体输出负荷.3场降雨监测结果表明,系统对TSS、COD、TP和TN的平均截留率分别为78.2%、57.8%、55.5%和64.2%,系统出水中TSS、COD、TP和NH4+-N平均质量浓度分别为23.5、66.3、0.49和3.03 mg·L-1,达到《污水综合排放标准》一级标准要求.水塘作为系统主要截流、纳污以及蓄水单元,其日常水质指标TSS、COD、TP和TN平均质量浓度分别为28.0、31.2、0.47和4.65 mg·L-1,基本符合《地表水环境质量标准》中Ⅴ类标准要求.     

Contribution of women’s fisheries substantial,but overlooked,in Timor-Leste

A greater understanding of gendered roles in fisheries is necessary to value the often-hidden roles that women play in fisheries and households. We examine women’s contributions to household food and income using focus group discussions, market surveys, and landings data in six communities in Timor-Leste. Women were actively fishing more days per month than men. Gleaning was the most frequent activity and 100% of trips returned with catch for food and/or income. Mollusc and crab catches were common and exploitation appeared targeted on a dynamic reappraisal of changing food values and changing estimates of group needs. With as many as 80% of households in coastal areas involved in fishing, and at least 50% of women fishing, this highlights the current lack of women’s engagement as a critical gap in fisheries management approaches. The current androcentric dialogue limits social-ecological understanding of these systems and the potential for their effective stewardship.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-020-01335-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

哈尔滨市农村生态环境污染防治对策

农村生态环境保护与建设是建设生态文明的重要组成部分,也是重要基础工作。随着农村经济发展,城镇化进程的不断加深,农村的生态环境保护面临巨大压力。为进一步解析哈尔滨市农村污染现状、发展态势和目前存在的问题,阐明了哈尔滨市农村污染防治的意义与必要性,文章在调研当前哈尔滨市农村生态环境存在的问题基础上,对农村面源污染产生的生态环境破坏进行了深入的研究,在充分利用当前国家加大农村环境建设投入的有利机遇基础上,提出了哈尔滨市农村生态环境污染相应的防治对策,为哈尔滨市农村生态文明建设和农村环境保护提供借鉴和参考。     

农村环境连片整治的模式和技术研究——以新疆为例

文章以农村生活污染-生活垃圾、生活污水、畜禽粪便为分析对象,在传统的村庄划分的基础上（划分为远郊村和近郊村）,根据新疆独特的自然环境、村庄分布和经济状况,又将远郊村划分为远郊村中近邻村、远郊村中的散落村两种形式,并针对不同类型的村庄特点,提出了农村生活污染连片整治的模式及技术,为新疆各地农村环境保护工作提供了依据,也为农村环境连片整治工作的进一步推进奠定了基础。     

中国农村生活垃圾处理模式研究

文章主要对农村生活垃圾来源、分类以及产生强度等方面进行阐述,结合中国农村实际村情,从降低生活垃圾污染、保护生态环境,实现农村生活垃圾的资源化、减量化、无害化角度开展研究,在分析农村生活垃圾收运处理现状并结合不同村情的前提下,提出了“村集-镇运-县（区）处理三级式处理模式”、“混合投放-分类收集处理的组合模式”、“分类投放-分类收集处理的组合模式”。     

基于多中心治理理论的农村环境污染防治对策

由于过度重视经济指标及政府环境治理方式的局限,中国农村环境污染越来越严重,为此,本文在分析中国农村环境污染现状的基础上,运用多中心治理理论,从政府、市场、社群组织及农民意识等角度,探讨了农村环境污染的原因,并从多中心治理视角提出了中国农村环境污染防治的对策,这些对策包括转换政府角色,发挥市场机制的支持作用,完善社群组织在环境污染治理中的作用,及强化农民环境污染治理的参与意识等。提出的污染防治对策可为社会主义新农村建设时期的环境污染治理工作提供参考。     

农村环境污染治理机制的研究进展

环境保护治理机制是解决环境问题的基础,目前我国农村环境问题日益突出,根本原因在于农村环境保护治理机制尚不完善。通过对农村环境保护的理论研究和实践运用进行归纳,探寻适合我国农村环境治理和保护的理论和方案,构建较为完善的农村环保新机制,为农村环保工作提供参考。     

北方农村垃圾现状调查及处置体系研究

为解决农村垃圾处置问题,以沈阳市东陵区某村为研究对象,对农村垃圾的组成、收集、治理情况进行了较为详尽的调查,并针对农村垃圾处置存在的问题进行了分析,提出了适合北方农村垃圾处置的相关对策和措施。