Participatory action research applied to the management of natural areas: The case study of Cinquera in El Salvador

Doribel Herrador Valencia; Enric Mendizábal Riera; Martí Boada I Juncà

doi:https://doi.org/10.1353/lag.2012.0009

Participatory action research applied to the management of natural areas: The case study of Cinquera in El Salvador

Doribel Herrador Valencia, Enric Mendizábal Riera, Martí Boada I Juncà

Department of Geography

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Abstract

How can a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach promote the co-production of knowledge for the management of natural areas? This article describes the experience of over ten years of implementation of the PAR approach in the management of the Cinquera Natural Area in El Salvador, which is maintained by local communities with an organizational history and attachment to their territory that goes back to the armed conflict in El Salvador in the 1980s. The article exposes the cycle of reflection-researchaction-reflection that has been developed in Cinquera, resulting in the co-production of knowledge and its use in specific actions for the protection of the natural area and local sustainable development. We discuss the progress achieved by the community and the lessons learned by applying the PAR research approach. © 2012 Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-65
Journal	Journal of Latin American Geography
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/lag.2012.0009
Publication status	Published - 12 Jul 2012

Keywords

Co-production of knowledge
Participatory action research
Participatory management of natural areas
Sustainable use of forests

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