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Autonomous Innovations in the Rural Communities of Developing Countries I—A Narrative Analysis of Innovations and Synergies for Integrated Natural Resource Management

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  • Hidetomo Tajima

    (Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama 221-8529, Japan
    Fisheries Resources Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama 236-8648, Japan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Tetsu Sato

    (SDGs Promotion Office, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Shion Takemura

    (Fisheries Resources Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama 236-8648, Japan)

  • Juri Hori

    (Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute, Otsu 520-0022, Japan)

  • Mitsutaku Makino

    (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8564, Japan)

  • Dorothea Agnes Rampisela

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia)

  • Motoko Shimagami

    (Institute for International Relations, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan)

  • John Banana Matewere

    (Sustainable Cape Maclear, Monkey Bay P.O. Box 110, Malawi)

  • Brighten Ndawala

    (Sinthana Project, Monkey Bay P.O. Box 142, Malawi)

Abstract

Vulnerable sectors of the population living in poverty in developing countries are highly dependent on renewable natural resources for their livelihoods and daily lives. Sustainable resource management, improving the well-being of vulnerable people, and building resilience to shocks are global challenges. This study analyzed the outcomes of various autonomous innovations by the people themselves and the enablers of these innovations in the communities of developing countries. This analysis of 20 autonomous innovations from six countries revealed that these innovations produced outcomes that simultaneously improved multiple indicators of human well-being, including “basic materials for a good life”, “safety”, “health”, and “good social relations”. The process of promoting public values, such as education, health improvement, and landscape conservation as a by-product of collective actions was an important enabler of these innovations, as well as the innovator’s proactive attitude toward continuous improvement. Public values and supporting ecosystem services were emphasized from the early stages of collective actions, to realize synergies toward integrated natural resource management. It is also important to achieve conditions in which collective actions could be practiced autonomously and adaptively. These results revealed the great potential of autonomous innovations emerging among socially vulnerable groups and the important mechanisms for promoting autonomous innovations for the transformation of social-ecological systems toward sustainable futures.

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  • Hidetomo Tajima & Tetsu Sato & Shion Takemura & Juri Hori & Mitsutaku Makino & Dorothea Agnes Rampisela & Motoko Shimagami & John Banana Matewere & Brighten Ndawala, 2022. "Autonomous Innovations in the Rural Communities of Developing Countries I—A Narrative Analysis of Innovations and Synergies for Integrated Natural Resource Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:18:p:11659-:d:916966
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    1. Shion Takemura & Hidetomo Tajima & Juri Hori & Mitsutaku Makino & John Banana Matewere & Dorothea Agnes Rampisela & Tetsu Sato, 2022. "Autonomous Innovations in Rural Communities of Developing Countries II—Causal Network and Leverage Point Analyses of Transformations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-16, September.

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