Nortje, KarenFunke, Nicola SJacobs-Mata, Inga MSteyn, MaronelClaassen, Marius2013-03-252013-03-252011-01Nortje, K., Funke, N., Jacobs-Mata, I.M., Steyn, M. and Claassen, M. 2011. Walking the village: LiveDiverse – Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in developing countries. AHEAD-GLTFCA Newsletter.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6579Copyright: 2011 LiveDiverse. Published in LiveDiverse Newsletter, January 2011, pp1-2LiveDiverse is a multi-year, multi-country collaborative research project that focuses on the interface between livelihoods and biodiversity of people in rural communities who live in or in the vicinity of a biodiversity ‘hotspot’. Five villages were chosen across the Vhembe District Municipal Area, where multidisciplinary research was conducted in the form of household surveys, interviews, group interviews and focus group discussions. The second step is to foster a close working relationship with the local leadership of these villages. The third step in walking the village is to harness as much local knowledge as possible. The last step in walking the village creates space for community members to contribute to and own part of the research process, rather than only being ‘knowledge providers’.enLiveDiverse projectLivelihoodsBiodiversityDeveloping countriesRural communitiesRural villagesBeliefsArticleNortje, K., Funke, N. S., Jacobs-Mata, I. M., Steyn, M., & Claassen, M. (2011). Walking the village: LiveDiverse – Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in developing countries. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6579Nortje, Karen, Nicola S Funke, Inga M Jacobs-Mata, Maronel Steyn, and Marius Claassen "Walking the village: LiveDiverse – Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in developing countries." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6579Nortje K, Funke NS, Jacobs-Mata IM, Steyn M, Claassen M. Walking the village: LiveDiverse – Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in developing countries. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6579.TY - Article AU - Nortje, Karen AU - Funke, Nicola S AU - Jacobs-Mata, Inga M AU - Steyn, Maronel AU - Claassen, Marius AB - LiveDiverse is a multi-year, multi-country collaborative research project that focuses on the interface between livelihoods and biodiversity of people in rural communities who live in or in the vicinity of a biodiversity ‘hotspot’. Five villages were chosen across the Vhembe District Municipal Area, where multidisciplinary research was conducted in the form of household surveys, interviews, group interviews and focus group discussions. The second step is to foster a close working relationship with the local leadership of these villages. The third step in walking the village is to harness as much local knowledge as possible. The last step in walking the village creates space for community members to contribute to and own part of the research process, rather than only being ‘knowledge providers’. DA - 2011-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - LiveDiverse project KW - Livelihoods KW - Biodiversity KW - Developing countries KW - Rural communities KW - Rural villages KW - Beliefs LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 T1 - Walking the village: LiveDiverse – Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in developing countries TI - Walking the village: LiveDiverse – Sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity in developing countries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6579 ER -