Community Voice Method: Engaging Local Communities in Turtle Conservation

Hear about how the documentary film-based Community Voice Method (CVM) has been used to engage Caribbean Island communities in developing marine turtle conservation policy. The methodology will be discussed along with experiences of its applications in various communities across the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories. We'll explore the challenges and opportunities of using this method, and provide case studies on the application of CVM in supporting population recovery.

Amdeep Sanghera is the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Manager at the Marine Conservation Society. He is a trained social scientist with experience in marine turtle conservation, tropical fisheries research and community-based conservation. Amdeep initially joined MCS in 2008 as the Turks and Caicos Islands Turtle Project Officer, and was based out in the Caribbean, helping to deliver conservation measures for the island's marine turtle populations. As part of a team, Amdeep enabled the island's fishing communities to shape these laws through the Community Voice Method (CVM) documentary film tool. Building on this, Amdeep is now focusing on the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories, employing the CVM as part of partnership projects to work with communities to improve the management of turtle populations.

The 1-hour event will consist of a presentation followed by a Q&A with the tutor using questions provided by the live audience. The presentation will be recorded and made available through the marineLIVE blog alongside a write-up of the Q&A and any links to further info.

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The 2025 marineLIVE webinar programme is part-funded through an Outreach Grant from the British Ecological Society.