Resilience Assessment and Adaptive Collaborative Management of Shanglin Community’s Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (Chiayi, Taiwan)

RAWs helped Shanglin community to gain a clearer perspective on the ways forward. To date, the community has been proactively collaborating with public and private sectors to address the above priorities.
- Shanglin locals have worked closely with the Chiayi Branch on promoting the "Farmland tree frog-friendly habitat label" for landscape conservation, using the Farmland tree frog as an umbrella species. This initiative has included habitat management (e.g., installing raptor perches, bamboo pruning, pesticide-free cultivation), designing healthy meals with bamboo shoots, and raising consumer awareness about the value of eco-friendly products.
- For effective water management, the community has successfully lobbied the Dalin Township Office to remove invasive species (e.g., water hyacinth) from local ponds, restoring their ecosystem functions and resilience. The water patrol team also uncovered illegal wastewater discharge by upstream egg factories. Following reports and protests, the factories were fined and ordered to make wastewater management adjustments.
The above efforts have enabled synergies between sustainable local livelihoods and habitat conservation, while RAWs became a starting point for the ongoing adaptive collaborative management and multi-stakeholder partnerships in Shanglin community.