This was implemented between 2005 and 2007 as a multi-stakeholder partnership at the geo-site of Lichi “Badlands” Formation in Taitung County, Taiwan and it was later reviewed in 2016. Despite being a national-level designated area of high scientific interest, two of the local communities living in the site were suffering from a lack of economic opportunities, depopulation, and the deterioration of their production landscape. The solution was found through a dialogue facilitated by National Dong Hwa University which involved local communities and local schools on a series of community-led projects. Between November 2005 and December 2007, nine training courses and 43 platform meetings took place to stimulate ecotourism, geo-tourism and place-based education. The review conducted in 2016 found a positive value shift in the locals’ perception of the “Badlands” and the improvement of local livelihoods which were largely attributed to the school-community-university partnership platform.
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