Refereed Journal Articles

  • Mistry, J. and Berardi, A. (2016). Complementing Indigenous community owned solutions with scientific knowledge. Science, 352(6291): 1274-1275.
  • Mistry, J., Berardi, A., Tschirhart, C., Bignante, E., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Albert, G., Xavier, R., Robertson, B., Davis, O., Jafferally, D. and de Ville, G. (2016). Community owned solutions: identifying local best practices for social-ecological sustainability. Ecology and Society, 21(2):42.
  • Tschirhart, C., Mistry, J., Berardi, A., Bignante, E., Simpson, M., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Albert, G., Xavier, R., Robertson, B., Davis, O., Verwer, C., de Ville, G. and Jafferally, D. (2016). Learning from one another: the effectiveness of horizontal knowledge exchange for natural resource management and governance. Ecology and Society, 21(2):41.
  • Oteros-Rozas, E., Martín-López, B., Daw, T., Bohensky, E., Butler, J., Hill, R., Martin-Ortega, J., Quinlan, A., Ravera, F., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Thyresson, M., Mistry, J., Palomo, I., Peterson, G., Plieninger, T., Waylen, K., Beach, D., Bohnet, I., Hamann, M., Hanspach, J., Hubacek, K., Lavorel, S. and Vilardy, S. (2015). Participatory scenario-planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies. Ecology and Society 20(4): 32. [online]
  • Berardi, A., J. Mistry, C. Tschirhart, E. Bignante, O. Davis, L. Haynes, R. Benjamin, G. Albert, R. Xavier, D. Jafferally and G. De Ville. (2015). Applying the system viability framework for cross-scalar governance of nested social-ecological systems in the Guiana Shield, South America. Ecology and Society 20(3): 42. [online]
  • Mistry, J., Berardi, A., Bignante, E. and Tschirhart, C. (2015). Between a rock and a hard place: ethical dilemmas of local community facilitators doing participatory projects. Geoforum, 61: 27-35.
  • Mistry, J., Berardi, A., Tschirhart, C., Bignante, E., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Albert, G., Xavier, Jafferally, D. and de Ville, G. (2014). Indigenous identity and environmental governance in Guyana, South America. Cultural Geographies, 22(4): 689-712.
  • Mistry, J., Tschirhart, C., Verwer, C., Glastra, R., Davis, O., Jafferally, D., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Albert, G., Xavier, R., Bovolo, I. and Berardi, A. (2014). Our common future? Cross-scalar scenario analysis for social-ecological sustainability of the Guiana Shield, South America. Environmental Science & Policy 44: 126-148.
  • Tschirhart, C., Berardi, A., Mistry, J., Bignante, E., Verwer, C., Glastra, R., de Ville, G., Davis, O., de Souza, C., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Albert, G., Xavier, R., Jafferally, D. and Abraham, J. (2014). Las políticas de cambio climático y las prácticas locales sostenibles: una evaluación de sinergias y conflictos en el Escudo Guayanés, América del Sur. Redesma, 14, art. 9. [online]
  • Mistry, J., Bignante, E. and Berardi, A. (2014). Why are we doing it? Exploring participant motivations within a participatory video project. Area.
  • Berardi, A., Tschirhart, C., Mistry, J., Bignante, E., Haynes, L., Albert, G., Benjamin, R., Xavier, R. and Jafferally, D. (2013). From resilience to viability: a case study of indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana. EchoGéo, 24. [online]

Articles/Chapters in Press

  • Mistry, J., Tschirhart, C., Berardi, A., Davis, O., Bignante, E., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Albert, G., Xavier, R., Robertson, B., Jafferally, D., Verwer, C., Glastra, R. and de Ville, G. Policies and practices: identifying synergies and conflict for Indigenous community sustainability in the Guiana Shield, South America. In: Barker, D., D. McGregor, T. Edwards and K. Rhiney (eds). The Caribbean Region: Adaptation and Resilience to Global Change. University of the West Indies Press, Kingston, Jamaica. (in press)
  • Bignante, E., Mistry, J., Berardi, A. and Tschirhart, C., Feeling and acting ‘different’: emotions and shifting self-perceptions whilst facilitating a participatory video process. Emotion, Space and Society (in press)

Other Outputs

  • Mistry, J. and Berardi, A. (2016).Community owned solutions for environmental governance. Geography and You, 16 (96): 8-11. [online]
  • Mistry, J., Berardi, A., Verwer, C. and de Ville, G.  (2015). Up-Scaling Support for Community Owned Solutions. A Project COBRA Report for Policy Makers. [online]
  • Tschirhart, C., Mistry, J., Simpson, M., Berardi, A., Verwer, C., de Ville, G. and Bignante, E. (2014). Report on best practice sharing, implementation and evaluation. [online]
  • Berardi, A., Bignante, E., Mistry, J., Simpson, M., Tschirhart, C., Verwer, C., and de Ville, G. (2014). How to find and share community owned solutions. A Handbook. [online]
  • Verver, C. and Mistry, J. (2013). Local farming solutions in the forests of the Guiana shield. COP19 day 4: Forests and Agriculture. Outreach: a multi-stakeholder magazine on climate change and sustainable development. [online]
  • Mistry, J., Tschirhart, C. and Berardi, A. (2013). Report on best practice case studies. [online]
  • Mistry, J., Verwer, C., Tschirhart, C., Glastra, R., Davis, O., Jafferally, D. and Bovolo, I. (2013). Report on the cross-scalar social-ecological scenarios of the Guiana Shield. [online]
  • Berardi, A., Mistry, J., Tschirhart, C., Verwer, C., Glastra, R., de Ville, G., Davis, O., de Souza, C., Haynes, L., Benjamin, R., Xavier, R., Albert, G., Jafferally, D., Bignante, E. and Abraham, J.  (2013). Second report on the cross-scalar interactions and compatibilities governing sustainable development and ecosystem service management of the Guiana Shield: drivers of social and environmental degradation, and policy responses. [online]
  • Mistry, J. and Verwer, C. (2013). Participatory Scenario Development. Project COBRA Briefing No. 16. [online]
  • Mistry, J. and Jafferally, D. (2013). Ethics in COBRA. Project COBRA Briefing No. 13. [online]
  • Mistry, J. and Byrne, L. (2013). Briefing on future scenarios. Project COBRA Briefing No. 12. [online]
  • Mistry, J. and Veening, W. (2012). Community-owned solutions in the Guiana Shield forests. COP18 day 5: Forests. Outreach: a multi-stakeholder magazine on climate change and sustainable development. [online]
  • Berardi, A., Mistry, J., Tschirhart, C., Abraham, J. and Bignante, E. (2012). Report on the cross-scalar interactions and compatibilities governing sustainable development and ecosystem service management of the Guiana Shield. [online]
  • Bignante, E. and Mistry, J. (2012). Participatory Video & Photo. Project COBRA Briefing No. 5. [online]
  • Jafferally, D., Mistry, J., Glastra, R. and Bovolo, I. (2012). North Rupununi in 2030: alternative future scenarios for the development of the North Rupununi. [online]
  • Davis, O., Bovolo, I., Jafferally, D., Mistry, J. and Glastra, R. (2012). Guyana in 2030: developing alternative future scenarios through Georgetown stakeholder participation. [online]