Community Based Biodiversity Conservation Management

Author : Yufanyi Movuh Mbolo
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 9783640698509

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Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation Management by Yufanyi Movuh Mbolo Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Forestry / Forestry Economics, grade: 1.7, University of Göttingen (Institut für Forstpolitik und Naturschutz ), language: English, abstract: Community-Based Conservation (CBC) refers to wildlife conservation efforts that involve rural people as an integral part of a wildlife conservation policy. In Africa and specifically in Cameroon, there have been changes in state policies towards natural resources management particularly forest resources. This study deals basically on Cameroon, with national forest cover of over 42% which constitutes one of its major economic resources. Since 1995, a new forest policy act was enacted (proclaimed in 1994) to accommodate two approaches, that is, Community Forestry and sustainable forest management. Conserving and enhancing biodiversity through rural peoples' involvement was one of the components of the new forest policy act of 1995. The study analyses the conditions under which the CBC policies can be successfully implemented in Cameroon, with the case of the Korup National Park (KNP) and its support zone and the former Korup Project (KP). It also investigates the interest and the relationship of the different stakeholders concerned, especially the local community. The thesis uses three hypotheses (which are limited to CBC), semi-structured questionnaires and secondary data to test or investigate successful policy implementation in the KNP by analysing, (i) the role the local communities, (ii) the international environmental NGOs and groups played in the former Korup Project (1988-2003) and (iii) the level of biodiversity conservation and rural development in the Korup Project Area (KPA). The study was carried out in the southern sector of the KNP with a simple-random sampling of 78 respondents out of 11 villages of the 32 villages in and around the National Park. The results indicate: (i) low participation of the local communities in the Integrated Conservation and Development

Author : Fikret Berkes
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781839102233

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Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation by Fikret Berkes Pdf

Professor Fikret Berkes provides a unique introduction to the social and interdisciplinary dimensions of biodiversity conservation. Examining a range of approaches, new ideas, controversies and debates, he demonstrates that biodiversity loss is not primarily a technical issue, but a social problem that operates in an economic, political and cultural context. Berkes concludes that conservation must be democratized in order to broaden its support base and build more inclusive constituencies for conservation.

Author : David Western,Michael Wright
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610910941

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Natural Connections by David Western,Michael Wright Pdf

Both realism and justice demand that efforts to conserve biological diversity address human needs as well. The most promising hope of accomplishing such a goal lies in locally based conservation efforts -- an approach that seeks ways to make local communities the beneficiaries and custodians of conservation efforts. Natural Connections focuses on rural societies and the conservation of biodiversity in rural areas. It represents the first systematic analysis of locally based efforts, and includes a comprehensive examination of cases from around the world where the community-based approach is used. The book provides: an overview of community-based conservation in the context of the debate over sustainable development, poverty, and environmental decline case studies from the developed and developing worlds -- Indonesia, Peru, Australia, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, the United Kingdom -- that present detailed examples of the locally based approach to conservation a review of the principal issues arising from community-based programs an agenda for future action

Author : Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597267892

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Ecosystem Management by Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn Pdf

Today's natural resource managers must be able to navigate among the complicated interactions and conflicting interests of diverse stakeholders and decisionmakers. Technical and scientific knowledge, though necessary, are not sufficient. Science is merely one component in a multifaceted world of decision making. And while the demands of resource management have changed greatly, natural resource education and textbooks have not. Until now. Ecosystem Management represents a different kind of textbook for a different kind of course. It offers a new and exciting approach that engages students in active problem solving by using detailed landscape scenarios that reflect the complex issues and conflicting interests that face today's resource managers and scientists. Focusing on the application of the sciences of ecology and conservation biology to real-world concerns, it emphasizes the intricate ecological, socioeconomic, and institutional matrix in which natural resource management functions, and illustrates how to be more effective in that challenging arena. Each chapter is rich with exercises to help facilitate problem-based learning. The main text is supplemented by boxes and figures that provide examples, perspectives, definitions, summaries, and learning tools, along with a variety of essays written by practitioners with on-the-ground experience in applying the principles of ecosystem management. Accompanying the textbook is an instructor's manual that provides a detailed overview of the book and specific guidance on designing a course around it. Ecosystem Management grew out of a training course developed and presented by the authors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at its National Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. In 20 offerings to more than 600 natural resource professionals, the authors learned a great deal about what is needed to function successfully as a professional resource manager. The book offers important insights and a unique perspective dervied from that invaluable experience.

Author : J. Peter Brosius,Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing,Charles Zerner
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0759105065

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Communities and Conservation by J. Peter Brosius,Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing,Charles Zerner Pdf

A group of distinguished environmentalists analyze and advocate for community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). They offer an overview of this transnational movement and its links between environmental management and social justice agendas. This book will be valuable to instructors, practitioners, and activists in environmental anthropology, justice, and policy, in cultural geography, political ecology, indigenous rights, conservation biology, and community-based cultural resource management.

Author : Thomas O. McShane,Michael P. Wells
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9780231127653

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Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work by Thomas O. McShane,Michael P. Wells Pdf

This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.

Author : Diane Russell,Camilla Harshbarger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0742504387

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Groundwork for Community-based Conservation by Diane Russell,Camilla Harshbarger Pdf

Conservation initiatives have profound social impacts and consequences for local communities and cultures. This text offers an introduction to methods, from ethnography and interviews to surveys and community mapping, always attending the imperatives of local control and community partnerships.

Author : Louise E. Buck,Charles C. Geisler,John Schelhas,Eva Wollenberg
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000611670

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Biological Diversity by Louise E. Buck,Charles C. Geisler,John Schelhas,Eva Wollenberg Pdf

We live in a world of wide pendulum swings regarding management policies for protected areas, particularly as they affect the involvement of local people in management. Such swings can be polarizing and halt on-the-ground progress. There is a need to find ways to protect biodiversity while creating common ground and building management capacity thr

Author : Timothy O'Riordan,Susanne Stoll-Kleemann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521890527

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Biodiversity, Sustainability and Human Communities by Timothy O'Riordan,Susanne Stoll-Kleemann Pdf

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Author : Michael Walkey,Ian R. Swingland,Shaun Russell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781461552796

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Integrated Protected Area Management by Michael Walkey,Ian R. Swingland,Shaun Russell Pdf

Protected areas have become an increasingly important tool both in the conservation of biodiversity and in revenue generation through sustainable use. This is the only sure way to guarantee the protection necessary for many species, habitats and ecosystems in the future. Integrated Protected Area Management features contributions that consider the design, management and sustainable use of these regions. Three principal aspects are considered: the theory and practice of designation community-based conservation and the concept of sustainability identifying priorities for management. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to planning and the active involvement of all stakeholders in decision-making processes as a means of ensuring long-term sustainability.

Author : Center for African Studies at the University of Florida
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781481757645

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Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa by Center for African Studies at the University of Florida Pdf

Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a compelling concept - if people are allowed to be custodians of their resources, better management of the resources will result. CBNRM is much more complex and challenging than has commonly been understood, but can provide a way to achieve a more equitable and sustainable approach to the use of natural resources. This book has a focus on Southern Africa. It is aimed at students of natural resource management including undergraduates, conservation practitioners, and development-sector implementing agents. It is theoretically grounded, but has a major applied focus with respect to understanding the why, what, and how of CBNRM in order to more effectively guide natural resource management. It is not a manual with explanatory details about implementation measures; rather, it helps the reader to understand the complexity of CBNRM, and provides a guide to other resources that will assist in enhancing learning. Part I consists of ten chapters. After introducing the CBNRM concept, consideration is given to the following: History as a Determinant of Progress; Economic Foundations; Well-Being, Livelihoods and Business; Institutions and Governance; Stakeholder Analysis; Adaptive Management; Capacity Development and Learning; and Communication for Effective Implementation. Part II is devoted to eight case studies from the Southern Africa region that illustrates some of the issues considered in Part I. They are included to provide material that can be used as site-specific examples and teaching aids to complement general discussion of the issues.

Author : Yogesh Gokhale,Ajeet K. Negi
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788179934036

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Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayas by Yogesh Gokhale,Ajeet K. Negi Pdf

Conservation of biodiversity by local communities has been part of the social system in the Himalayas. A variety of ecosystems are conserved traditionally by local communities. These communities are fully aware of the relationship between protecting the nature and getting ecosystem goods and services. The van panchayat system in Uttarakhand and sacred natural sites all over the Himalayas suggest a mix of the institutions in the region. Globally, community conserved areas (CCAs) are gaining importance. Biodiversity Heritage Sites, Community Reserves, and Conservation Reserves are the new institutional legal provisions that recognize the efforts of local communities in biodiversity conservation in India. The present volume highlights the importance of the existing systems in terms of their role in biodiversity conservation with community participation and suggests ways to enhance community-based biodiversity conservation in light of the emerging policy provisions. It would serve as an important reference for a wide range of stakeholders, from policy-makers to environmentalists, biodiversity experts, development practitioners, academicians, and researchers.

Author : Dilys Roe
Publisher : IIED
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Community-based conservation
ISBN : 9781843696346

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Local Action, Global Aspirations by Dilys Roe Pdf

Author : Yale University
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1560220953

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Transboundary Protected Areas by Yale University Pdf

Top researchers share their expertise on conservation and sustainability in areas that extend across national borders! This informative and insightful book examines strategies being used by governments and NGOs to protect wild areas that cross national borders and cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic boundaries. In addition to presenting case studies from five continents, Transboundary Protected Areas: The Viability of Regional Conservation Strategies provides several theoretical overviews that suggest viable approaches to conserving biodiversity in these difficult-to-protect areas. From the editors: “Historically, the borders of protected areas have been defined by convenient social, political, or proprietary boundaries rather than by ecological boundaries. Today, many scientists and practitioners are in agreement that the world's biodiversity and other natural resources can best be conserved on an ecosystem or regional scale, which may or may not be consistent with political boundaries. Efforts to protect land on an ecosystem scale have led to the creation of numerous transboundary protected areas, also referred to as international peace parks or transfrontier conservation areas. These areas, which often cross linguistic, socioeconomic, and cultural boundaries as well as national borders, represent regional conservation at its most complex. While many scientists and practitioners promote eco-regional approaches to conservation, many also advocate pursuing conservation goals on local or community scales. Conservationists therefore endeavor to achieve a seemingly incongruous mandate: to pursue top-down (regional) goals using bottom-up (local) approaches.” Transboundary Protected Areas: The Viability of Regional Conservation Strategies addresses the vital questions associated with this mandate: Is it reasonable and realistic to approach regional conservation this way? What strategies have been employed to achieve these goals—and how successful have they been? Who benefits from transboundary conservation—and what are the costs? Reflecting the information delivered at the 2001 conference of the Yale chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), this book provides you with the best answers available at this time. The contributors include social and natural scientists, resource managers, policymakers, and community leaders. Transboundary Protected Areas: The Viability of Regional Conservation Strategies brings them together for an interdisciplinary exploration of these questions and other critical issues related to conservation in and around transboundary protected areas. Specific cases that are thoughtfully examined in Transboundary Protected Areas: The Viability of Regional Conservation Strategies include: the public reaction to the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative the ways in which the establishment of southern Africa's existing and proposed Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) can help conserve biodiversity, aid socioeconomic development, and promote international peace development and conservation efforts in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains of southern Africa, which straddle the borderlands between South Africa and Lesotho the cultural aspects of protected area management in Venezuela and Guyana the impact of transfrontier collaboration as evidenced by the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) in the Virunga-Bwindi region of Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo) how the Nepalese have addressed the problems of poaching, commercial logging, illegal harvesting and smuggling of forest products, and illegal trade of wildlife and wildlife products in the eastern Himalayas by implementing a transboundary biodiversity conservation initiative Helpful maps, tables, and figures make geographical regions and conservation information easy to assimilate.

Author : IUCN Working Group on Community Involvement in Forest Management
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831703603

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Communities and Forest Management by IUCN Working Group on Community Involvement in Forest Management Pdf

This handbook is designed for staff in protected areas around the world who encounter conflicts of all kinds. It presents a framework and strategies for responding to different types of conflicts, along with case studies that describe a variety of approaches for dealing with conflict.