ABSTRACT The Biosphere Reserve (BR) model of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme reflects a shift towards more accountable conservation. Biosphere Reserves …
Both researchers and policy makers have repeatedly expressed concerns that migration will enhance conflicts regarding renewable resources in destination areas. This concept is …
Understanding cultural preferences toward different ecosystem services is of great importance for conservation and development planning. While cultural preferences toward …
Finding common ground between local residents' livelihoods and the conservation of protected areas in developing countries has been considered a challenge. Recently …
CA Mackenzie - Ecological Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of protected area direct benefits and losses were mapped for twenty- five villages around Kibale National Park, Uganda. Benefits included park-based …
Quantifying local people's perceptions to climate change, and their assessments of which changes matter, is fundamental to addressing the dual challenge of land conservation and …
Parks are essential for protecting biodiversity and finding ways to improve park effectiveness is an important topic. We contributed to this debate by examining spatial and temporal …
CL Shafer - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
The debate about the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) protected area management categories V–VI has been ongoing since the mid-1990s. Even though …
C Bragagnolo, ACM Malhado, P Jepson… - Conservation and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
During a time of intensifying competition for land, Protected Areas (PAs) are coming under increasing pressure to justify their status. Positive local attitudes to a PA are a potentially …