Improving Community-Based Conservation Near Protected Areas: The Importance of Development Variables |
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Authors: | Peter J Balint |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MSN 3F4, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA |
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Abstract: | Community-based conservation projects implemented in conjunction with protected area management often struggle to meet expectations.
This article argues that outcomes will improve if project leaders pay closer attention to four development indicators—rights,
capacity, governance, and revenue—that are often taken for granted or considered beyond the scope of local conservation projects.
I make the case for focusing on these variables in four steps. First, I distinguish community-based conservation linked to
protected area management from community-based institutions studied by scholars of the commons. Second, I draw on the theory
and practice of international development to highlight the central relevance of the variables highlighted in this article
to development projects at all levels. Third, I discuss the four variables in some detail, considering problems of definition
and measurement and reviewing possible interactions among them. Fourth, to illustrate the influence of the variables in particular
cases, I review outcomes from community-based conservation projects implemented near protected areas in El Salvador and Zimbabwe. |
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Keywords: | Community-based conservation Protected areas Rights Capacity Governance El Salvador Zimbabwe |
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