National Parks and Biodiversity Conservation

2018 ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Fernando Ramírez ◽  
Josefina Santana
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Parks

Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation - two way track

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Van Oosterzee
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
National Parks ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Nature Appreciation ◽  
Economic Studies

While not denying that tourism has environmental impacts, tourism's potential to aid biodiversity conservation world-wide is great and needs to be harnessed. However, unless precisely explained, the notion of ecotourism clouds the role of tourism in nature conservation. Therefore I define ecotourism as all visits that focus on nature appreciation and the associated infrastructure (park facilities, tours, accommodation, airlines that bring tourists to the area etc.) that supports these visits. This definition, which is used throughout this paper, helps eliminate the false distinction being made between tourism and ecotourism. Tourism, at the international and national political level, has an influential role as a force for biodiversity conservation by being a rationale for plaCing extra land in conservation reserves, or otherwise by sustainably managing natural areas for their natural values. Using World Heritage Areas (WHA) as an example - perhaps even as an indicator of tourism and its impacts on natural areas ? the little information available suggests that tourism is not often a threat, but that warfare, clearing for agriculture, and poaching are. Regions with an intact tourism industry are also those more likely to have an intact ecosystem. National parks do act as a catalyst for tourism growth. The question is whether tourism can deliver the financial means to undertake management to neutralize the impacts of tourism on biodiversity, or, perhaps more importantly, to fund more extensive works for biodiversity conservation? Few rigorous economic studies have been carried out to provide answers to this question; to define the link between biodiversity conservation and tourism, and to explore ways of making tourism maintain and expand the resource on which its profits are based, thus making the industry world-wide a major force for conservation.

The USA national parks in international perspective: have we learned the wrong lesson?

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 300-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Schelhas
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Local People ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Extractive Reserves

A highly polarized debate has emerged in the conservation literature about whether national parks in lesser developed countries should follow a strict protectionist model or find ways to accommodate the development and livelihood needs of local people. A number of social science critiques of national park practice and policy in lesser developed countries have argued that one of the chief problems facing national parks in particular, and biodiversity conservation in general, has been the USA national park model, often termed the ‘Yellowstone model’. This model, in which local and indigenous people and uses have been excluded from parks, has been blamed for harming local people, providing benefits to developed country interests at the expense of local people, high costs of park protection, and ineffective biodiversity conservation (Machlis & Tichnell 1985; West & Brechin 1991; Pimbert & Pretty 1995). Alternatives (henceforth referred to as ‘parks and people’ approaches) seek accommodations between parks and local people, and include community-based conservation, which promotes local involvement and/or control in park decision-making, and integrated conservation and development projects, which attempt to ensure conservation by meeting social and economic needs of local people through agroforestry, forestry, tourism, water projects, extractive reserves, and wildlife utilization.

PECULIARITIES OF FINANCING NATIONAL NATURAL PARKS IN POLAND AND UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Taras Mykytyn ◽  
Alina Yakymchuk ◽  
Jaroslaw Szymanski ◽  
Dmytro Zaitsev
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Ecosystem Functioning ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Natural Parks ◽  
History Of ◽  
Total Economic Value ◽  
The Common

The main sources of financing of national natural parks have been defined. The foreign experience in financing national parks has been analysed. The paper presents the history of creating national parks in Ukraine and Poland, gives their short characteristics. The common issues are revealed in the work of national natural parks and their specifics in each state. The basic prospects of development of the protected areas in Ukraine have been ordered. The innovative mechanisms for biodiversity conservation tools were expanded. The methodology approaches to the biodiversity conservation in the Ukraine’s national state accounts were developed and they are based on the new calculations of the economic evaluation of the natural ecosystem functioning. This technique is based on the concept of total economic value of ecosystem functioning.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Success of Conserving Biodiversity in National Parks: A Review of Case Studies from Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moses Muhumuza ◽  
Kevin Balkwill
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Human Dimension ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Metadata Analysis ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

National Parks are a cornerstone for biodiversity conservation in Africa. Two approaches are commonly used to sustain biodiversity in National Parks. Past and current studies show that both approaches are generally ineffective in conserving biodiversity in National Parks in Africa. However, there are a handful of cases where these approaches have been successful at conserving biodiversity in National Parks. The question this paper attempts to answer is why in some cases these approaches have been successful and in other cases they have failed. A metadata analysis of 123 documents on case studies about conservation of biodiversity in National Parks in Africa was conducted. A series of search engines were used to find papers for review. Results showed that all factors responsible for both the success and failure of conserving biodiversity in National Parks in various contexts were socioeconomic and cultural in nature. The highest percentage in both successful case studies (66%) and unsuccessful cases studies (55%) was associated with the creation and management of the park. These results suggest that future conservation approaches in National Parks in Africa should place more emphasis on the human dimension of biodiversity conservation than purely scientific studies of species and habitats in National Parks.

scholarly journals Landscape Level Efforts to Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal: A Review of Current Approach and Lessons Learned

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Pramod Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Transitional Zone ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Western Himalayas ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Conservation History ◽  
Landscape Level

Nepal’s location in the centre of the Himalayan range places the country in the transitional zone between the eastern and western Himalayas. Nepal’s rich biodiversity is a reflection of this unique geographical position as well as its altitudinal and climatic variations. It is recorded that Nepal has a total of 118 types of ecosystem, 75 vegetation and 35 types of forests. Nepal has put utmost efforts to conserve its rich biodiversity resources. The conservation history began formally after promulgation of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act in 1973. National parks and wildlife reserves were established across the country during the 1970s. However, very soon not only some of the adversities were faced by the local people living around the parks and reserves but also the space constraint was realized for the population distribution and dynamics. By realizing the need of people’s participation in the conservation initiatives, country has tested the concept of different types of protected areas system such as national park, wildlife reserve, conservation areas, and buffer zones over the years. Taking the advantage of new progresses in conservation biology, Nepal adopted landscape level approach to biodiversity conservation and implemented such approaches in some of the key areas since 2000s. This paper discusses Nepal’s effort in implementing landscape level approach to biodiversity conservation and the lessons learned at national context.

scholarly journals Tourism in Kenya's national parks: A cost-benefit analysis

SURG Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Hubert Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Wildlife Species ◽  
The World ◽  
The Cost

East Africa is home to some of the most stunning wildlife in the world. With tourism in the region’s wildlife parks growing in popularity, it is imperative to evaluate the socioeconomic and environmental costs and benefits of this expanding industry. This study conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the various impacts that tourism has brought to Kenya’s national parks by monetarily valuating each impact. While the results of this cost-benefit analysis suggest that the benefits far outweigh the costs, even when non-measurable costs are considered, a number of fundamental issues must be addressed in order to improve the cost-benefit balance. The results are likely to be representative of the overall state of tourism in Kenya’s national parks and expose key areas where improvements can be made. Improvements to tourism in Kenya’s national parks can have positive implications for local people, the environment, wildlife species, tourists, and biodiversity conservation. Keywords: tourism; national parks; Kenya; cost-benefit analysis

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