Biosphere Reserves and Protected Areas: A Liaison Dangereuse or a Mutually Beneficial Relationship?

2014 ◽  
pp. 105-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Andrian ◽  
Massimo Tufano
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biosphere Reserves

Increased isolation of two Biosphere Reserves and surrounding protected areas (WAP ecological complex, West Africa)

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Clerici ◽  
Antonio Bodini ◽  
Hugh Eva ◽  
Jean-Marie Grégoire ◽  
Dominique Dulieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Ecological Complex

scholarly journals Moving beyond the illusion of participation in the governance of Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo)

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 33-54
Author(s):  
Justin Kyale Koy ◽  
Alphonse Maindo Monga Ngonga ◽  
D. Andrew Wardell
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Conservation Projects

The participation of local communities in the governance of protected areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo is challenged by several external and local factors. This article aims to understand the representation of local communities and factors that influence their participation in the governance of the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve. Three principal sources of information (archival records, focus group and semi-structured interviews) were used to collect data. The results indicate a top-down participatory approach. The cumulative failure of several projects in the context of local development has led to different perceptions by local communities of their role in the participative governance of Yangambi Biosphere Reserve. Initiatives in participatory management and local development only function during the lifetime of externally-funded projects when initiators are present in the intervention area. The results call into question formal claims made by both conservation projects and the Congolese government regarding the actual participation of local communities in the governance of Biosphere Reserves. Furthermore, although Biosphere Reserves in DRC are recognized as part of the national network of protected areas since 2002, their management is still not aligned to either the Seville Strategy or the statutory framework of the world network of Biosphere Reserves. To achieve this, local development initiatives need to focus on poverty alleviation (through the diversification of income sources, entrepreneurship, farmer training and the creation of employment opportunities) and a better understanding of local practices and cultures in the design of such projects.

LAND USE AND LAND DEGRADATION ISSUES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNESCO “MAN & BIOSPHERE” PROGRAMME

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.S. KUST ◽  
◽  
O.V. ANDREEVA ◽  
V.A. LOBKOVSKIY ◽  
V.D. SLAVKO
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Aichi Biodiversity Targets

A brief historical overview of approaches to study the problem of land use and land degradation in the MAB UNESCO program is provided. Over the past 50 years these issues remain important although the general strategic approach to their research and solving has changed from a multilateral study of land management and land degradation in different geographic and socio-economic conditions with an emphasis on natural diversity, to practices and approaches of sustainable land management in biosphere reserves, as reflected in MAB Strategy (2015-2025) and Lima Action Plan (2016-2025). Many of the MAB initiatives in the field of sustainable land management and combating land degradation have been further reflected and revised in different international programs and conventions. The development of these approaches and the integration of the MAB program with other modern activities can significantly increase the effectiveness of the results of Strategic Direction “A” of the Lima Action Plan on the use of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as models for sustainable development. Five objectives are proposed for closer cooperation of the MAB program and its network of biosphere reserves with other international and national measures for promoting sustainable land management practices and combating land degradation: 1) using biosphere reserves as priority sites and observatories for comparative assessments of indicators of land degradation neutrality (LDN) for protected areas and adjacent territories in similar bioclimatic conditions; 2) use of data obtained through the series of observations in the territory of protected areas as the most important additional or alternative indicators and measures for the LDN interpretation; 3) biosphere reserves as models for selecting effective solutions reflecting the triad of adaptive actions to avoid degradation, reduce the rate of degradation and restore previously degraded lands; 4) achieving LDN on the territory of biosphere reserves through the implementation of the Aichi biodiversity targets; 5) the use of LDN as a criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of the activities of biosphere reserves. Preliminary results of the LDN assessment for Central Chernozem State Natural Biosphere Reserve and Middle Volga Integrated Biosphere Reserve and their adjacent territories provided to demonstrate the possibility of performing some of the objectives listed.

Cognisance, participation and protected areas in the Yucatan Peninsula

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISABEL RUIZ-MALLÉN ◽  
HELEN NEWING ◽  
LUCIANA PORTER-BOLLAND ◽  
DIANA J. PRITCHARD ◽  
EDUARDO GARCÍA-FRAPOLLI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Yucatan Peninsula ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Local People ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Yucatán Peninsula ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Resource Support

SUMMARYLocal people's involvement in the management of conservation initiatives is central to ongoing debates on the relative merits of distinct biodiversity conservation models. Since different governance models provide distinct opportunities for local people to participate in the management of protected areas, their knowledge of these governance models and motivation to collaborate will vary. This paper analyses cognisance and participation in (1) government-imposed biosphere reserves and (2) community conservation areas, in which ecotourism projects take place. Qualitative and quantitative data (n = 205) were gathered in two indigenous communities in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Whereas local cognisance of community-driven conservation initiatives is not always greater than cognisance of government-imposed Biosphere Reserves, local participation is always greater. Cognisance of and participation in conservation initiatives depend on the management approach, extent of external resource support, and a community's social organization. Gender and land holding status influence access to information about conservation initiatives, since men with land rights had more access than other people. More participatory mechanisms for decision-making and direct communication strategies between managers and local people are required to improve communities’ involvement in conservation.

scholarly journals ПРИРОДНО-ЗАПОВІДНИЙ ФОНД ТЕРНОПІЛЬСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ: СТАН, ПРОБЛЕМИ ТА ШЛЯХИ ЇХ ВИРІШЕННЯ

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
О. Yu. Маiorova ◽  
N. M. Yurkevych ◽  
M. Z. Prokopiak
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Reserve Fund

The development of the nature reserve fund of Ternopil region over the last 30 years has been analyzed and the current situation has been assessed. A significant increase in the number (by 236 units) of protected areas and an insignificant increase of area of the nature reserve fund (by 21.34 kha) have been showed. There are 643 objects in the nature reserve fund of Ternopil region (January 1, 2020). The nature reserve fund of this region includes all categories of protected areas except for biosphere reserves. The nature reserve fund of Ternopil region is able to ensure rational and effective reproduction and preservation of landscapes, unique natural objects, valuable and rare species of flora and fauna. The problems in the formation of the nature reserve fund of this region have been identified. There are such problems as low percentages of nature reserves and strict nature reserves; high insularization index, low degree of landscape representativeness; unregulated and unauthorized anthropogenic activities. The measures of effective functioning of the protected areas network has been suggested. The action points include such measures as an increase of the area of the nature reserve fund of Ternopil region to the average level in Europe (15 %); increasing the area of ecologically unstable areas to 50 ha; creating the conditions necessary for the preservation, restoration and balanced use of protected areas; reducing the anthropogenic load on protected objects; raising public awareness of tourist and educational services provided by protected areas.

Transboundary biosphere reserves: a new framework for cooperation

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIET J. FALL
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
The Face ◽  
Political Borders ◽  
Transboundary Protected Areas ◽  
International Boundaries ◽  
New Framework

Despite the increasing call for cooperation amongst the states parties to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (UNTS 3069; see especially its Articles 5, 17, 18 and 20), the management of protected areas adjacent to political borders is rarely thought of as a common necessity for neighbouring countries. Setting up a zone dedicated to conservation is already a formidable challenge in the face of strongly competing interests for land. Bringing this about with two or more sovereign states sometimes seems a ‘gratuitous layer of complexity that spells almost certain failure’ (Westing 1998b). Nevertheless, transboundary protected areas are becoming increasingly common (IUCN, unpublished 1998). In fact, no less than 136 such protected area complexes involving over 406 individual protected areas and 112 different international boundaries (Zbicz & Green 1997) have been identified around the world. If proposed areas are also included, this figure can be pushed up to 200 complexes (Brunner 1998).

(Dis)agreements in the management of conservation conflicts in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-303
Author(s):  
Malena Oliva ◽  
Eduardo García-Frapolli ◽  
Luciana Porter-Bolland ◽  
Salvador Montiel
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Conflict Solution ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Determining Factor

SummaryTo manage widespread conservation conflicts, building a shared understanding among the parties involved has been considered key. However, there is little empirical evidence of the role this understanding might play in the context of imposed biosphere reserves. Using semi-structured and in-depth interviews in two communities within the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, we explored whether or not there is a shared understanding of conflicts between local people and reserve managers, and we analysed its contribution to conflict management. We found that a shared understanding is not a determining factor when the conflict solution demands actions that exceed stakeholders’ functions. While a shared understanding helps with the global process of conflict management, there are other challenges: local impairment resulting from the exclusionary creation and the operation of protected areas and the need for action to solve a conflict that exceeds the functions of stakeholders.

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