Mapping biodiversity conservation priorities for protected areas: A case study in Xishuangbanna Tropical Area, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 108741
Author(s):  
Zhongde Huang ◽  
Yang Bai ◽  
Juha M. Alatalo ◽  
Zhangqian Yang
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Tropical Area

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING CROSS CONGRUENCE BETWEEN BUTTERFLY TAXA AND ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SYSTEMATIC CONSERVATION PLANNING: A CASE STUDY FROM LESSER CAUCASUS ECOREGION OF TURKEY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Kaya özdemirel
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning ◽  
Ecological Community ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Lesser Caucasus

Cross taxa congruence was investigated between butterfly taxa and ecological community for fine spatial scale (10 × 10 km² UTM grids) in north-eastern part of Turkey. The study area was evaluated within the scope of systematic conservation planning, and analyses were performed for sets of priority protected areas composed using complementarity-based site selection software Marxan. Cross taxa congruence was subsequently examined both in species richness and ecologic complementarity. Accordingly, it has been observed that the cross-taxon congruence between butterfly taxa and ecological community was relatively better than the results of previous studies. Another remarkable finding is that ecological community was a more robust surrogate than butterfly taxa. Although the results are valuable for conservation studies, they highlight the fact that a simple surrogate-based site selection would be inadequate to represent overall biodiversity.  The weakness of congruence patterns among surrogates would also lead to gaps in biodiversity conservation. These findings therefore draw attention to the necessities of incorporating surrogates of distinct ecology or some other surrogates like environmental parameters into conservation planning. Otherwise, there may be mistakes regarding species representation and the vast majority of species may be misrepresented in protected areas and protected area plans. At this point, it should be emphasized that understating cross taxa congruence and/or relationships is a key component for efficient biodiversity conservation.

Spatial modelling of biodiversity conservation priorities in Portugal’s Montado ecosystem using Marxan with Zones

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rute Pinto ◽  
Paula Antunes ◽  
Stefan Blumentrath ◽  
Roy Brouwer ◽  
Pedro Clemente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Environmental Measures

SummarySpatial models are increasingly being used to target the most suitable areas for biodiversity conservation. This study investigates how the spatial tool Marxan with Zones (MARZONE) can be used to support the design of cost-effective biodiversity conservation policy. New in this study is the spatial analysis of the costs and effectiveness of different agro-environmental measures (AEMs) for habitat and biodiversity conservation in the Montado ecosystem in Portugal. A distinction is made between the financial costs paid to participating landowners and farmers for adopting AEMs and the broader economic opportunity costs of the corresponding land-use changes. Habitat and species conservation targets are furthermore defined interactively with the local government agency responsible for the management of protected areas, while the costs of agro-forestry activities and alternative land uses are estimated in direct consultation with local landowners. MARZONE identifies the spatial distribution of priority areas for conservation and the associated costs, some of which overlap with existing protected areas. These results provide useful insights into the trade-offs between nature conservation and the opportunity costs of protecting ecologically vulnerable areas, helping to improve current and future conservation policy design.

Integrating conservation and socioeconomic development: the potential of community nurseries in Mexican protected areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-317
Author(s):  
Adriana L Luna-Nieves ◽  
Eduardo García-Frapolli ◽  
Consuelo Bonfil ◽  
Jorge A Meave ◽  
Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Natural Protected Areas ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Funding Programme ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Governmental Funding ◽  
Economic Improvement

SummaryCommunity nurseries within natural protected areas (NPAs) represent an attractive option to link biodiversity conservation with socioeconomic development, yet their functioning lacks proper assessment. Here, we analyse the national context of community nurseries in Mexican NPAs and suggest a specific framework to evaluate their viability. First, we examine the impact of a major governmental funding programme on these projects. Next, we conduct a case study in a focal nursery to identify challenges faced by its operation. Despite the large number of community nurseries funded by the programme, current performance indicators are not suitable to assess their viability. In turn, the case study reveals this nursery’s partial success, with a clear contribution to social development but a limited impact on economic improvement and vegetation conservation. Regardless of the characteristics of individual community nurseries, we suggest a framework that is potentially useful for evaluating community nursery viability, which enables agencies to detect problems, find solutions and use resources efficiently, while balancing biodiversity conservation and development.

scholarly journals Importance of indigenous communities’ knowledge and perception in achieving biodiversity conservation: A case study from Manobo tribe of Southern Mindanao, Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
FLORENCE ROY P. SALVAÑA ◽  
SHANE LOVE T. ARNIBAL
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Management And Conservation

Abstract. Salvaña FRP, Arnibal SLT. 2019. Importance of indigenous communities’ knowledge and perception in achieving biodiversity conservation: A case study from Manobo tribe of Southern Mindanao, Philippines. Asian J Ethnobiol 2: 54-61. Indigenous communities play a relevant role for setting biodiversity management and conservation. This study aims to determine the knowledge and perceived importance of the Manobo tribe towards biodiversity. A total of 100 Manobos were included in the study to determine the knowledge and perception of indigenous communities particularly the Manobo tribe towards biodiversity. A semi-structured survey questionnaire was used to determine responses on knowledge and importance perception/ Our study found a consistent significant difference on the mean responses on knowledge and perception across gender and education attainment. Interestingly, traditional knowledge is significantly associated on the biodiversity importance perception of Manobos. Our findings suggest involving indigenous communities is equally important in achieving balanced biodiversity conservation and protection. Thus, strengthening collaborations among local government sectors and community leaders must be included in developing conservation priorities and protection.

scholarly journals Mammal conservation in Amazonia’s protected areas: A case study of Peru’s Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera del Cóndor National Park

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. e01451
Author(s):  
Jason J. Scullion ◽  
Jacqueline Fahrenholz ◽  
Victor Huaytalla ◽  
Edgardo M. Rengifo ◽  
Elisabeth Lang
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mammal Conservation
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