Effectiveness of community involvement in delivering conservation benefits to the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIDDHARTHA B. BAJRACHARYA ◽  
PETER A. FURLEY ◽  
ADRIAN C. NEWTON
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
Annapurna Conservation Area ◽  
Pellet Counts ◽  
Himalayan Tahr

Community-based approaches to decision-making in the management of protected areas are increasingly being implemented in many areas. However information on the outcome of these approaches for conservation is often lacking. In this study, the effectiveness of community-based approaches for conservation of biodiversity was examined in Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) (Nepal) through a combination of ecological assessments and social surveys undertaken both within and outwith ACA. Forest basal area and tree species diversity were found to be significantly higher inside ACA than in neighbouring areas outside. The mean density of cut tree stumps was significantly lower inside ACA, associated with a decline in use of fuelwood as an energy source over the past decade. Social surveys also indicated that wild animal populations have increased inside ACA since the inception of community-based conservation. Observations of animal track counts, pellet counts and direct observations of selected species such as barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak) and Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) indicated higher abundances within ACA. The community-based management has been successful in delivering conservation benefits in ACA, attributable to changing patterns of resource use and behaviour among local communities, increased control of local communities over their local resources, increased conservation awareness among local people resulting from environmental education, and the development and strengthening of local institutions such as Conservation Area Management Committees (CAMC). However, these positive achievements are threatened by the current political instability in Nepal.

scholarly journals Regulatory Compliance of Community-Based Conservation Organizations: Empirical Evidence from Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9420
Author(s):  
Nabin Baral ◽  
Joel T. Heinen
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
Annapurna Conservation Area ◽  
Conservation Organizations ◽  
Legally Binding Regulations

Community-based conservation in the developing world generally puts more emphasis on voluntary commitments and compliance rather than enforcement of formal laws and regulations for the governance of protected areas. However, as with other forms of organizational management, once institutions are established, they are required to comply with all relevant, legally binding regulations. Furthermore, it is broadly assumed that compliance with established regulations is critical for good governance. In this paper, we review these matters through an empirical study of Conservation Area Management Committees’ degree of compliance with regulations under Nepalese law, within the Annapurna Conservation Area—one of the best-known community-based protected areas worldwide—based on quantitative content analysis of the committees’ meeting minutes from 2008 to 2012. According to the established rules, two to four women and one to five minorities serve as committee members in each instance. On average, fewer members than expected attended meetings, and the number of decisions made per meeting showed a curvilinear relationship with the number of members present as well as their demographic diversity. Of the 13 committees selected for study, only two met the legal mandate of holding six regular meetings annually within two-month intervals. In all the other cases, non-compliance was noted for one to all five years of the committees’ terms. In general, compliance declined over the five-year terms, and some committees were significantly less-compliant than others. Although enforceable decisions were made within both compliant and non-compliant committees, several problems of non-compliance were identified that may affect conservation outcomes. We suggest several possible reasons for non-compliance and argue that these may be symptoms of institutional weaknesses. Organizations that fail to meet their commitments risk liability and may also lose the formal legal authority to govern. Regular monitoring is recommended to address compliance issues.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM DI DESA WISATA PUTON WATU NGELAK KABUPATEN BANTUL

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Mesalia Kriska ◽  
Riesma Andiani ◽  
Theresia Grace Yunindi Simbolon
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
High Participation ◽  
Cultural Performances

Puton Watu Ngelak Tourism Village is one of the tourist villages that implements Community Based Tourism, so that it requires community participation in its management. This Tourism Village presents the beauty of natural resources in the form of Opak River and Watu Ngelak site, combined with art and cultural performances that are requires an educational content. The contribution of local communities in the formation and development of Puton Watu Ngelak Tourism Village is interesting to study in relation to the realization of community empowerment in rural areas. The research method used is descriptive analytical. This research was conducted in Puton Hamlet with research informants, namely residents of Puton Hamlet This research uses primary and secondary data and the data are collected through observation and interview. Data analysis will be conducted descriptively by presenting the percentage of community involvement in the management of Puton Watu Ngelak Tourism Village. The results showed that community performed high participation of labour and idea. On the other hand, their participation in providing materials is still low/minimum because they prioritize their family needs rather than the tourism village development.

Community Dimensions of Smuggling: The Case of Afghanistan and Somalia

2018 ◽  
Vol 676 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nassim Majidi
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
The West ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strength Of Ties

This article uses an ecological systems approach to detail community involvement in smuggling in Afghanistan and Somalia—two countries that have similar patterns of irregular outmigration to the West and geopolitical and human security dynamics. I emphasize community connections and family ties as the key points around which irregular migration takes place and smuggling persists. In both of these countries, smugglers are members of local communities. The social organization of smuggling is strongest at community-based points of origin, then weakens as migrants and smugglers get farther from their homes, owing to a growing diversity of actors, cultures, and languages. By analyzing the strength of ties in communities involved in smuggling, the dynamics of referrals and guarantees, and interactions across various distances, this analysis takes the focus away from the causal and economic logic of smuggling to delve instead into its relational dimensions.

Community-Based Tourism and Local People's Perceptions Towards Conservation

2022 ◽  
pp. 56-82
Author(s):  
Jim Ayorekire ◽  
Francis Mugizi ◽  
Joseph Obua ◽  
Grace Ampaire
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽  
Conservation Values ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Uganda is among the most bio-diverse countries and a competitive wildlife-based tourism destination in the world. Community-based tourism approach has been adopted in the country's conservation areas as a strategy to ensure that local communities benefit and support wildlife conservation. This chapter analyses local communities' perceptions of conservation and the benefits they get from tourism in Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area. The study reveals that local communities were concerned about loss of protected resources and support their conservation irrespective of the benefits they get from tourism in the conservation area. There is need to design conservation programmes that focus on local community-conservation-benefits nexus which take into consideration the perceived conservation values, strategies for benefit sharing and incorporation of indigenous knowledge systems.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Status of Ecotourism and Related Developments in the Zimbabwe’s Component of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. p14
Author(s):  
Chenjerai Zanamwe ◽  
Edson Gandiwa ◽  
Never Muboko ◽  
Olga L. Kupika ◽  
Billy B. Mukamuri
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
The Status ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation ◽  
Transfrontier Conservation Area ◽  
Year 2000

This study analysed the status of ecotourism and related developments in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) with some specific examples drawn from Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to: (i) explore the evolution of wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprise development by local communities, and (ii) determine factors influencing local community-owned wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprises in the GLTFCA. The study was based on two data collection methods, i.e., documentary review of academic literature and reports, and key informant interviews with 30 selected stakeholders from Chipinge and Chiredzi districts conducted between January and June 2018. The findings showed that there is some progress related to initiatives to help improve community-based wildlife conservation and cross border ecotourism. However, some challenges attributed to lack of market linkages and networks, macro-economic challenges faced by Zimbabwe which escalated since the year 2000 and limited institutional capacity of community-based institutions are negatively affecting the achievement of the desired targets. It is recommended that participatory planning and enhanced involvement of the local communities in wildlife conservation and ecotourism related enterprises be prioritized.

scholarly journals KETERLIBATAN MASYARAKAT DI OBJEK WISATA PALAWA’: Studi Kasus Desa Wisata Palawa’ Kabupaten Toraja Utara

KRITIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-134
Author(s):  
Eka . ◽  
Rini Kartika Hudiono
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Youth Organization ◽  
Planning Agency ◽  
Entrepreneurial Management ◽  
Or Manager ◽  
Collection Methods

Benchmarks of the success of a tourist attraction can be seen from the involvement of the community. Community based tourism is a form of tourism development that aims to empower people in independence and decision making. This study aims to determine and analyze the involvement of local communities in the development of tourism in the Palawa’ Village and identify any obstacles that affect the involvement of local communities in the development of Palawa’ Village. This research was conducted for 6 months from September 2019. Researchers used data collection methods through interviews, observations, and documentation to the management or manager of Palawa’ Village and the community and used a descriptive qualitative approach. The results of this study indicate that lack of community involvement in Palawa’ Village. This is because not all communities have a traditional house (Tongkonan) so they cannot be directly involved and only become spectators in every activity that is held. The internal factors that influence community involvement are the low quality of education so that limited knowledge is very influential on how to manage good tourism businesses and existing entrepreneurial management knowledge. While externally, there is a lack of cooperation between tourism managers and outsiders such as the Culture and Tourism Office, Regional Planning Agency (Bappeda), Youth Organization and Pokdarwis. Researchers provide recommendations to managers to provide counseling or training to the community so that community knowledge about tourism is higher, Involving all communities and stakeholders in the development of Palawa’ Village attractions and increasing good cooperation between managers and outsiders.

Local attitudes toward community-based conservation policy and programmes in Nepal: a case study in the Makalu-Barun Conservation Area

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAI N. MEHTA ◽  
STEPHEN R. KELLERT
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
Community Forest User Groups

Community-based conservation (CBC) has been projected as the most practical approach to stem biodiversity loss in developing countries. Since CBC is 'people-centred' and experience with it is relatively new, it is important to know the views of local communities regarding implemented policies and programmes. This paper examines the attitudes of local communities toward policy and programmes implemented by a project under the CBC approach in the Makalu-Barun National Park and Conservation Area of Nepal, based on a 1996 survey of 400 people living in it.Overall, respondents did not have a particularly favourable perception of the community development programmes implemented. Strong support existed for ecotourism development in the Conservation Area. Respondents overwhelmingly endorsed community forestry. Wildlife protection remained a low priority amongst a significant majority of respondents. Some demographic and socio-economic factors exerted important influences on the attitudes of respondents. This study suggests that the project should continue addressing local development needs, encourage women's participation in community forestry, work toward dispute settlement of community forest-user groups, and allow hunting of pest wild animals, if it wants to win the support of local communities for long-term biodiversity conservation goals.

Aspek Sosial Ekonomi Masyarakat Lokal dalam Pengelolaan Desa Wisata Pantai Trisik, Kulonprogo

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Arina Pramusita ◽  
Eska Nia Sarinastiti
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Turtle Conservation ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Development Phases ◽  
Tourism Attractions

Trisik beach is one of potential tourism attraction in Banaran Village Kulonprogo, it has a lot of potential to be developed. Trisik beach offers several attractive tourism attractions such as beach, mangrove plants, turtle conservation, and agrotourism. Among its potential, agrotourism had a big chance to developed. Most of the community in Trisik beach village are actively involved and get the benefit from agriculture. The development of community based tourism requires the participation of local communities in the entire development phases starting from planning, implementation, and supervision. However, public participation is often completely overlooked. This study aims to analyzed development of tourism and formulate the model of community involvement in tourism development. The study is conducted  in Trisik beach area, Banaran, Galur, Kulonprogo. The proces of collecting data through the study literature, in depth interview, and field observation. The analytical method used is descriptive analysis.

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