Littering in protected areas: a conservation and management challenge – a case study from the Autonomous Region of Madrid, Spain

SUMMARYWith some exceptions, local populations’ opinions are not considered sufficiently important in developing policies related to protected areas (PAs), despite their recognized effect on conservation and management. This paper surveys the views and the activities performed by residents living inside or near the 10 PAs of the densely-populated, industrialized Autonomous Region of Madrid, with a view toward better informing their management. The degree of knowledge, perception of conservation state, activities performed inside them and stated importance were assessed, and the hypothesis that the economic valuation of PAs had decreased between 2006/2007 and 2009 as a result of Spain's economic crisis was tested using the contingency valuation method. Local populations valued PAs highly, despite their limited use of them and their moderate perception of the conservation state of these areas. The objective valuation of PAs (measured by three economic variables) remained high among the local populations at the peak of the economic crisis (assessed by the gross domestic product growth), although declared economic support for PAs had significantly shifted towards a ‘pay per use’ scheme.

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Integrating Geoheritage into the Management of Protected Areas: Proposal for the Itatiaia National Park, Brazil

10.21203/rs.3.rs-862530/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vanessa Costa Mucivuna ◽

Maria da Glória Motta Garcia ◽

Emmanuel Reynard ◽

Pedro Augusto da Silva Rosa

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

National Park ◽

Management Plan ◽

International Union ◽

Management Plans ◽

Geomorphological Features ◽

Conservation And Management

Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has created many initiatives to integrate geodiversity and geoheritage into the management of protected areas through a broader concept of nature. Many protected areas, however, do not have an inventory of geoheritage sites. In view of this fact, this study aims to discuss the geoheritage inventory and to analyse, through a case study, how geodiversity is described in an existing management plan, prepared before IUCN included geoheritage in the Manual for the Management of Protected Areas. This study was conducted in the Itatiaia National Park, which has outstanding geological and geomorphological features. To ensure appropriate assessment of geological sites (including geomorphological, hydrological, petrological, sedimentary, structural sites, etc.), we took inventory of geoheritage and then analysed how the management plan addresses geodiversity. The geoheritage inventory includes 17 geosites distributed in six geological frameworks, seven geodiversity sites and three viewpoints. We concluded that although geodiversity is mentioned in the plan, the geoheritage inventory would facilitate and support the exploration of management possibilities that range from protection to education. Therefore, we recommend the inclusion of geoheritage inventory in the management plans of protected areas because it is a valuable tool for the proper conservation and management of geoheritage.

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Protected areas and extractive hegemony: A case study of marine protected areas in the Qikiqtani (Baffin Island) region of Nunavut, Canada

Geoforum ◽

10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.01.011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 120 ◽

pp. 208-217

Author(s):

Warren Bernauer ◽

Robin Roth

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Marine Protected Areas ◽

Baffin Island ◽

Island Region

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

Global Ecology and Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01451 ◽

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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Rights of Nature Versus Nature Conservation Rights of Nature Versus Conventional Nature Conservation: International Lessons from Australia’s Tarkine Wilderness

Environmental Policy and Law ◽

10.3233/epl-201066 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Benjamin Richardson ◽

Nina Hamaski

Keyword(s):

Nature Conservation ◽

New Zealand ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Research Question ◽

Natural World ◽

Important Research ◽

Rights Of Nature ◽

Conceptual Shift ◽

Important Research Question

The rights-of-nature model is gaining traction as an innovative legal approach for nature conservation. Although adopted in several countries, it remains in its infancy, including in Australia. An important research question is whether rights of nature will offer superior environmental outcomes compared to traditional nature conservation techniques including creation of protected areas. This article investigates that question through a case study of the Tarkine wilderness, in the Australia state of Tasmania. It first identifies key lessons from existing international experience with affirmation of rights of nature, such as in New Zealand and Ecuador. The article then explores how rights of nature could apply in Australia’s Tarkine region and their value compared to existing or potential protected areas and other nature conservation measures under Australian or Tasmanian law. Affirming rights of nature represents a major conceptual shift in how people via the law relate to the natural world, but whether the model offers practical benefits for nature conservation depends on a variety of conditions, in addition to the need to address broader societal drivers of environmentaldegradation.

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Discussion on Curst Maturity and Uranium Metallogenic Favourability-Case-study of Laoyaquan Granite Pluton in Eastern Junggar, Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition ◽

10.1111/1755-6724.12381_23 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 88 (s2) ◽

pp. 1383-1384

Author(s):

Jiye SONG ◽

Minkuan QIN ◽

Yuqi CAI

Keyword(s):

Granite Pluton ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

Xinjiang Autonomous Region

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CONTRIBUIÇÕES DAS ÁREAS MARINHAS PROTEGIDAS PARA A CONSERVAÇÃO E A GESTÃO DO AMBIENTE MARINHO

Raega - O Espaço Geográfico em Análise ◽

10.5380/raega.v7i0.3351 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Jérôme FOURNIER ◽

Andrea De CASTRO PANIZZA

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

Marine Environment ◽

Marine Protected Areas ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Economic Value ◽

Marine Biodiversity ◽

The Third ◽

Conservation And Management ◽

Reserve Effect

Este artigo apresenta os diferentes aspectos da proteção do ambiente litorâneo abordando três pontos essenciais. O primeiro evoca a instalação de áreas marinhas protegidas (AMP) em um contexto socioeconômico e político, destacando seu funcionamento e a noção de efeito reserva. O segundo mostra a importância das AMP na proteção da biodiversidade marinha. Finalmente, o terceiro ponto exemplifica a avaliação do meio natural e aborda, de maneira geral, o valor econômico das espécies e da Natureza na ocorrência de degradação. Contributions of the marine protected areas for the conservation and management of the marine environment Abstract This article presents the various aspects of the littoral environmental protection by approaching three important points. The first evokes the installation of the marine surfaces protected in a socio-economic and political context. The operation of the reserves and the concept of reserve effect are explained. The second explains the interest of MPA to protect the marine biodiversity. Lastly, the third point shows the evaluation of the natural environment and more generally of the economic value of the species and Nature in the event of degradation.

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