Through the eyes of Asa; the role of integrated conservation development programs in Ghandruk, Nepal

AbstractThe Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) is growing in popularity as Nepal’s largest protected area. The National Trust for Nature Conservation uses the sustained revenue generation from the tourism industry to implement Integrated Conservation Development Programs (ICDP). These programs focus on promoting participatory interaction with the local villages of the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) in an attempt to develop them into sovereign and self-sustaining communities. When ACAP was first established in Ghandruk to control the rapid rate of deforestation caused by increases in population and tourism, the development efforts and empowerment activities were targeted toward hotel owners. This served to marginalize the farmers and communities unrelated to the tourism industry. This study’s purpose is to examine the impact that the tourism industry has in promoting ‘people oriented’ conservation and the attitudes of Ghandruk’s marginalized populations towards ACAP’s ICDP developments, with a focus on conservation awareness. Information was gathered through semi-structured and unstructured interviews with ACAP officials, local management committee staff and marginalized populations of women and Dalits. This information was used to focus on understanding how ACAP has incorporated participation of marginal groups in Ghandruk into conservation programs. Ultimately the felling of trees for guesthouse construction resulting in the loss of natural habitat for apex predators, the absence of scientific research, and the disregard for the environmentally oriented marginal groups of Northwestern Ghandruk has placed an emphasis on tourism based development that overshadows the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources in the Annapurna Conservation Area. Keywords: Development studies, natural resources and conservation, natural resources management policy.

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USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES TO DETECT CHANGES TO THE PRINCE ALFRED HAMLET CONSERVATION AREA IN THE WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b7-475-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol XLI-B7 ◽

pp. 475-481

Author(s):

P. Duncan ◽

M. Lewarne

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Source Area ◽

Remote Sensing And Gis ◽

Western Cape ◽

Human Settlement ◽

Conservation Areas ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Gis Techniques ◽

The Impact

Understanding and identifying the spatial-temporal changes in the natural environment is crucial for monitoring and evaluating conservation efforts, as well as understanding the impact of human activities on natural resources, informing responsible land management, and promoting better decision-making. Conservation areas are often under pressure from expanding farming and related industry, invasive alien vegetation, and an ever-increasing human settlement footprint. This study focuses on detecting changes to the Prince Alfred Hamlet commonage, near Ceres in the Cape Floral Kingdom. It was chosen for its high conservation value and significance as a critical water source area. The study area includes a fast-growing human settlement footprint in a highly productive farming landscape. There are conflicting development needs as well as risks to agricultural production, and both of these threaten the integrity of the ecosystems which supply underlying services to both demands on the land. Using a multi-disciplinary approach and high-resolution satellite imagery, land use and land cover changes can be detected and classified, and the results used to support the conservation of biodiversity and wildlife, and protect our natural resources. The aim of this research is to study the efficacy of using remote sensing and GIS techniques to detect changes to critical conservation areas where disturbances can be understood, and therefore better managed and mitigated before these areas are degraded beyond repair.

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Dampak Pengembangan Pantai Kilo Lima pada Masyarakat Lokal di Kota Luwuk Kabupaten Banggai

PUSAKA (Journal of Tourism Hospitality Travel and Business Event) ◽

10.33649/pusaka.v2i2.61 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 136-144

Author(s):

Anda Prasetyo Ery ◽

Dharma Kuba ◽

Ariesta Ariesta

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Local Communities ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Tourism development often does not pay attention to the preservation of natural resources and local culture which are also affected by tourism development and considers that the tourism industry is an industry whose existence is interrelated. This research is descriptive research in the form of written or oral words from people and observable behavior and to be able to better identify the variables to be examined in relation to them and aims to present a structured, factual, and accurate description of the facts -fact and the relationship between the variables to be studied. From the results of the study there are positive and negative impacts that arise. Both environmental, socio-cultural, and economic impacts on local communities who are the main actors who feel the impact of tourism development. The community has felt the positive impact provided by the tourism sector. Although there are still negative impacts that are also felt.

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Integrated conservation and development project life cycles in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal: Is development overpowering conservation?

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-006-9143-5 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 16 (10) ◽

pp. 2903-2917 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Nabin Baral ◽

Marc J. Stern ◽

Joel T. Heinen

Keyword(s):

Development Project ◽

Life Cycles ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Conservation And Development ◽

Annapurna Conservation Area ◽

Is Development ◽

Integrated Conservation ◽

Project Life ◽

Integrated Conservation And Development

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The Impact of Land Act of 1995 on Customary, State and Church Lands

Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS) ◽

10.35544/jjeoshs.v3i1.26 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Dominic Mulenga Mukuka

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Land Management ◽

Management Policy ◽

Efficient System ◽

Land Conflicts ◽

Land System ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact ◽

The Church

The article sets out to examine the concept of customary or traditional land within the context of Zambia’s dual land system that is categorized as: customary/traditional land. In turn, the traditional land is controlled, allocated, and regulated through the Chiefs. Then there is formal land that is owned and controlled by the State through the Commissioner of Lands who works in consultation with the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Ministry of Local Government and its District Councils. The article will thus examine the history of dual land system in Zambia; and will further evaluate the Land Act of 1995, whose purpose was to propose a wave of new land system reforms. The latter was intended to establish a more efficient system of land tenure conversion in Zambia. The article also examines the administration of conversion process of traditional/customary and State land. The article sets out on the premise that without effective tenure conversion policies in administering land, sustainable development in both traditional or customary and State areas will be hampered. To this effect, the issue of boundaries in customary or traditional communities will be discussed as a way of building territorial integrity and land management in customary land, through cadastral surveys that is apparent with the rise in population and demand for market-based activities in rural areas. The article will argue that without clearly defined systems of administration and demarcation of boundaries, between customary/traditional and State/formal lands in Zambia, this process will be prone to more land conflicts hindering socio-economic progress. Hence, the aim of the article is to investigate how the United Church of Zambia’s land has been administered and managed, considering the fact that most of its land is based both in customary/traditional areas that are controlled by the Chiefs and formal or State lands that are largely controlled by the government institutions. The methodology that will be used in or der to examine how the United Church of Zambia manages and administer its land will be qualitative methodology. The article will conclude that there is need for the United Church of Zambia to develop a land management policy that will assist the Church to manage and administer its lands that is both located in the traditional and government areas. Above all, the Church needs to ensure that leasehold conversion that is both customary and traditional authorities through the local Chiefs and the government through its Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, Commissioner of Lands, together with the Ministry of Local Government are legitimately acquired.

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USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES TO DETECT CHANGES TO THE PRINCE ALFRED HAMLET CONSERVATION AREA IN THE WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprsarchives-xli-b7-475-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol XLI-B7 ◽

pp. 475-481

Author(s):

P. Duncan ◽

M. Lewarne

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Source Area ◽

Remote Sensing And Gis ◽

Western Cape ◽

Human Settlement ◽

Conservation Areas ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Gis Techniques ◽

The Impact

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Ecotourism in Annapurna Conservation Area: Potential, Opportunities and Challenges

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources ◽

10.33002/nr2581.6853.03044 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 49-73

Author(s):

Bishow Poudel ◽

Rajeev Joshi

Keyword(s):

Group Discussion ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Green Economy ◽

Current Status ◽

Primary Data ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Long Run ◽

Annapurna Conservation Area ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Ecological Tourism

Ecotourism as a component of the sustainable green economy is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry, because of its superiority compared to other types of tourism in terms of the responsibility towards people, nature and environment. In the long run, people can also be benefitted from ecotourism. This research explores the fundamental potential, challenges and opportunities of developing ecotourism in Ghorepani village of Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), the first and largest mountainous protected area in Nepal. Primary data were collected through preliminary field visit, questionnaire survey of households, key informant interviews, focus group discussion and direct field observation. The Ghorepani village of ACA attracts many tourists because of its beautiful natural landscape, biodiversity richness, snow-capped mountains, sunrise from Poon hills and different Rhododendron forests. Overall, the key finding of this article outlines the current status, potentials, strengths, weakness, opportunities and challenges in ecological tourism development. On that basis, Ghorepani village of ACA needs to be improved with multiple outreach activities, especially to resource-dependent households.

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Effectiveness of the Integrated Conservation and Development Program (ICDP) in conserving wildlife in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal

International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.5897/ijbc11.060 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Ashok P. Ojha

Keyword(s):

Development Program ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Conservation And Development ◽

Annapurna Conservation Area ◽

Integrated Conservation ◽

Integrated Conservation And Development

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Assessing the Visitors Motivation and Satisfaction in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

World Journal of Social Science Research ◽

10.22158/wjssr.v2n2p160 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 160 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Asantael W. Melita

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Marketing Strategies ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Pull Factor ◽

Income Status ◽

Leading Industry ◽

Push Factor ◽

Resources Development

Tourism Industry in Sub Sahara Region has been operating on competition poses basing on the same resources which are wildlife and nature as the products in service. Many of the areas to visit by the tourists are still natural and some of them are exist under diminishing status because of the use since establishment. That needs resources engineering to motivate the tourists who wish to visit and are mostly changing the tourism tests all the time. Tanzania has about 30% of its territorial land for Natural resources where tourism is basically commenced. Tourism is a leading industry that contributes about 7.1% to the Tanzania GDP; therefore it needs some resources rehabilitation and re-designed to motivate the visitations.Ngorongoro Conservation being one of the protected areas in Tanzania gets about half of the tourists (611,767 by 2014) who visit Tanzania (1,410,156 by 2014). The resources for tourism are in different status i.e., Developed and Over utilized, Developed and Underutilized, Undeveloped and over utilized, Undeveloped and underutilized. These are the areas that needs status evaluation and developed to motivate the visitors for more stay in the Ngorongoro area and realize more revenue gains.With 725 questionnaires collected during survey, visitors category identified and their expectations were measured and all that revealed the fact that the Ngorongoro resources needs rehabilitation (Push factor) to motivate the visitors to select the area as a destination to visit (pull factor). Capacities for a tourist buy a vacation were measured through income of the respondents which is important factor during resources development to motivate the tourists. The response from Non residents respondents were 40% who they earned less than $50,000/year, which is more than those under 29 years old (33%) and 77% earned under $100,000/year. Only 7% claimed an income over $250,000/year which would be considered upper middle to wealthy in Western societies.With the income status, awareness of the Ngorongoro as destinations were measured and level of package for visitation were measured. The findings revealed that most of the visitors know the Ngorongoro from Tour Operators package or programs (29.2%) of the respondents against the NCAA trade fairs and Expo attending campaign (2.2%). The marketing strategies for Ngorongoro Conservation area should look the possibilities to creating imagination impacts to the visitors before their arrivals to the NCA. It was further discovered that there is no enough efforts have been put on resourced development and use of the available resources to motivate the tourists. More effort is required for marketing the unique resources available in Ngorongoro Conservation Area; convince more stay of the tourists, accruing more revenue and maneuver the a challenge over the tourism threats identified in the area.

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