PARK-PEOPLE CONFLICT IN BANGLADESH: A CASE STUDY FROM CHUNATI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND DUDHPUKURIA-DHOPACHORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Conflict between people and wildlife is a foremost issue for conservation which is hard to solve when the wants of people collide in a straight line with the needs of endangered species like wild elephant. This study was carried out in the adjoining villages of two protected areas (PAs) of Chittagong region namely Dudupukuria-Dhopachori Wildlife Sanctuary (DDWS) and Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) to identify the attitude of the villagers to the PAs by measuring different received benefits and faced problems from those reserves, the interaction between human and wild elephants and the opinions of the villagers to the effectiveness of community based wildlife management. The data were collected through a quantitative household survey which includes a series of close ended, fixed response and simple questions. Crop depredation was identified as a major problem to the villagers and they received small amount of benefits for the conservation program through protected area which create negative attitude among them to the PAs. Though most of the people were willing to participate in community based conservation program, they didnot think that such kind of approach is effective to protect biodiversity in the PAs. The present study makes the recommendation to build positive attitude to the PAs, to minimize the conflict, helps in future planning programs and further research of this field.

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Understanding the Distribution, Conservation and Threats to Pangolin (Manis spp.)

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources ◽

10.33002/nr2581.6853.02124 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1-2) ◽

pp. 37-44

Author(s):

Uchita Lamichhane ◽

Basudev Pokhrel

Keyword(s):

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Animal Species ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Community Forest ◽

Community Based ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

Faecal Material ◽

Community Based Conservation ◽

The People

This article is based on the study carried out in Rani Community Forest (CF) of Makwanpur district of Nepal to assess the distribution of and key threats to pangolin along with its conservation efforts at the community level. The methodology includes searching the direct and indirect signs of pangolin (burrows, footprints, faecal material). Simple random sampling method was applied for the collection of social information related to pangolin. 130 burrows (44 new and 86 old) were recorded during the survey. Distribution of burrows was clumped type and not uniform throughout all elevations. Most of the burrows were found in the elevation range of 500-600m. Most of the people had awareness about pangolin while only few respondents had seen it directly inside the community forest. It indicates that there was occurrence of pangolin in the community forest. Key threats to Pangolin were construction activities, drying water resource, rapid urbanization, habitat loss, lack of food, overgrazing, mining, deforestation, poaching, predation of associated animal species, and forest fire. Among them the construction activities were considered as biggest threat to pangolin. Various community-based conservation programs were initiated by authorities of Rani Community Forest; however, these programs were still not effective for the conservation of pangolin.

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Community-Based Wildlife Management: A Case Study of Sika Deer in Japan

Human Dimensions of Wildlife ◽

10.1080/10871200802270141 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 416-428 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hiromasa Igota ◽

Masatsugu Suzuki

Keyword(s):

Wildlife Management ◽

Sika Deer ◽

Community Based

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Fostering Ethno-Territorial Autonomy: A Colombian Case Study of Community-based Conservation of Mangroves

Journal of Latin American Geography ◽

10.1353/lag.2014.0019 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 117-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carolina García ◽

Héctor Tavera-Escobar ◽

Carlos Vieira ◽

Carolina Rincón ◽

Elmer Rentería

Keyword(s):

Community Based ◽

Community Based Conservation

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Cape clawless otter conservation and a trout river in Zimbabwe: a case study

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605300028684 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 276-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

James Butler

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Activities ◽

Financial Returns ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Conservation ◽

The Future

A community-based conservation scheme on the upper catchment of the Kairezi River, eastern Zimbabwe, has been based on financial returns from trout fishing. Despite consistent stocking, trout catches have been declining, which undermines the justification for conservation. Fishery managers believed that Cape clawless otters Aonyx capensis preyed on trout and competed with them for food. An analysis of otter and trout diets in 1993 indicated that this was not the case and the otter was not the cause of the lack of trout. The future of the scheme and the conservation of otters in the catchment are more likely to be threatened by poaching and uncontrolled agricultural activities.

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Impact of community-based approaches to wildlife management: case study of the CAMPFIRE programme in Zimbabwe

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology ◽

10.1080/13504500709469734 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 336-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Edward Mutandwa ◽

Christopher Tafara Gadzirayi

Keyword(s):

Wildlife Management ◽

Community Based ◽

Management Case Study

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Letting Wood Rot: A Case Study on Local Perceptions of Global Conservation Initiatives (Boumba, Niger)

Ethnobiology Letters ◽

10.14237/ebl.1.2010.61 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 40-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jocelyn Müller ◽

Iro Dan Guimbo

Keyword(s):

Participant Observation ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Conservation Priorities ◽

Local Conservation ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Local Perceptions ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Conservation ◽

Conservation Actions

Although there is a pressing need for conservation in Africa and a push for such actions to be directed by the community, there is still much conflict both in academia and on the ground regarding the success and methods of community-based conservation. Employing key-informant interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation, we look at how one community has perceived the conservation actions in their village, Boumba, Niger, and the neighbouring national park, Park-W. This study examines local perceptions of the goals, priorities and methods of conservation in Park-W and the Boumba region. We demonstrate that while participants expressed positive alignment with perceived conservation goals, they did not agree with conservation priorities and felt strongly against the methods. Reframing conservation discourse in the terms of sustainable-use or adaptive management may serve to help translate much of the conservation ethic to local realities. We argue that for local conservation to be culturally sustainable, programmers of conservation must engage the community on their own terms, and recognize the value of local perceptions.

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Potential of Community Volunteers in Flood Early Warning Dissemination: A Case Study of Bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182413010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (24) ◽

pp. 13010

Author(s):

Murtuza Al-Mueed ◽

Md Rafique Ahasan Chawdhery ◽

Emmanuel Harera ◽

Riyadh A. Alhazmi ◽

Abdulmajeed M. Mobrad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Early Warning ◽

National Policy ◽

Economic Stability ◽

Community Based ◽

The People ◽

Prone Area ◽

Community Volunteers ◽

Vital Component ◽

Flood Prone Area

Flood early warning (FEW) is a vital component of disaster risk management and is particularly important for saving lives, developing a sustainable agro-based economy, economic stability, and the overall development of the people of Bangladesh as well as others. This study was conducted in a northern, flood-prone area of Bangladesh to investigate the potential of incorporating volunteers of the community to the Union Councils (UCs) to disseminate FEW alongside the top-down approach. Several studies have found that despite having a sophisticated flood forecasting technology, local communities are not reaping the benefits of it, as the existing dissemination system is inaccessible to most local people. Since risk communication takes place in a social context, this study investigated and thereby proposed that volunteerism, as a form of social capital or communal virtue, can potentially assist the community-based disaster management (CBDM) institutions in enhancing their capacity to reach the maximum population at times of flood risk. Therefore, it was confirmed that the trained volunteers need to be integrated into and endorsed by the national policy. In addition, this study also provides a number of recommendations connecting literature with policy documents of Bangladesh.

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DID LOCALISATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION SUCCEED? A CASE STUDY ON COMMUNITY-BASED SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN MA’DAERAH SEA TURTLE SANCTUARY

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies ◽

10.22452/jati.vol20no1.6 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 94-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

TSUJI Shyuji

Keyword(s):

Sea Turtle ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Conservation ◽

Turtle Conservation ◽

Sea Turtle Conservation

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Politics in African Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania

IU Journal of Undergraduate Research ◽

10.14434/iujur.v3i1.23366 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 62-65

Author(s):

Juan José Del Valle Coello

Keyword(s):

Wildlife Management ◽

Wildlife Conservation ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Conservation ◽

Adoption And Implementation ◽

The Social ◽

Promotional Materials ◽

Degree Of Control ◽

Wildlife Management Areas

Starting in the 1980’s, an increasing number of international actors have advocated for a change in wildlife and resource conservation strategies, arguing for practices allowing for greater local management in a model known as “community-based conservation.” Focusing on Tanzania, a country known for its expansive wildlife and game reserves, this investigation examines the adoption and implementation of legislation allowing for locally-administered Wildlife Management Areas (WMA’s). This paper first documents the processes motivating the introduction of WMA legislation in Tanzania, then details the legislation’s contents themselves and attempts to evaluate the social and political results as best it can, using a combination of sources including previously conducted research, promotional materials, and NGO publications.Major aspects of legislation include the following: villages themselves choose to enter into WMA agreements with investors; investors collect the revenue and deliver it to the federal government, which in turn distributes it to villages and wildlife conservation programs; and village residents themselves determine how to allocate the revenue they receive. Results have been mixed; while many villages have benefitted from income received from participation in wildlife management, there have also been instances of coercion into participating, disputes between villages regarding WMA practices, and there has been a general lack of transparency in income collection and distribution. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent recent legislation has actually given a greater degree of control to local government.

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