The deep historical geography of environmental justice: accumulation, conservation and national park planning in Sweden

This paper analyzes the processes by which the Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan (Indonesia) was established, along with the management activities implemented and the impacts of such activities on local communities. Employing an environmental justice lens, which revolved around procedural, recognition, and distribution issues, we found that local communities were not adequately consulted or involved in the establishment and management of the national park. Furthermore, approaches to mitigate the adverse impacts failed to fully consider the diverse cultures and customs with different livelihood strategies surrounding the park. The research also found that the options made available for local livelihoods were limited and did not meet specific needs and demands of certain ethnic groups. Overall, the transformation of the Sebangau production forest into a conservation area significantly disrupted local livelihoods and led to pronounced adverse economic, social, and cultural impacts. Thus, adequate attention to environmental justice must be made if park authorities are to improve the social acceptability of the national park. They should meaningfully engage the local communities in decision-making procedures related to park management, because they are directly impacted by the park. The authorities should also understand the different sociocultural aspects related to the local people surrounding the park and their different needs and livelihood strategies. Finally, the livelihood alternatives should be carefully assessed, and locals should be adequately consulted to ensure that these are socially and culturally accepted.

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Customary and Traditional Knowledge in Canadian National Park Planning and Management: A Process View

Social Science and Natural Resource Recreation Management ◽

10.4324/9780429306365-9 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 125-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert Graham ◽

Robert J. Payne

Keyword(s):

Traditional Knowledge ◽

National Park ◽

Park Planning ◽

Planning And Management ◽

Process View

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Evaluation of Prioritized Natural Landscape Conservation Areas for National Park Planning in China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12051840 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 1840 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ao Du ◽

Weihua Xu ◽

Yi Xiao ◽

Tong Cui ◽

Tianyu Song ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Parks ◽

National Park ◽

Landscape Conservation ◽

Natural Ecosystems ◽

Conservation Areas ◽

Natural Landscape ◽

Priority Areas ◽

Park Planning ◽

Natural Landscapes ◽

Four Levels

Protecting representative natural ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and unique natural landscapes are the main considerations in China’s national park planning. Here, we mapped the distribution of China’s natural landscapes and evaluated their protection values for national park planning and construction. Grading evaluation methods combining standard comparison, inventory method, and expert consultation were used, and four levels of natural landscapes were identified. Furthermore, priority areas for national parks establishment were also proposed. Of all the landscapes evaluated, 76 were extremely important, 481 were important, 2070 were moderately important, and 1213 were slightly important. A total number of 67 priority areas for natural landscapes were identified with a total area of 1,218,000 km2. They comprised land and sea areas of 1,148,000 and 69,000 km2, respectively. We suggest strengthening natural landscape protection by establishing natural parks in priority areas. Our study will contribute to the effective protection of natural landscapes in China.

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL PARK PLANNING: COMMENT NO. 1

Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien ◽

10.1111/j.1541-0064.1979.tb00651.x ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 172-173

Author(s):

H.G. Kariel

Keyword(s):

Public Participation ◽

National Park ◽

Park Planning

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Environmental Justice and Women Empowerment in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda): Case Study of Kitabi Women Handcrafts Cooperative

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change ◽

10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i230098 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 77-87

Author(s):

Gloriose Umuziranenge

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Environmental Justice ◽

Natural Resources ◽

National Park ◽

Family Relations ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Women Empowerment ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

High Interest Rate ◽

Women's Voices

In the framework of the community participation in conservation in Rwanda, a women handcraft cooperative was established in 2011 in the surrounding of Nyungwe National Park in Kitabi sector and Nyamagabe District. It aimed to empower economically and socially wives of former hunters who were themselves relying on natural resources and involved in harvesting different resources in park for making handcraft products. The empowerment was intended to reduce the reliance to natural resources and to contribute to the protection of the park. The objective of the study was to investigate and examine women’s experiences about their empowerment through environmental justice, in terms of distributive and procedural justice and challenges faced by women. In doing so, participants were purposively selected in women handicraft cooperative and in administration bodies. With regards to data collection and analysis, semi-structured interviews and content analysis were used. The findings showed that women are socially and economically empowered. In terms of economic empowerment, access to financial loans, savings, employment and income generating projects are the major indicators of the empowerment. Improved capacity building and family relations are major concerns of social handcraft cooperative members. Regarding the participation of women in decision-making process, the findings are controversial. However, it is still limited because of the dominance of top-down approach that does not consider enough women’s voices and suggestions in decision making. Cooperative women members perceive and consider the process of communication and decision-making as passive because they are almost absent in the monitoring and evaluation processes. The participation of the community members including women only appears through meetings with or without elected representatives. The process of women empowerment is still limited by some challenges such as crop raiding, complicated and slow compensation process, high interest rate and slow process of loan and inadequate communication. The partnership approach is then recommended so as to consider women’s needs and voices in the implementation of natural resources conservation policies.

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