scholarly journals LOCAL PERCEPTIONS OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ELEPHANTS AND BORASSUS AETHIOPUM MART. (ARECACEAE) IN THE PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK IN BENIN

2017 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliano S. H. Houndonougbo ◽  
Valère K. Salako ◽  
Rodrigue Idohou ◽  
Fortuné A. Azihou ◽  
Achille E. Assogbadjo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
National Park ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Local People ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Elephant Population ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Borassus Aethiopum

Elephants are reported to have a dramatic impact on woodyvegetation in protected areas. Careful control of elephant and wood species populations is therefore crucial to successful biodiversity management in such ecosystems. The perceptions of local people and protected areas managers could very usefully supple- ment classic ecological surveys and monito- ring to achieve this goal. This study assessed the perceptions of managers and local people regarding the causes, damage, consequences and management options of elephant pres- sure on the declining dioecious palm Boras- sus aethiopum. The study was conducted in the Pendjari National Park, which is part of the W-Arly-Pendjari transboundary complex of reserves in West Africa. Semi-structured inter- views were conducted with 53 respondents belonging to three socio-professional cate- gories: administrators, ecoguards and local professional hunters. Relative frequency of citation and the Pearson correlation were used to assess the consensus and concordance of their perceptions, respectively. The respon- dents reported a steep increase in the number of elephants in the Pendjari National Park, which they attributed to significant elephant migration from transboundary parks where poaching pressure was perceived as high. This has resulted in high pressure on tree species including B. aethiopum. Despite differences in professional outlook, consensual and concor- dant opinions were noted among administra- tors, ecoguards and local professional hunters on the relationship between B. aethiopum and elephants. A regional approach aiming to pro- tect the elephant population (low poaching) in the W-Arly-Pendjari complex and other neighbouring reserves was suggested in order to limit elephant migration.

ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY FACTORS CAUSING POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE LOCAL PERCEPTIONS ON PROTECTED AREAS/SVARBIAUSIŲ VEIKSNIŲ, LEMIANČIŲ ATSAKOMYBĘ DĖL VEIKLOS SAUGOMOSE TERITORIJOSE, ĮVERTINIMAS/ ОЦЕНКА ГЛАВНЫХ ФАКТОРОВ, ОБУСЛАВЛИВАЮЩИХ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ ЗА ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ НА ОХРАНЯЕМЫХ ТЕРРИТОРИЯХ

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Alkan ◽  
Mehmet Korkmaz ◽  
Ahmet Tolunay
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local People ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Local Participation ◽  
Knowledge Levels ◽  
Significant Obstacle ◽  
Local Awareness

The protection of natural resources by strict rules at various legal statuses can generally cause damnification for the local people who are the users of this resource. In case the benefit loss that happens by reason of the prohibitions and limitations that are brought related to the usage of the resource is not corrected and local awareness is not created; negative local perceptions can come out pertinent to this resource and in connection with this, hostile attitudes arise related to the resource that is taken under protection. This case is a significant obstacle in front of being able to provide local participation for resource management. In this study the factors that negatively or positively affected the formation of the perceptions of the local people related to the protected areas are studied with the example of Kovada Lake National Park (KLNP). According to the findings of the study, while 25% of the local people have a positive perception on Kovada Lake National Park, the rest has a negative perception. Statistically significant differences have been found between these two groups whose perceptions show differences in terms of the knowledge levels related to the National Park and some losses of benefit that they had for benefiting from it. Santrauka Dėl griežtų teisėsaugos institucijų taikomų gamtinių išteklių apsaugos taisyklių asmenys, naudojantys šiuos išteklius, gali patirti žalos. Dėl draudimų ir ribojimų prarandama nauda negrįžta, neišugdomas ir sąmoningumas. Pateikiamas kliūties, trukdančios vietiniams žmonėms dalyvauti išteklių valdyme, pavyzdys. Veiksniai, teigiamai ar neigiamai veikiantys vietinių žmonių sąmoningumą dėl saugomos teritorijos formavimo, analizuojami Kovados ežero nacionalinio parko pavyzdžiu. Tyrimų duomenimis, 25 % vietinių gyventojų teigiamai vertino Kovados ežero nacionalinio parko apsaugą, kiti – neigiamai. Statistiškai reikšminiai šių dviejų grupių vertinimo skirtumai buvo rasti pagal suvokimą, grįstą žiniomis apie nacionalinį parką ir praradus naudą. Резюме Охрана природных ископаемых на основании строгих правил, диктуемых различными природоохранными учреждениями, может наносить урон лицам, применяющим эти ископаемые. Из-за запретов и ограничений теряется польза от использования ископаемых и в то же время не воспитывается сознательное отношение к охраняемым территориям. В статье представлен пример главных факторов, мешающих местным жителям участвовать в управлении ископаемыми. Факторы, оказывающие положительное или отрицательное воздействие на формирование сознательного отношения местных жителей к охраняемым территориям, анализируются на примере национального парка озера Ковада. На основании данных исследований 25% местных жителей положительно оценивают охрану национального парка озера Ковада, остальные – отрицательно. Статистически значимые различия найдены между этими двумя группами людей, чье представление основано на знаниях о национальном парке и наносимом ущербе.

scholarly journals Protected area management in a post-natural world: negotiated governance at the Danish Wadden Sea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cormac Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Wadden Sea ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Protected Area Management ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Large Protected Areas ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractNational parks and other large protected areas play an increasingly important role in the context of global social and environmental challenges. Nevertheless, they continue to be rooted in local places and cannot be separated out from their socio-cultural and historical context. Protected areas furthermore are increasingly understood to constitute critical sites of struggle whereby the very meanings of nature, landscape, and nature-society relations are up for debate. This paper examines governance arrangements and discursive practices pertaining to the management of the Danish Wadden Sea National Park and reflects on the relationship between pluralist institutional structures and pluralist, relational understandings of nature and landscape.

scholarly journals Linking Rural Livelihood and Conservation in Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISDL
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local People ◽  
Biological Conservation ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
Lao Cai

Creation of protected areas for biological conservation often conflicts with sustenance of livelihood of local people living inside or nearby regions. Combination between biological conservation and livelihood development has been much remained to be done in protected regions.

scholarly journals Interaction of Wildlife and People Residing near National Park Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Devendra Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Local People ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Adjoining Area ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Park Area ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Interview Questionnaire

Interaction is the relationship between organisms for food, shelter and other needs. It may be positive or negative. There is strong interaction between wildlife and local people particularly at the national park and its adjoining area. Local people are responsible for a number of problems related to protected area management. The objective of this study was to assess the causes of interactions and find out the ways for park-people management. This study has been designed to reveal the intricate relationship among the wildlife and local people. The study applied cross-sectional design and used quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect data. Research instruments namely interview, questionnaire and observation were applied for this study. In any National Park in Nepalese context relation between wildlife and local people is positive and negative. Wildlife helps in promoting and maintaining greenery. It also helps in promoting tourism in the area. Journal of Advanced Academic Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2016, Page :100-104

scholarly journals Sustainability of Wildlife Tourism: Tourist Perceptions on Threats to Wildlife Tourism in Two State Protected Areas in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
pp. 895-911
Author(s):  
Chiedza Mutanga ◽  
Edson Gandiwa ◽  
Never Muboko ◽  
Oliver Chikuta
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Local People ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Illegal Hunting ◽  
Wildlife Tourism ◽  
People Participation

The study sought to determine tourist perceptions on the threats to the sustainability of wildlife tourism using a case study of two state protected areas in Zimbabwe. Using close-ended questionnaires, we collected data from 128 tourists in December 2015. Results show respondents generally perceived all the seven tested threats as serious, i.e., illegal hunting, destruction of wildlife habitats, human-wildlife conflict, lack of involvement of local people in national park tourism, lack of benefits from the national park to local communities, negative attitudes towards tourism by local residents, and poor local community and national park relationships. Moreover, respondents generally had similar perceptions on the impacts of the threats on the sustainability of wildlife tourism regardless of their gender, age, level of education and income. We conclude tourists are more environmentally conscious and well informed of the threats to wildlife tourism in Zimbabwe, which may indicate willingness to support conservation. It is thus necessary for park management to promote local people participation in ecotourism, enhance innovative law enforcement measures as well as motivate tourists to participate in conservation. Results could help broaden policy decision-makers' knowledge base in response to sustainable wildlife tourism development challenges.

Local attitudes towards conservation and tourism around Komodo National Park, Indonesia

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Walpole ◽  
Harold J. Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Local Support ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Support

Ensuring local support for protected areas is increasingly viewed as an important element of biodiversity conservation. This is often predicated on the provision of benefits from protected areas, and a common means of providing such benefits is tourism development. However, the relationship between receipt of tourism benefits and support for conservation has not been explored. This study examined local attitudes towards protected area tourism and the effects of tourism benefits on local support for Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Komodo National Park is a flagship for tourism in a region where protected areas are becoming increasingly visited and where local support for conservation has not been investigated. Results of a questionnaire survey revealed positive attitudes towards tourism and high support for conservation (93.7%), as well as a recognition that tourism is dependent upon the existence of the park. Positive attitudes towards tourism were positively related to the receipt of economic benefits, and to support for conservation. However, a positive relationship between receipt of tourism benefits and support for conservation was not identified, suggesting that benefits from protected area conservation make no difference to local support for conservation. Local people recognized distributional inequalities in tourism benefits, and the most common complaints were of local inflation and tourist dress code. To fully identify the impacts of protected area tourism, long-term studies of local attitudes alongside traditional economic and ecological assessments are recommended.

scholarly journals EXPLORING SUBJECTS SWAPPING, AVAILABILITY AND PUPILS’ PARTICIPATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwaseyi Olubunmi Sodiya ◽  
Gunay Imanguliyeva
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
A Value ◽  
Physical Education Lesson ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

The study investigates the relationship between subject swapping, availability, and pupil participation in the physical education lesson. A quantitative survey was undertaken, and amongst 512 survey respondents, a random selection of 140 pupils was chosen. Pearson correlation was performed after descriptive statistics was used to analyze the relative frequency on the proportion of time a value occurred. The findings indicate a strong, positive relationship amongst the three variables. The response of the pupils for all parameters suggested that the school switched physical education frequently. Pupils should be given opportunity and access to physical activity on a regular basis in order to develop physically and mentally. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0748/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

The Perceived Benefits of Protected Areas in the Virunga-bwindi Massif

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Tolbert ◽  
Wellard Makambo ◽  
Stephen Asuma ◽  
Altor Musema ◽  
Benjamin Mugabukomeye
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mountain Gorilla ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework ◽  
Equity Research ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Integrated Conservation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Integrated Conservation And Development ◽  
Livelihoods Framework

SummaryDespite decades of continuous research highlighting the biological success of mountain gorilla conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi Massif, there is little knowledge of whether people living near the mountain gorilla parks perceive benefits from protected areas (PAs). This paper is the first study in the region to use the sustainable livelihoods framework to understand drivers of local perceptions of PA benefits. We used a logit regression to examine the relationship between household socioeconomic characteristics and the costs and benefits that 752 men and women living near mountain gorilla PAs reported. Integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) in the Virunga-Bwindi Massif have improved perceptions of mountain gorilla PAs, but they need to prioritize projects that improve human and social capital. The frustration voiced about inequitable benefit distribution highlights the need for further social equity research to ensure ICDPs, including revenue-sharing schemes, are managed transparently and equitably.

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