期刊
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
卷 272, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109598
关键词
West Africa; Stakeholder perception; Participatory management; Public -private partnership; Q methodology; Collaborative governance
资金
- Belgian Directorate General Development Cooperation (DGD)
- CEBioS program
- Belgian Science Policy Office-BELSPO [BL/58/UN32]
- FNRS [T.0262.18]
Sustainable management of protected areas is a common strategy to counter global biodiversity loss. However, conflicts between conservation and human livelihoods are increasing, leading to conservation conflicts. Understanding stakeholders' perceptions and mapping discourses is crucial in addressing these conflicts.
A common strategy to counteract global biodiversity loss is sustainable management of protected areas. However, as protection of nature sometimes conflicts with human livelihoods and involves stakeholders with different interests, conservation conflict is globally on the rise. These conflicts can hamper sustainable development, social equity and effective biodiversity conservation. Understanding perceptions of different stakeholders and mapping discourses is key in this respect. In this study, we investigated conservation conflict in the Pendjari National Park in Benin, West Africa. The conservation conflict was fueled in part by a shift from state-led collaborative management to a public-private partnership. Pendjari is the largest remaining savannah ecosystem in West Africa and home to several threatened megafauna species. Using Q methodology, we identified two distinct discourses among stakeholders. The first discourse, supported mainly by formally educated people with non-agricultural jobs, focuses on the limitation of anthropogenic activities in favor of biodiversity conservation. The second discourse is mostly supported by people with a lower education level and a direct dependency on the land. They agree there is a need for conservation but even more so for viable alternatives to ensure people's livelihoods. The identification of these discourses and their underlying drivers can be included into future decision-making processes and management of the Pendjari National Park.
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