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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 200, 期 -, 页码 217-228出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.078
关键词
Conservation policy; Tourism revenue sharing; Resource access; Human-wildlife conflict; Adaptive management; Species abundance
资金
- National Science Foundation [GRS 0352008, CNH-EX 1114977]
- Theo L. Hills Memorial Fund
- McGill Faculty of Science African Field Work Award
- National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration
- Canada Research Chairs Program
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Geographic
- Fonds Quebecois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies
Local residents' changing perceptions of benefits and problems from living next to a protected area in western Uganda are assessed by comparing household survey data from 2006, 2009, and 2012. Findings are contextualized and supported by long-term data sources for tourism, protected area-based employment, tourism revenue sharing, resource access agreements, and problem animal abundance. We found decreasing perceived benefit and increasing perceived problems associated with the protected area over time, with both trends dominated by increased human-wildlife conflict due to recovering elephant numbers. Proportions of households claiming benefit from specific conservation strategies were increasing, but not enough to offset crop raiding. Ecosystem services mitigated perceptions of problems. As human and animal populations rise, wildlife authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa will be challenged to balance perceptions and adapt policies to ensure the continued existence of protected areas. Understanding the dynamic nature of local people's perceptions provides a tool to adapt protected area management plans, prioritize conservation resources, and engage local communities to support protected areas. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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