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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 49, 期 2, 页码 372-386出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9778-1
关键词
Local attitudes; Conservation; India; Nepal; Park-people relationship; Perceptions; Protected areas; Tourism
资金
- Nepal's Department of national park and Wildlife Conservation
- Nepal Trust for Nature Conservation
- National Science Foundation [1029219]
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada [410-2003-0136]
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci [1029219] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
High densities of people living around protected areas (PAs) in South Asia require management strategies to balance conservation goals and livelihood needs. Based on a survey of 777 households around five PAs in India and Nepal, this paper provides a comparative perspective of Indian and Nepali households' views of protected area benefits and costs, their attitude toward conservation in general, and attitude toward protected area staff. Results indicate mixed responses towards tourism, varying from very favorable in Nepal to less favorable in India. The majority (81%) held positive attitudes towards the existence and importance of PAs but had negative perceptions of PA staff (69%). Most residents perceived benefits from access to fuel wood, fodder and other PA resources including benefits from tourism, while crop and livestock losses from wildlife were the main costs. Households overall positive attitudes towards the PAs and conservation despite high losses from living around PAs suggests that local residents may support conservation if their livelihood needs are met. Comparisons of household attitudes and perceptions suggest that locally based strategies rather than top-down approaches are likely to be more effective. Extending PA benefits to smaller landholders, households that are highly resource-dependent or experiencing higher income losses from human-wildlife conflicts, and less educated residents are particularly important to balance costs and losses from living around protected areas.
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