Assessment of Local Community Perceptions of Biodiversity Conservation in the 3S Rivers of Cambodia: Using a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Approach

Sophat, Seak; Chandara, Phat; Claassen, Andrea H.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90400-9_12

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“…The approach offers an avenue to link people's level of awareness to issues with their opinions and receptivity toward problems and solutions, and has been employed in numerous biodiversity management and conservation programs, including analyses of opinions regarding specific environmental protection strategies, perceptions of local wildlife conservation efforts, and attitudes leading toward human–animal conflicts (e.g. Tonin & Lucaroni 2017; Sophat et al 2019; Deutsch et al 2021). Between September and November 2018, two online questionnaires (National University of Singapore Departmental Ethics Review Committee SRP18‐012) were disseminated via social media, public outreach events, and talks (Supplement S1).…”

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Enhancing reef restoration by assessing stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and preferences

Toh

et al. 2023

Restoration Ecology

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Coral restoration has largely focused on improving techniques and biological yield to hasten reef recovery. However, as socioeconomic considerations can affect restoration success, it is important to also consider inputs from various stakeholders in the design and execution of restoration projects. Through online questionnaires, the knowledge levels and attitudes of 142 participants toward coral ecology and restoration in Singapore, and their preferences toward species traits they felt were most beneficial for restoring reefs, were analyzed. Comprising varied sociodemographic profiles and stakeholder groups, participants fared better in general coral biology (up to 90% of answers correct) than local coastal resource management (35% of answers correct). More than 79% of participants agreed that Singapore's reefs were rapidly degrading and required restoration to slow the decline; however, over 63% of them disagreed that restoration was the sole domain of scientists or that the topic had been sufficiently communicated to the public. These knowledge scores and attitudes were most influenced by stakeholder group, educational level, and familiarity with local reefs, underscoring the need to improve environmental education and science communication to these groups. In the trait prioritization exercise involving 76 respondents, resilience and resistance to stress were regarded as most important for restoring reefs. Marine science professionals and nondivers preferred using species that could cope with stress, while nature enthusiasts and recreational divers considered habitat contribution by various coral growth forms as more important. The adaptable framework here facilitates integration of stakeholder inputs with the necessary strategies to boost restoration outcomes.

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Enhancing reef restoration by assessing stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and preferences

Toh

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Restoration Ecology

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“…As only one respondent was interviewed from each of the selected households, a total of 230 participants were included in the study. The determination of the sample size was based on the common criteria of behavioural science, which indicated the need to represent a minimum of 10% of the total population (Sophat et al, 2019). Interviews with 230 households from 10 villages consisting of 2,357 households were in agreement with this criterion.…”

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Community dependency and perceptions of a protected area in a threatened ecoregion of Myanmar

Htay¹,

̧skaft²

2020

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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Local communities living adjacent to protected areas (PA) play a vital role in biodiversity conservation. Understanding communities' use and perceptions of a PA will increase its conservation effectiveness through reducing anthropogenic pressures and improving park-people relationship. This study assessed local communities' dependency on the PA and perceptions of benefits and costs accrued from the PA. Using a distance-based stratified random sampling, a total of 230 households from 10 villages around the Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary (IWS), in Myanmar, were interviewed. Results showed that 51.3% of local households were dependent on the PA for household income generation and their dependency was determined by the landscape ecology of the residential place. Communities living close to the alluvial area relied the most on the PA due to their lack of permanent agricultural land. Results also showed that although people generated income from the PA, their appreciations of PA's benefits were not significant. However, communities' perceptions of the costs incurred from the PA varied significantly with their resource dependency level, distance from the PA, gender and ethnicity. To promote people's acceptance of the park, this study suggests that future PA management should focus on balancing benefits and costs of the most resource-dependent communities and conservation initiatives should be designed to be supplementary to local economic needs.

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“…This was affirmed in a study in Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers, in South East Asia, where a KAP sur-vey was conducted on a community-based conservation program that had been implemented to protect threatened water birds by utilizing direct payments to local communities for bird nest protection. It was also found that water bird populations increased and threats decreased as a result of the incentivized program [12].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Locals towards Greater Kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pallas, 1766</i>) Conservation in Lake Bogoria Landscape, Kenya

Cheserek,

Ogendi,

Makenzi

2023

OJE

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Several interventions have been suggested for averting and reducing wildlife declines including; securing dispersal areas and migratory corridors, strengthening and investing in local communities and landowners to create and develop community and private wildlife conservancies, and diversification of rural livelihoods through benefits from ecosystem services. Greater Kudu endemic to the Lake Bogoria landscape in Kenya is categorized as vulnerable to extinction due to unsustainable exploitation and management of resources although the continued economic importance of the Greater Kudu in the Lake Bogoria landscape is its best defense. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to analyze the status of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of locals towards the conservation of the Greater Kudu in the landscape. The survey was conducted using a semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire administered to target populations (N = 137 households). Face-to-face interviews of key informants (KI) and focus group discussions (FGDs) were also carried out. It was found that 84% of KAP respondents agreed that the landscape is rich with biodiversity while 77% of them agreed that conservation of the ecosystem is important for rural livelihoods. Further, 73% of KAP respondents agreed that the extinction of Greater Kudu in the Lake Bogoria landscape may lead to poverty. It is recommended that all-inclusive adaptive management and conservation strategies should embrace continuous monitoring, and understanding dispersal of Greater Kudu to ensure its survival, in the landscape for improved livelihoods.

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Assessment of Local Community Perceptions of Biodiversity Conservation in the 3S Rivers of Cambodia: Using a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Approach

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Enhancing reef restoration by assessing stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and preferences

Enhancing reef restoration by assessing stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and preferences

Community dependency and perceptions of a protected area in a threatened ecoregion of Myanmar

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Locals towards Greater Kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pallas, 1766</i>) Conservation in Lake Bogoria Landscape, Kenya

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Assessment of Local Community Perceptions of Biodiversity Conservation in the 3S Rivers of Cambodia: Using a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Approach

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Enhancing reef restoration by assessing stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and preferences

Enhancing reef restoration by assessing stakeholder knowledge, attitudes, and preferences

Community dependency and perceptions of a protected area in a threatened ecoregion of Myanmar

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Locals towards Greater Kudu (&lt;i&gt;Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pallas, 1766&lt;/i&gt;) Conservation in Lake Bogoria Landscape, Kenya

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