Biodiversity conservation discourses. A case study on scientists and government authorities in Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Durand, Leticia; Vázquez, Luis B. López

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.04.009

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“…In principle, it is thought that emphasizing residents' participation has the potential to benefit wildlife conservation and sustainable resource management (Durand and Vázquez 2011;López-Medellin et al 2017). Accordingly, our study shows the value of traditional knowledge in the potential establishment and management of UMAs.…”

Section: Relationship With the Local Flora And Faunamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This designation was achieved with the participation of a local university: The Autonomous University of Morelos State (UAEM) and the authorities (Durand and Vázquez 2011;López -Medellin et al 2017). However, protected areas are established in complex social scenarios, and although they contemplate social participation as a fundamental element, communities often have very little knowledge about the purposes and activities of the reserves, and limited involvement in their management (Brandon et al 1998;Durand 2010;Durand and Vázquez 2011). It is therefore of paramount importance to make an effort to secure the active participation of local residents in launching any sustainable resource management project in the area.…”

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“…It is therefore of paramount importance to make an effort to secure the active participation of local residents in launching any sustainable resource management project in the area. People must be taken into account for any resource management project to be sustainable, since they are the main executors of the action on which the project is based (Berkes 2009;Durand and Vázquez 2011;Robles-de Benito 2009). This study represents a step in that direction for an UMA project in the state of Morelos.…”

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Traditional Knowledge as a Basis for the Development of a Sustainable Resource Management Program: A Case Study in a Rural Village in Morelos, Mexico

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Valverde

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We analyzed the traditional knowledge and management of local wild fauna and flora among the inhabitants of the peasant community of Chimalacatlán, together with their perception of local environments, to identify potential species for the future development of a sustainable resource management program. Initial contact with the community was established through an ethnographic survey to identify those with the most knowledge on this topic. Residents were selected for inclusion in the interviews using chain referral sampling. Forty-eight people were interviewed and asked about the species they were familiar with, as well as their methods of fostering/managing some of them. In this context, people cited 83 plant and 44 animal species. The preferred animals for the development of a resource management program were Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) and Ctenosaura pectinata (Mexican spiny-tailed iguana); while the preferred plants were Amphipterygium adstringens (cuachalalate) and Bursera linanoe (linaloe). For the residents of this community, fauna and flora have constituted an important resource, since various species are used as food, medicinal remedies, firewood, ornaments, and pets. Some species are illegally hunted and/or marketed as a means of subsistence. This study confirms the value of local residents’ knowledge in improving the management of environmental units, as well as the need to strengthen collaboration between decision-makers in development programs and the community.

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“…Local support for conservation in Sariska Tiger Reserve in India recognizes the value of income from tourism, but remains driven by the aesthetic and spiritual value people see in the plants and animals living in the area [21]. A survey conducted in Sierra de Hautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico found locals understood the purpose of protected areas is to preserve nature with the lowest possible level of human interference [22]. It is important to recognize that this change in attitude reflects a valuation of nature from outside of it, where humans are considered apart, or even above nature, and where natural areas are a "thing" for us to value, and visit.…”

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Managing Large Herbivores in Protected Areas

Found¹

2016

Glob J Ecol

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By nature of their size, grouping behaviour, and central position within most trophic webs, large terrestrial herbivores --namely ungulates and elephants --tend to be both keystone and umbrella species. Their proportionately large impacts on ecosystems extend both top-down (i.e. regulation of vegetation), but also bottom up (regulated their predators). For these reasons, as well as their cultural and economic importance to humans around the world, large herbivores are among the most heavily managed species in any region. Large herbivores have historically been managed by the fact that hunting by humans -or an intentional or forced reduction in that hunting -effectively plays its own top-down role of regulating herbivores. Managing large herbivores in protected areas presents a different set of challenges, however, because where human can no longer hunt large herbivores, the role of humans in the ecosystem is changed dramatically. The necessity of regulating both over and underabundant large herbivore populations remains, however, but we are now challenged to affect this management from outside of our former predator-prey relationships. I reviewed the major approaches to managing large herbivores in protected areas, from a historical perspective, through the development of protected areas and conservation ethics, to more modern methods such as wildlife contraception and behavioural modification. I examine each of these methods from a broader perspective that give further consideration to the impacts on species other than the target species. I synthesize these approaches them from the perspective of holistic ecosystem management, where each method acts to replace a part of ecosystem function that has otherwise been lost by the very fact the herbivore population is in a protected area. As the amount of undisturbed habitat for large herbivores decreases worldwide, these iconic species are increasingly confined only to protected areas, making specific strategies for managing their populations even more important.the consequences of inadequate management. Ironically, because of past human interference, maintaining balanced and "natural" ecosystem function within protected areas often requires further human interference. The objective of this review was to examine the different methods humans have employed to manage large herbivore populations, but synthesize them as reactive approaches to replace natural ecosystem process that have been lost. Protected areas have changed our relationship with what essentially is our former prey, but I argue that sustainable management of large herbivores can only be achieved by restoring intactness to ecosystems in which humans are an active part. Historical large herbivore managementPre-industrial attitudes and actions: The goal of wildlife management is to decide how best to manipulate ecosystems towards specific ecological but also human goals within that protected area. Humans have managed large herbivores for thousands of years, namely as a continuous and important food s...

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“…Nature conservation in the form of establishing and operating protected areas has been based on the balance-of-nature metaphor and on the separation of the natural realm from the social realm by the demarcation of boundaries (Diamond, 1975). Although the balance-of-nature metaphor has been challenged by developments in the field of ecology (Hovardas & Korfiatis, 2011), it still continues to determine perceptions and policies related to nature conservation (Clapp, 2004;Nygren, 2000;Durand & Vázquez, 2011). With the balance-of-nature metaphor acting as a n o r g a n i z i n g p r i n c i p l e , t h e e c o l o g i c a l discourse refers to a political project which wishes to establish a 'state of lost harmony' (Stavrakakis, 1999).…”

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Can Forest Management in Protected Areas Produce New Risk Situations? A Mixed-Motive Perspective from the Dadia-Soufli-Lefkimi Forest National Park, Greece

Hovardas¹

2012

Sustainable Forest Management - Case Studies

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Biodiversity conservation discourses. A case study on scientists and government authorities in Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Cited by 31 publications

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Traditional Knowledge as a Basis for the Development of a Sustainable Resource Management Program: A Case Study in a Rural Village in Morelos, Mexico

Traditional Knowledge as a Basis for the Development of a Sustainable Resource Management Program: A Case Study in a Rural Village in Morelos, Mexico

Managing Large Herbivores in Protected Areas

Can Forest Management in Protected Areas Produce New Risk Situations? A Mixed-Motive Perspective from the Dadia-Soufli-Lefkimi Forest National Park, Greece

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