Communities, Wildlife Conservation, and Tourism-Based Development: Can Community-Based Nature Tourism Live Up to Its Promise?

Turner, Robin L.

doi:10.1080/13880290490883232

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“…On the other hand, conservation without development was unsatisfactory. This finding confirms the conclusion of Turner (2004) that local communities do not value conservation in itself and therefore, community participation in natural resource management without development will jeopardize conservation objectives.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 80%

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Residents’ Perception of Impacts of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana

Mensah¹,

Akyeampong²,

Antwi³

2013

JSD

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The impacts of Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) projects are rarely independently evaluated through well-designed studies and only a few studies have employed the sustainable livelihood. This study used interviews and focus group discussions with local residents in three project communities within a framework of qualitative research design to examine the impact of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Ghana on the five livelihood assets of local residents. Results from the study show that the ACID project has led to improved income generation, employment opportunities and natural resource conservation in the communities. Some level of success has also been attained in the area of conservation through the establishment of a community nature reserve, while majority of the residents have also changed their attitude towards natural resource use and management largely because of motivation from the direct benefits.

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confidence: 80%

“…According to Turner (2004), the basic assumption underlying CBNRM is that local communities do not sufficiently value conservation in and of itself. Therefore, community participation without development would jeopardize conservation.…”

Section: Community-based Natural Resource Management (Cbnrm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Residents’ Perception of Impacts of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana

Mensah¹,

Akyeampong²,

Antwi³

2013

JSD

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“…Increasing pressure from human rights and justice-oriented activists who question the moral basis for expropriation and exclusion in the name of biodiversity conservation has also contributed to this revision ( [2], page 163). Hence, from the late 1970s onwards, the AWF began to argue that if communities could benefit economically from wildlife, they would also be more inclined to conserve it.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, they had no access to these reserves and therefore could not collect basic necessities, such as firewood or grass for thatching. In many reserves, poaching is common ( [1], pages 2-4, 106, [2], pages 162-163, [3], page 147, [4], page 209).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Community-Based Integrated Institutional Framework for Ecotourism Management: The Case of the Masebe Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province of South Africa

Boonzaaier

2012

Journal of Anthropology

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Since it was first adopted in the 1980s, the Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) approach has played a significant role in environmental management. This paper argues that for the CBNRM approach to be relevant, functional, and sustainable, it has to be based on existing local institutional (authority) structures, which may have to be adapted, and it may even require new institutions to be created to comply with the requirements of sustainable nature conservation. The main aim of this paper is to propose a CBNRM model based on existing local community (authority) structures and to investigate its usefulness in an African setting. The Langa Ndebele chiefdom in the Limpopo Province of South Africa serves as a case study because it displays all the features necessary to explore the possible application of the proposed CBNRM model. Data was gathered by means of field research which involved detailed interviews and discussions with functionaries of the relevant institutions at grassroots level. Specific recommendations relating to the use of the model are made.

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“…That Canada succeeded in enshrining the right of indigenous peoples to benefit financially from their wildlife resources at that time of environmental protectionism (in the 1970s) is perhaps surprising. Its success was a rare example of science-based management overcoming emotion-based political campaigns, which at that time were proclaiming that total protection against consumptive use was the only way to conserve depleted wildlife resources (Freeman, 1997;Hulme and Murphree, 2001;Turner, 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Nature and Significance of Polar Bear Conservation Hunting in the Canadian Arctic

Freeman¹,

Wenzel

2009

ARCTIC

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ABSTRACT. The history and current status of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) conservation hunting in the Canadian Arctic, where trophy hunts by non-local hunters have steadily increased in number over the past three decades, have been influenced by local and international factors. Although polar bear hides taken in the subsistence hunt have commercial value, revenues from nonresident trophy hunting provide a much greater economic return to the Inuit. Research suggests that these greater cash returns and the increased local interest by Native hunters in outfitting and guiding do not threaten community cultural values, which continue to emphasize subsistence and the conservation of local wildlife resources. These outcomes suggest that community-based polar bear trophy hunts provide an example of a successful conservation-hunting program that contributes to wildlife management and sustainable economic and community development in the Canadian Arctic.Key words: conservation hunting, community-based management, conservation, polar bears, trophy hunting RÉSUMÉ. L'histoire et l'état actuel de la chasse de conservation de l'ours polaire (Ursus maritimus) dans l'Arctique canadien, là où la chasse aux trophées par les chasseurs n'étant pas de la région a augmenté régulièrement au cours des trente dernières années, ont été influencés par des facteurs locaux et internationaux. Bien que les peaux d'ours polaires provenant de la chasse de subsistance aient une valeur commerciale, les revenus puisés de la chasse aux trophées par des personnes étrangères à la région procurent un rendement économique beaucoup plus grand aux Inuits. Des recherches suggèrent que ces rendements monétaires plus élevés et l'intérêt accru à l'échelle locale que portent les chasseurs autochtones aux activités de pourvoirie et de guide ne menacent pas les valeurs culturelles de la collectivité, qui continue à mettre l'accent sur la subsistance et sur la conservation des ressources fauniques locales. Ces résultats suggèrent que les chasses aux trophées d'ours polaires dans la région représentent un exemple de programme de chasse de conservation réussi qui favorise la gestion de la faune de même qu'un développement économique et communautaire durable dans l'Arctique canadien.

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Communities, Wildlife Conservation, and Tourism-Based Development: Can Community-Based Nature Tourism Live Up to Its Promise?

Cited by 23 publications

References 42 publications

Residents’ Perception of Impacts of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana

Residents’ Perception of Impacts of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana

Towards a Community-Based Integrated Institutional Framework for Ecotourism Management: The Case of the Masebe Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province of South Africa

The Nature and Significance of Polar Bear Conservation Hunting in the Canadian Arctic

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