Conserving Africa’s rain forests: problems in protected areas and possible solutions

Struhsaker, Thomas T.; Struhsaker, Paul; Siex, Kirstin S.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2004.10.007

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“…A detailed system of indices for longterm monitoring and evaluation which could provide species-level data or other quantitative data needed for assessment should be established and applied (Stem et al 2005;Struhsaker et al 2005;Vellak et al 2009). The results of continuous monitoring and regular evaluation could be used to inform the prioritization of activities and funding for all nature reserves, and modify management plans and policies (Hockings 1998;Danielsen et al 2000).…”

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Assessment of the effectiveness of nature reserve management in China

Quan

Ouyang

et al. 2011

Biodivers Conserv

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Assessing the management effectiveness of nature reserves is an effective way to promote management quality and achieve management targets. Using a questionnaire developed by the World Bank (WB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a tool for tracking management effectiveness, we carried out a survey in 535 nature reserves in China to assess the management status quo in 2005. The results indicated that the indices related to management regulation, infrastructure and equipment, monitoring and evaluation, budget and community involvement produced relatively lower scores, while the indices related to management of protection targets and resources, setup of management agency and reserve boundary had better performances. The independent variables of reserve class, time since establishment, distribution region, economic condition and staff number exhibited strong correlations with the effective management of nature reserves. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to measure the association between the 3 assessment indices representing management effectiveness and other 28 assessment indices. Among these 28 assessment indices, the indices of personnel management, resource management, monitoring and evaluation, and management plan had more effects on the management effectiveness of nature reserves than other indices. When the most pressing management issues and influence factors have been identified, countermeasures can be implemented to improve the management of nature reserves.

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Assessment of the effectiveness of nature reserve management in China

Quan

Ouyang

et al. 2011

Biodivers Conserv

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“…The notion that small-scale farmers and shifting cultivators were responsible for most forest loss [7] led to conservation approaches, such as Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDP), that attempted to link nature conservation with sustainable rural development [8]. Many, however, now believe that ICDPs have largely failed because of weaknesses in their design and implementation and because local peoples typically use ICDP funds to bolster their incomes, rather than to replace the benefits they gain from exploiting nature [9][10][11][12][13].…”

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New strategies for conserving tropical forests

Butler¹,

Laurance

2008

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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“…Fifteen of the 22 indicators of the optimised SIAPA can be currently evaluated using secondary data external to PA administrations in Spain, although some key indicators, such as species', habitats' or other focal features' status cannot. To overcome such evaluation challenge, collaboration between PA managers and scientists is essential in terms of raw data provision but also in terms of processed result return [30,31].…”

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Fine-Tuning of a Protected Area Effectiveness Evaluation Tool: Implementation on Two Emblematic Spanish National Parks

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Abstract:As global biodiversity trends worsen, protected area (PA) environmental effectiveness needs to be assessed to identify strengths and areas to improve. Through a participatory process including PA managers and scientists, we refined the System for the Integrated Assessment of Protected Areas (SIAPA), in order to increase its legitimacy, credibility and salience to end users in Spain. Then, we tested the optimised version of the SIAPA on two emblematic Spanish national parks (NPs): Ordesa y Monte Perdido NP (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama NP (Guadarrama NP). PA managers and scientists largely coincided in the ratings of SIAPA's indicators and indices. Collaboration with Ordesa NP's managers was regular, allowing a nearly complete evaluation of the NP. However, greater collaboration between PA managers and scientists remains a priority in Guadarrama NP. Results show that potential effectiveness is moderate for Ordesa NP and low for Guadarrama NP, according to the indicators that could be evaluated. For Ordesa NP, lack of data on focal habitats and other focal features determined a deficient valuation of its conservation state, although the remaining indicators in that category showed adequate or moderate values. The compilation of those data should be overriding in the NP. In contrast, only climate change posed a serious threat in that NP. The social perception and valuation of both NPs was good, suggesting broad support from local populations and eased management.

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Conserving Africa’s rain forests: problems in protected areas and possible solutions

Cited by 262 publications

References 14 publications

Assessment of the effectiveness of nature reserve management in China

Assessment of the effectiveness of nature reserve management in China

New strategies for conserving tropical forests

Fine-Tuning of a Protected Area Effectiveness Evaluation Tool: Implementation on Two Emblematic Spanish National Parks

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