Effectiveness of participatory planning for community management of fisheries in Bangladesh

Sultana, Parvin; Abeyasekera, S.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.027

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“…Finally, as mentioned by David Cameron, there is a need for government funding to maintain local stakeholder coordination, although in the case of biodiversity conservation there are inherent difficulties associated with providing 'results' that can justify financial support. While increased involvement of local actors may lead to improved biodiversity outcomes, only a few studies have focussed on this critical issue, none of which has found direct links between public participation and improved biodiversity outcomes (e.g., Beierle and Konisky 2001;Sultana and Abeyasekera 2008;Newig and Fritsch 2009). Acknowledging that 'results' might be difficult to quantify, the success of the 'Big Society' in conservation would require long-term state investment in bottom-up initiatives through funding of increased research, adaptive monitoring and evaluation.…”

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Less government intervention in biodiversity management: risks and opportunities

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In a changing global environment, with increasing pressure on ecosystem goods and services, biodiversity conservation is likely to become increasingly important. However, with the current global financial crisis, governments are increasingly trying to stabilise economies through spending cuts aiming to reduce national deficits. Within such an economic climate, the devolution of governance through public participation is an intrinsically appealing concept. We outline a number of challenges that explain why increased participation in biodiversity management has been and may continue to be problematic. Using as a case study the local stakeholder-driven Moray Firth Seal Management Plan in Scotland, we identify four key conditions that were crucial to the successful participatory management of a biodiversity conflict: a local champion, the emergence of a crisis point, the involvement of decision-makers, and long-term financial and institutional support. Three of the four conditions point to the role of direct government involvement, highlighting the risk of devolving responsibility for biodiversity conflict management to local communities. We argue that without an informed debate, the move towards a more participatory approach could pose a danger to hard-won policy gains in relation to public participation, biodiversity conservation and conflict management.

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“…Therefore, population density could be a crucial predictor influencing local communities' compliance with PA policies. GDP PPP per capita and adult literacy rates were included because we believe that richer countries tend to have a more educated population, facilitating active community engagement in decision-making processes, which might influence compliance with PA policies (Reed 2008, http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art14/ Sultana andAbeyasekera 2008). IUCN category was selected because it represents the intended level of protection according to the management objectives of each PA.…”

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Protected Areas and Local Communities: an Inevitable Partnership toward Successful Conservation Strategies?

Andrade¹,

Rhodes²

2012

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ABSTRACT. Many protected areas (PAs) have followed the conventional and exclusionary approach applied at Yellowstone in 1872. As such, many parks have failed to fully integrate other important factors, such as social, cultural, and political issues. In some cases, this has triggered adverse social impacts on local communities, disrupting their traditional ways of living and limiting their control of and access to natural resources. Such an outcome can undermine protection policies through conflicts between park managers and local communities. The success of conservation strategies through protected areas may lie in the ability of managers to reconcile biodiversity conservation goals with social and economic issues and to promote greater compliance of local communities with PA conservation strategies. However, there are very few quantitative studies identifying what the key factors are that lead to better compliance with PA conservation policies. To address this issue, we conducted a meta-analysis of 55 published case studies from developing countries to determine whether the level of compliance of local communities with PA regulations was related to: (1) PA age, (2) PA area, (3) the existence of a buffer zone, (4) the level of protection as defined by IUCN categories, (5) gross domestic product per capita, (6) population density in the vicinity of PAs, and (7) the level of local community participation in PA management. We found that local community participation in the PA decision-making process was the only variable that was significantly related to the level of compliance with PA polices. In general, the higher the level of participation, the higher the level of compliance. This has important implications for PA management and suggests that greater inclusion of local communities in management should be a key strategy for ensuring the integrity of PAs.

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“…These minority groups include those who have a marginalised voice and those who are not usually inclined to participate; that is, 'hard-to-reach' stakeholders. One way to increase participation from the poor and marginalised is by restructuring the public participation process, which initially separates the deliberations of the poor from that of the powerful, and only later comes together to a final combined plenary session (Sultana and Abeyasekera 2008).…”

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Understanding the factors that make public participation effective in health policy and planning: a realist synthesis

Pagatpatan

Ward

2017

Aust. J. Prim. Health

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Abstract. Although researchers argue for the importance of involving the public in developing health policy, there has been little focus on central research questions -such as what techniques of public participation work, in what circumstances, and why. This paper presents a realist synthesis which identifies and explains the underlying mechanisms and specific contextual factors that lead to effective public participation in health policy and planning. Peer-reviewed, English language literature was searched, which resulted in 77 articles for review and synthesis. This synthesis uncovered the underlying mechanism of 'political commitment' that generates public participation effectiveness. The other three possible underlying mechanisms, namely: 'partnership synergy', 'inclusiveness' and 'deliberativeness', were found to potentially provide further explanation on public participation effectiveness for health policy and planning. The findings of this review provide evidence that can be useful to health practitioners and decision-makers to actively involve the public when drafting public health policies and programs and, more importantly, guide them in deciding which strategies to best employ for which contexts.

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Effectiveness of participatory planning for community management of fisheries in Bangladesh

Cited by 61 publications

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Less government intervention in biodiversity management: risks and opportunities

Less government intervention in biodiversity management: risks and opportunities

Protected Areas and Local Communities: an Inevitable Partnership toward Successful Conservation Strategies?

Understanding the factors that make public participation effective in health policy and planning: a realist synthesis

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