Single‐species conservation in a multiple‐use landscape: current protection of the tiger range

Forrest, Jessica; Bomhard, Bastian; Budiman, Arif; Coad, Lauren; Cox, Neil A.; Dinerstein, Eric; Hammer, Dan; Huang, Cheng; Huy, K.; Lysenko, Igor; Magrath, W.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00428.x

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“…Three global studies conducted by Joppa and Pfaff (2010), Nelson and Chomitz (2011) and Scharlemann et al (2010) also highlighted the increase in effectiveness of protected areas with stricter protection, as implied by the IUCN categories (Geldmann et al, 2013). 8 For tiger habitats, see Forrest et al (2011). 9 For example, see the meta-analysis conducted by Geldmann et al (2013).…”

Section: Testing the Impact Of Park Establishmentmentioning

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Protected areas and deforestation: new results from high‐resolution panel data

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2017

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This paper investigates the effectiveness of protected areas in slowing tropical forest clearing in 64 countries in Asia/Pacific, Africa and Latin America during the period of 2001–2012 by comparing deforestation rates inside and within 10 km outside of the boundaries of protected areas. Annual time series of these deforestation rates were constructed from recently published high‐resolution data on forest clearing from Hansen et al. (2013). For 4,028 parks, panel estimation based on a variety of park characteristics was conducted to test if deforestation was lower in protected areas because of their protected status, or if other factors explained the difference. From a sample of 726 parks established since 2002, a test was also conducted to investigate the effect of park establishment on protection. Findings suggest park size, national park status and management by indigenous people all are significantly associated with effective protection across regions. For the Asia/Pacific region, the test offers compelling evidence that park establishment has a near‐immediate and powerful effect.

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Section: Testing the Impact Of Park Establishmentmentioning

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Protected areas and deforestation: new results from high‐resolution panel data

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Dasgupta

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2017

Natural Resources Forum

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“…In this study, we examined the relationships between different land management regimes and habitat of the tiger (Panthera tigris), a globally endangered and widely valued species (Carter et al 2012a). We chose tigers because their large space requirements necessitates landscape-scale approaches to habitat protection that encompass strictly protected and multiple-use areas, where nearly 80% of the tiger's remaining range occurs (Linkie et al 2008, Forrest et al 2011, Wikramanayake et al 2011. Our two objectives were to: (1) evaluate changes in tiger habitat suitability from 1989 to 2009 on a section of Chitwan National Park and a nearby multiple-use area outside the park; and (2) assess the potential influence of resource management policies and practices inside and outside the park on observed changes in tiger habitat suitability.…”

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Assessing spatiotemporal changes in tiger habitat across different land management regimes

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Human-induced habitat loss and degradation are increasing the extinction probability of many wildlife species worldwide, thus protecting habitat is crucial. The habitat of thousands of imperiled wildlife species occurs in a variety of land management regimes (e.g., protected areas, multiple-use areas), each exerting differing effects. We used the globally endangered tiger (Panthera tigris) to examine the relationships between habitat change and land management in Nepal's Chitwan district, a global biodiversity hotspot. We evaluated the effects of environmental and human factors on tiger habitat based on data acquired by motion-detecting cameras and space-borne imaging sensors. Spatiotemporal habitat dynamics in Chitwan National Park and a multiple-use area outside the park were then evaluated in three time periods (1989, 1999, and 2009). Our results indicate that tigers preferred areas with more grasslands and higher landscape connectivity. The area of highly suitable habitat decreased inside the park over the entire 20 year interval, while outside the park habitat suitability increased, especially from 1999 to 2009. The loss of highly suitable habitat inside the park may be associated with an increasing trend of unauthorized resource extraction by a rapidly growing human population, coupled with natural processes such as flooding and forest succession. In contrast, community-based management of natural resources and the prohibition of livestock grazing since the late 1990s likely improved tiger habitat suitability outside the park. Results of this study are useful for evaluating habitat change and guiding conservation actions across the tiger range, which spans 13 countries. Moreover, quantitatively assessing habitat change across different land management regimes in human-dominated areas provides insights for conserving habitat of other imperiled wildlife species around the world.

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“…Nearly 80% of the tiger's current range is on human-dominated areas beyond protectedarea boundaries (20). Complementing existing conservation strategies (e.g., excluding all consumptive activities in some areas) with new approaches informed by multiscalar research on human-tiger interactions is needed to enable tigers to regain lost ground.…”

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