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For
many threatened plants and animals, protected areas are a
vital refuge in the face of declining natural habitats. However,
across the world they face increasing pressures. Some conservation
policies are also disadvantageous for local people. What does
the future hold for protected areas?
 Overview
of Issues
This edition of id21 insights discusses the challenges facing
people living and working in or near publicly designated and
locally defined protected areas, particularly in developing
countries. Current debates on conservation include:
- Human
activity in protected areas. Is forced resettlement of local
people acceptable? Can conservation goals be integrated
with land and resource use strategies of local communities,
such as hunting and fishing?
- Funding
is inadequate and declining. How should increasingly scarce
global funds be allocated? How can initiatives be made sustainable
in the longer term?
- New
management approaches are expanding. How can protected areas
create conditions for community management of conservation
and support local projects? Can these approaches be applied
to areas that cross international or state boundaries? What
role does education play in these?
- The
role of ecosystem services. Many ecosystems provide important
services, such as cleaning water and absorbing carbon dioxide.
Can paying people to protect habitats provide funds for
conservation efforts and local economies?
Articles
Articles in this issue which respond to the above debates
include:
- Marine
protected areas
- Forced
displacement
- Learning
to learn
- Nature,
conservation and people
- Agriculture
vs conservation
- Tourism
in Nepal
- Governance
issues
More
about Insights
Inights is published every three months as a research reporting
service to makers and reformers of development policy, development
professionals and other stakeholders. It offers a cross-section
of policy-relevant social and economic research findings from
UK-based researchers and institutes, organised around topical
themes. id21 also publishes special issues of insights education
and insights health.
Id21
is enabled by the UK Government
Department for International Development and hosted by
the Institute of Development
Studies, at the University of Sussex, UK.
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Information
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