Community participation toward biodiversity conservation among protected areas in Pangasinan, Philippines

Tumbaga, Jan Ramel A.; Hipolito, Marilene C.; Gabriel, Arneil G.

doi:10.1007/s10668-020-00705-1

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“…The role of the BVI National Parks as an education resource to engage the local communities (Smith-Abbott et al 2002) have been applied to the BVI TIPAs through workshops, field guides and interpretation panels delivered via the TIPAs process (The BVI TIPAs National Team 2019a, 2019b). Research has shown that the local communities tend to a passive attitude towards conserving biodiversity in protected areas, but that can be changed by engagement and livelihood projects (Watson et al 2014;Tumbaga et al 2021). In the future, boundary organisations can be engaged to maximise awareness and participation in plant conservation efforts in the BVI via such initiatives.…”

Section: Pathway To Future Plant Conservation In the Bvi And Caribbeanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands

Sanchez¹,

Clubbe²,

Woodfield-Pascoe³

et al. 2021

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The global loss of biodiversity is a pressing and urgent issue and halting loss is the focus of many international agreements and targets. However, data on species distribution, threats and protection are limited and sometimes lacking in many parts of the world. The British Virgin Islands (BVI), part of the Puerto Rican Bank Floristic Region in the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspot, is rich in plant diversity and regional endemism. Despite the established network of National Parks in the BVI and decades of botanical data from international collaboration between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands, there was a need for consolidated data on species distribution across the archipelago and national lists for threatened and rare plants of conservation concern. The process of identifying the network of 18 Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) in the BVI, completed in 2018, delivered national lists and accurate data for all 35 Species of Conservation Concern. These data (3688 georeferenced records) are analysed here to reveal species distribution across the archipelago, within the TIPAs network and the National Parks System. The TIPAs network contained all 35 Species of Conservation Concern and 91% of all the records, as expected. Ten out of the 21 National Parks had one or more of the species present. Most species occur across the archipelago, while some are restricted range and/or endemics. These new data will help management of plant conservation efforts and resources in the BVI, contributing to the revision of the Protected Areas System Plan and local environmental policies and have relevance to the wider Caribbean Region.

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Section: Pathway To Future Plant Conservation In the Bvi And Caribbeanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands

Sanchez¹,

Clubbe²,

Woodfield-Pascoe³

et al. 2021

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Can recognition and respect of forest resource rights save Echuya Central Forest Reserve? A precursor for appropriate collaborative forest management

2022

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Recognition and respect for tenure and forest resource rights has long been considered essential for policy makers in order to promote forest conservation, and several initiatives have been undertaken to promote recognition and respect for such rights. One such initiative was the introduction of Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) in Echuya Central Forest Reserve in south-western Uganda. This study used cross sectional and explanatory research designs to assess the influence of recognition and respect for resource rights under CFM for the conservation of Echuya. Results showed that community members' resource access rights are generally respected by the National Forestry Authority (NFA). Recognition and respect for tenure and forest resource rights have a significant positive influence on forest conservation. However, conspiracy between community members and Government forestry officials undermined the essence of collaboration. Poverty exhibited by inadequate access to food compelled local community members to violate CFM agreements. Strengthening alternative livelihood support projects among forest adjacent communities is vital in order to support forest conservation.

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Stepping Stone Strategy: A Cost-Effective Way to Address Habitat Fragmentation of Endangered Wildlife in Montane Forest

Wang

Gao

et al. 2023

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Habitat fragmentation affects the survival of wildlife and is a main threat to biodiversity. Corridors are frequently used to alleviate habitat fragmentation. However, corridors are costly and often ineffective in practice. Endangered species in montane regions are particularly affected by habitat fragmentation and therefore require economic and efficient conservation strategies. We propose a stepping stone strategy (SSS) to deal with habitat fragmentation threatening an endangered primate, the black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus bieti ). We selected the southern range of R. bieti as the study area, which covers 3,580 km 2 . We evaluated the habitat status and formulated an SSS based on the dispersal ability of an adult male R. bieti . Six sustainable habitat patches and 340 natural stepping stones were detected. Thirteen artificial stepping stones are needed to establish weak connectivity of habitats. Forty-four stepping stones are proposed as key stepping stones for attaining strong connectivity. The SSS is projected to incur substantially less pecuniary investment than the corridor strategy (0.06 million versus 5.65 million, USD). We conclude that 5 steps are needed for the SSS: (a) assessing the status of habitats to plan restorative intervention activities, (b) designing artificial stepping stones to weakly link sustainable habitats, (c) proposing corridors to allow for a stable connection between sustainable habitats, (d) identifying key stepping stones to establish small protected area, and (e) recovery of fragmented habitat and reinstatement of sustainable habitat. Our study suggests that SSS is a cost-effective and practical way for maintaining connectivity and supporting habitat recovery for endangered wildlife in montane regions.

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Community participation toward biodiversity conservation among protected areas in Pangasinan, Philippines

Cited by 4 publications

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Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands

Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands

Can recognition and respect of forest resource rights save Echuya Central Forest Reserve? A precursor for appropriate collaborative forest management

Stepping Stone Strategy: A Cost-Effective Way to Address Habitat Fragmentation of Endangered Wildlife in Montane Forest

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Community participation toward biodiversity conservation among protected areas in Pangasinan, Philippines

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﻿Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands

Can recognition and respect of forest resource rights save Echuya Central Forest Reserve? A precursor for appropriate collaborative forest management

Stepping Stone Strategy: A Cost-Effective Way to Address Habitat Fragmentation of Endangered Wildlife in Montane Forest

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Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands

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