Ecotourism, Poverty and Resources Management in Ranomafana, Madagascar

Sarrasin, Bruno

doi:10.1080/14616688.2012.675512

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“…Secondly, long-term vulnerability threatens to push these villagers further into the margins of society, with development projects doing little if anything to improve their situation (Peters 1999). Ecotourism has provided employment only for a few, having little effect on local livelihoods (Sarrasin 2013). Consequently, local vulnerability is on the increase and traditional institutions of natural resource management are breaking down (Jones et al 2008)both processes accelerating unsustainable land-use practices.…”

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Local community perceptions of conservation policy: rights, recognition and reactions

Vuola¹,

Pyhälä²

2016

MCD

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Biodiversity conservation in post-colonial contexts typically takes the form of state-imposed protected areas. Such conservation strategies, especially when failing to involve local communities, have resulted in conflicts between protected area managers and local communities, thereby diminishing conservation effectiveness. This research examines local community institutions, perceptions, and involvement with regard to the management of Ranomafana National Park, South-Eastern Madagascar. Data was collected at the end of 2014 in five case study villages around the park. Our findings indicate that imposed protected area regulations have provoked a wide range of mostly negative reactions amongst local villagers, largely due to lack of communication and negotiation on the part of protected area managers. What few attempts have been made to involve local communities in conservation and development activities have been met with local skepticism and have only served to reinforce existing power asymmetries within local communities. We argue that increasing local autonomy would help to boost local villagers' self-esteem, and enable local communities to have a more equal playing field for future negotiations with conservation authorities. Furthermore, this would also likely trigger more local interest, initiative, and ownership with regards to conservation. Although the Ranomafana National Park area is currently regarded by many local villagers as illegitimate, there is widespread willingness across all five communities to collaborate with conservation authorities, presenting enormous potential for more successful conservation; potential that -at least to date -remains untapped. ARTICLE

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Local community perceptions of conservation policy: rights, recognition and reactions

Vuola¹,

Pyhälä²

2016

MCD

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“…Within the context of tourism geography, the conceptual approach of political ecology has powerful implications for developing an understanding of the social relations and power structures that are often associated with tourism throughout and between the global north and south. These implications have been widely recognized, as scholars have shown that environmental conflict has been produced through the planning and implementation of various forms of tourism ventures - Scheyvens and Russell (2012) argued that the production of a tourism venture in Fiji resulted in tensions concerning land tenure; Sarrasin (2013) argued that ecotourism intended to benefit the rural poor in Ranomafana, Madagascar, did not produce the intended benefits promised to local populations; Quiroga (2009) argued that nature preserves, which are popular tourist destinations, are tools for controlling how people interact with natural resources. Considering these concerns expressed in the academic literature, political ecology presents a situated lens for analyzing such conflicts in the context of tourism geography; to date, the vast majority of tourism studies concerning environmental conflict focus on political economy, which does not provide a fully grounded theoretical integration of ecological contexts (Stonich, 1998).…”

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What's political ecology got to do with tourism?

Douglas

2014

Tourism Geographies

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“…It has been proved elsewhere in Africa for example; that oil and gas exploitation, production and transportation has led to alienation of land use right from the local communities" ownership with no clear terms of compensation and/or even negotiation (Kuenzer et al, 2014). Kuenzer et al (2014) study in Niger Delta discovered that oil infrastructures were major source of land alienation and poverty in the region leading to low productivity per person and increased landlessness while leaving local people with no option for their livelihood hence persistent poverty (Sarrasin, 2013). Rural economy of local communities closer to Swagaswaga Game Reserve depends immensely on land for agriculture and grazing.…”

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Communities perceptions regarding the impact of Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline on the loss of biodiversity in Swagaswaga Game Reserve, Tanzania

Nyakeko¹,

Nyahongo²,

̧skaft³

2020

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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This study was conducted to evaluate perceptions of communities surrounding the Swagaswaga Game Reserve regarding the impact of the proposed Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline on biodiversity loss. The pipeline will transect the game reserve and some of the neighbouring villages. The study involved 156 randomly selected respondents from four purposefully selected villages located at 0 to 10 km and 11 to 20 km from the game reserve. The respondents comprised 55 females and 101 males, aged between 20 and 70 years. Semi-structured questionnaire was used. Only 57% of the respondents were aware of the proposed project, and the majority of these respondents reside in villages located closer to the game reserve. Their major concern was loss of biodiversity, which was more frequently expressed by those living close to the game reserve (58.3%) than by those living further away (5%). Respondents also expressed concerns about the lack of clarity regarding land compensation. The latter was expressed significantly more frequently by respondents residing close to the game reserve. This study demonstrates the lack of community awareness about the project. The study concluded that, comprehensive community engagement in project planning coupled with technical capacity building will be a key to guaranteeing community involvement in conservation activities.

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Ecotourism, Poverty and Resources Management in Ranomafana, Madagascar

Cited by 28 publications

References 8 publications

Local community perceptions of conservation policy: rights, recognition and reactions

Local community perceptions of conservation policy: rights, recognition and reactions

What's political ecology got to do with tourism?

Communities perceptions regarding the impact of Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline on the loss of biodiversity in Swagaswaga Game Reserve, Tanzania

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