Ethiopia: Changes from “People out Approach” Protected Area Management to Participatory Protected Area Management? Insight from Ethiopian Protected Areas

Teressa, Derera Ketema

doi:10.9790/2402-1102014955

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“…A similar situation was observed in Senkele Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary (Sultan et al, 2017). The problem of settlement intrusion is so severe that it became a political issue in protected areas (Boillat et al, 2018;Kelboro, 2012;Teressa, 2017;Tsegaye et al, 2017). The effect of these challenges can be a decline of endemic wildlife (Stephens et al, 2001), deterioration of habitat (Girma et al, 2018;Kiros & Bekele, 2021), or change of ecosystem by spreading invasive species (Seid & Kakiso, 2019).…”

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Detection of scattered settlement in and around Babile Elephant Sanctuary and threats it pose using robust remote sensing method, Eastern Ethiopia.

Shifaw,

Oumer,

Sha

2023

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Illegal human activities occurring within protected areas (PA) are threats to the ecosystem and an annoyance for PA managers in many parts of the world including Ethiopia. This research aims to map scattered settlements in and surrounding Babile Elephant Sanctuary (BES) to analyse its impact on the endangered PA. Sentinel-2 L2 spectral data from dry and wet seasons were used to map settlements. A simple method of cloud masking based on multi-temporal thresholding that referenced a cloud-free dry season image was proposed to produce a cloud-free wet season image from several images. Then 19 features were derived from the seasonal images to be used as input for the random forest classifier. An integrated dataset was produced from the World Settlement Footprint and the new settlement map for analysis of settlement distribution. To see the variation in settlement density, cluster analysis was performed using Ordering Points to Identify the Clustering Structure (OPTICS) algorism. Our result was very closer to the World Settlement FootprintDataset The result showed that an area on the west of BES that covers only 18% of its boundary was settlement-free. If BES is to survive, relevant authorities should take immediate measures that curtain the movement of people into the sanctuary.

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Detection of scattered settlement in and around Babile Elephant Sanctuary and threats it pose using robust remote sensing method, Eastern Ethiopia.

Shifaw,

Oumer,

Sha

2023

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“…The practice of conservation has a long history in Ethiopia which dates to Emperor Zerea Yacob (1434-1468) (Teressa, 2017), and Ethiopia becomes one of the few countries in the world which uses the management of protected areas as one of the strategies to conserve fauna and ora with a high level of endemic species in the country (Tefera, 2011). Though the country is a signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity and rich in biodiversity, all the protected areas are being threatened by a growing human population, unsustainable natural resource management, poor enforcement of existing legislation, insecure land tenure and very low public awareness of the impact of climate change and the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems (Young, 2012).…”

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Perception of Local Communities on the Environmental and Socio-economic Benefits and Management Systems of the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Gulte¹,

Tadele

Haileslassie³

et al. 2022

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Assessing the perception of local communities on the benefits and disbenefits of protected areas is crucial to ensure the sustainability of their multiple benefits to people’s livelihood. This study was conducted in Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP), Ethiopia to assess the perceptions of local communities on the benefits and benefit-sharing mechanisms as well as on the existing shared management of the park. Household surveys, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions were tools used to collect data. The results indicated that most local communities exhibited a negative attitude toward the management systems in place though local authorities claim that 60% of the benefits from the BMNP goes to the local communities. This could be attributed to the lack of communication among stakeholders and limited access to the tangible economic benefits at household level. In addition, the focus of existing benefit sharing mechanisms to only known community-based organizations and ecotourism associations, and lack of meaningful participation as well as unhealthy relationships between local communities and the management team could contribute to the development of negative attitudes. Further, the additional costs due to crop damage by wild animals and relocation costs due to the implementation of key strategic plans of the park could contribute to the negative attitudes. Improving the participation of local communities in managing natural resources in the park and local communities’ access to the economic benefits could help improve the engagement of local communities and consequently help reduce the observed negative attitudes. Compensation might help to reduce the additional costs incurred to local communities due to crop and livestock damages caused by wild animals. The park management should be transparent to the communities about the revenue of protected areas and engage them when establishing community-based organizations and ecotourism associations.

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Perception of local communities on protected areas: lessons drawn from the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Gulte¹,

Tadele

Haileslassie

et al. 2023

Ecosystems and People

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Ethiopia: Changes from “People out Approach” Protected Area Management to Participatory Protected Area Management? Insight from Ethiopian Protected Areas

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Detection of scattered settlement in and around Babile Elephant Sanctuary and threats it pose using robust remote sensing method, Eastern Ethiopia.

Detection of scattered settlement in and around Babile Elephant Sanctuary and threats it pose using robust remote sensing method, Eastern Ethiopia.

Perception of Local Communities on the Environmental and Socio-economic Benefits and Management Systems of the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Perception of local communities on protected areas: lessons drawn from the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

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