Extending the Reach of National Parks and Protected Areas: Local Stewardship Initiatives

Brown, Jessica; Mitchell, Brent

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“…The transformation witnessed by the study area in the past five decades is enormous. The green area is gradually shifting from the wooded savanna into farmland and into the brown patches which are the present human settlements (see Figures 4,5,6 & 7). The rapid expansion of agriculture in this formerly semi-natural area can be understood in the context of changing land use and continuous agricultural purpose which has increased the Nigerian economy by the increase in food production, wood, and non-wood forest products.…”

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Biodiversity Conservation of National Parks and Nature-Protected Areas in West Africa: The Case of Kainji National Park, Nigeria

Adesina¹,

Tang²

2021

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Due to rising global warming and climate change, biodiversity protection has become a critical ecological concern. The rich biodiversity zones are under threat and are deteriorating, necessitating national, regional, and provincial efforts to safeguard these natural areas. The effective conservation of National Parks and Nature-protected Areas helps to improve biodiversity conservations, forest, and urban air quality. The continuous encroachment and abuse of these protected areas have degraded the ecosystem over time. While exploring the geophysical ecology and biodiversity conservation of these areas in West Africa, Kainji National Park was selected for this study because of its notable location, naturalness, rich habitat diversity, topographic uniqueness, and landmass. The conservation of national parks and nature-protected areas is a cornerstone of biodiversity conservation globally. This study is aimed at the target of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13, 2030- Climate Action, targeted at taking urgent action towards combating climate change and its impacts. The study captures both flora and fauna that are dominant in the study area. The 15 identified trees were randomly sampled within a stratum of 10x10km shared into 24 plots for proper analyses using i-Tree Eco v6.0.23 software. The following data were captured and analyzed; Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Rain/Precipitation, Temperature, Transpiration, Evaporation, Water Intercepted by trees, Avoided Runoff by trees, Potential Evaporation by trees, Isoprene and Monoterpene by trees. This study also further discusses the tree benefits of green, low carbon, and sustainable environment within the context of biodiversity conservation considering carbon storage, carbon sequestration, hydrology effects, pollution removal, oxygen production, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). There is a quick need for remotely-sensed information of the protected areas at regular intervals and government policies must be strict against illegal poaching and logging activities.

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“…The link between national security and national parks (protected areas) is one of the government's concerns [4]. National parks and protected regions are vital to every country's national security [5]. Unfortunately, the majority of state-owned forest reserves have now become hotbeds of criminal activity [6].…”

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Biodiversity Conservation of National Parks and Nature-Protected Areas in West Africa: The Case of Kainji National Park, Nigeria

Adesina¹,

Tang²

2021

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“…Especially if the value added by geoheritage sites is related to geoscience and environmental education, this could improve the support of the local communities (Biderman and Bosak 1997). Also, when the geoheritage areas are small, overlain by human communities, and in ownerships of local landlords or communities, local stewardship initiatives could prove to work (Brown and Mitchell 1997) or not (Varangu 1997).…”

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The need for protecting, promoting, and managing a Quaternary geoheritage site: Bahluiet Valley at Costești village (Moldavian Plateau, North-Eastern Romania

Niculiţă¹

2021

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The Bahluieț Valley at Costești village geosite has been recently studied and proposed as a geoheritage site. Previously this area was investigated due to the presence of the Costești-Cier archaeological site, which is currently integrated into the National Archaeological Repertoire. In this archaeological site, different levels of populations have been studied (Eneolithic Cucuteni A, Cucuteni AB, and Horodiștea-Erbiceni Culture populations) as well as an earth wall from La Tene (8th‒10th/11th century BC), and a 15th‒17th century AD necropolis. In the area of the present-day Costești village, Bahluieț River leaves the Suceava Plateau area (with altitudes of 350‒550 m a.s.l.) and enters the Jijia Hills (with altitudes of 50 to 200 m a.s.l.), flowing between Ulmiș Hill (306 m a.s.l., at north) and Ruginii Hill (326 m a.s.l., at the south). The valley, which is incised more than 100 m below the plateau level, suddenly becomes broader because of massive Late Pleistocene landslides that covered the former Bahluieț river floodplain and are now fossilized by fluvial deposits. During the Holocene, the river incision detached paleochannels and fluvial terraces while the landslides reactivated through retrogressive mechanisms, creating a complex landslide. A cut-off meander island hosts the Costești-Cier archaeological site, being currently actively eroded by the river. In the riverbank of this island, a multi-layered stratigraphy can be seen, consisting of landslide and fluvial deposits, paleosoils, and archaeological remains. The layered deposits, the complex landslide, and the fluvial processes have the potential to become one of the most representative Quaternary sites of the Moldavian Plateau and Romania. By using geomorphosite assessment, geomorphological mapping optically stimulated luminescence dating, and geoconservation ideas, I show (i) the importance of the geosite due to the presence of the oldest dated fossil landslide from Romania and the landslide-fluvial-archaeological relations, (ii) the needs for protection at local, regional and national level considering the active processes that affect the site, and propose (iii) management and (iv) promotion of the geoheritage site using a geoconservation strategy.

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“…This analysis occurs at a time where the new emphasis on landscape or ecosystem level approaches to conservation has exposed the limitations of the scattered network of small Protected Areas (Brown and Mitchell, 1997). This analysis occurs at a time where the new emphasis on landscape or ecosystem level approaches to conservation has exposed the limitations of the scattered network of small Protected Areas (Brown and Mitchell, 1997).…”

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“…We begin with an overview of the state government's efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of its existing system of Protected Areas at safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in the long term. This analysis occurs at a time where the new emphasis on landscape or ecosystem level approaches to conservation has exposed the limitations of the scattered network of small Protected Areas (Brown and Mitchell, 1997). We share the insights gained from a state-wide review of Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in Sabah conducted over 2009-2010.…”

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Seeking synergy between community and state‐based governance for biodiversity conservation: The role of Indigenous and Community‐Conserved Areas in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Vaz

Agama

2013

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Sabah in Malaysian Borneo contains a range of diverse ecosystems and some of the richest concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Yet the state's existing protected area network is too fragmented and of insufficient size to safeguard biodiversity in the long term. Experts have emphasised the need for a landscape level approach to shore up conservation areas through the creation of ecological corridors of compatible mixed use. In light of the 2003 Durban Accord which signalled a shift towards greater levels of community participation in conservation, this article features the efforts made by the state to explore the potential role of Indigenous and Community-Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in strengthening biodiversity conservation. Selected case studies are used to showcase some of the ways ICCAs are already making important contributions to safeguarding ecological services and maintaining habitat connectivity in the state. Recognising the role of indigenous and local communities in sustaining Sabah's unique biocultural landscapes is a critical component of a long-term approach to sustaining irreplaceable natural heritage. Sabah's legal framework actually contains sufficient provision for greater synergy between community and statebased governance of biodiversity areas, yet aspects of Sabah's political economy must be addressed before this ideal can be realised.

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Extending the Reach of National Parks and Protected Areas: Local Stewardship Initiatives

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

Biodiversity Conservation of National Parks and Nature-Protected Areas in West Africa: The Case of Kainji National Park, Nigeria

Biodiversity Conservation of National Parks and Nature-Protected Areas in West Africa: The Case of Kainji National Park, Nigeria

The need for protecting, promoting, and managing a Quaternary geoheritage site: Bahluiet Valley at Costești village (Moldavian Plateau, North-Eastern Romania

Seeking synergy between community and state‐based governance for biodiversity conservation: The role of Indigenous and Community‐Conserved Areas in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

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