Socio-economic impacts on the attitudes towards conservation of natural resources: Case study from Serbia

Conservation Policy-Community Conflicts: A Case Study from Bogda Nature Reserve, China

“…With tourism development, tourism and recreation have become major occupations in which they participate instead of traditional livelihoods. Accordingly, different interest groups' participation has shaped their various perceptions and assessment of destinations [4], and some issues may potentially lead to tension [5].…”

“…Changes induced by policies can be of different kinds, such as changes in land use patterns, additional requirements for the production of certain goods, or new marketing opportunities for locally produced products [7]. Residents in WHSs mainly experience shifts in livelihood from traditional life to tourism-related activities, restrictions on access to and use of natural resources [8], tourism impacts [9,10], and related limitations that create more complaints [5]. Potential impacts and major issues discerned from community members' perceptions are the key measures to understand these situations.…”

Stakeholders analysis on criteria for protected areas management categories in Peninsular Malaysia

“…A set of criteria comprises of the environment, economy and social [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] were employed in determining the criteria associated with the application of protected areas management categories. All of these criteria were selected based on the literature search and had been confirmed by the expert from the locations chosen for this study.…”

Tara National Park - Resources, Management and Tourist Perception

“…In addition, in order to promote the involvement of local people and empower the national park management to work with them collaboratively, it is necessary to promote communication among all stakeholders [3,[18][19][20].…”

“…Tara National Park is situated in west Serbia (Figure 1. ), the coordinates, according to Greenwich lie between 43˚51′ and 43˚57′ north, and 17˚03′ and 17˚11′ east [3]. The region which includes Tara NP extends over an area of 19175 ha.…”