The complex reality of biodiversity conservation through Natural Protected Area policy: Three cases from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Garcı́a-Frapolli, Eduardo; Ramos‐Fernández, Gabriel; Galicia, Eduardo; Serrano, Arturo

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.09.008

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“…For over a decade, several studies have been conducted in the reserve, including research on primates [31][32][33][34], land-use change [35], forest management and conservation [36][37][38][39], and forest recovery [40,41]. In 2002, following a community-based initiative [37], the National Commission on Protected Areas (CONANP) designated OMYK as a "Flora and Fauna Protection Area", one of the six categories of PA existing in Mexico (CONANP 2011). At the time of the study, two communities lived within the PA limits: Punta Laguna, with an estimate of 30 families and 130 inhabitants, and Yokdzonot with 50 inhabitants; however, part of them migrated to Punta Laguna after the study was concluded.…”

Section: Study Case: the Social Context Of The Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Koohmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the lack of human and monetary resources for administrating the site has limited the decision-making process, including the achievement and evaluation of the management plan goals [37]. This situation has allowed some locals to manage the area themselves, getting involved in "environmental friendly activities" as ecotourism guides or research assistants.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The CONANP is the agency in charge of the reserves' management at the local, state, and federal levels, it is responsible for designing and detailing the management plans. In 2005, García-Frapolli interviewed CONANP local staff and reported that the agency originally did not have any interest in designating OMYK as a federal PA because the area did not represent a large regional extension (only 0.4% of the total land protected in the Yucatan Peninsula) [37]. In fact, a field technician was assigned after three years following the PA designation; however since then, the CONANP has had continued presence in the area.…”

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Conservation in Context: A Comparison of Conservation Perspectives in a Mexican Protected Area

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Garcı́a-Frapolli²

2012

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Abstract:The conservation of biodiversity in protected areas depends on the interests and agendas of stakeholders involved in the planning and enforcing of management actions. The challenge, therefore, has been to identify and include the perspectives of multiple participants important to local conservation. This paper describes the social context in which local conservation is conducted in a natural protected area in Yucatan, Mexico. In particular, it examines the agreement and expectations among local stakeholders on the main goals the reserve should achieve. Through participatory observation and semi-structured interviews, we analyzed the perceptions on conservation of the five groups relevant to the area management: 1) local people; 2) conservation government agency; 3) scientists; 4) non-governmental organization, and 5) a tourist agency. All actors agreed that the protected area should fulfill two main goals: i) to conserve biodiversity and, ii) to improve local welfare and development. In general, ecotourism is perceived as the best option for protecting the forest and promoting local development. Traditional agriculture, on the other hand, is perceived as the main conservation threat, but recognized as a crucial component of local wellbeing. We discuss these results in the context of the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Conservation in Context: A Comparison of Conservation Perspectives in a Mexican Protected Area

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2012

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“…The reasons may vary from one protected area to another (Fig 1). The bottom line however is that many designated protected areas are merely "paper parks" (Carey et al, 2000, Garcia-Frapolli et al, 2009). They are not really protected from human interference particularly from the local communities that adjoin the area in question (O'Riordan, 2002).…”

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“…However, destructive utilization of wildlife and plants products has become a common feature of protected areas. Several studies have revealed serious problems between the management and the immediate communities in most protected areas of the world that continue to make human interference in these areas unavoidable (Mbaiwa 2005, Ancrenaz et al, 2007, Garcia-Frapolli et al, 2009. In spite of genuine efforts in some cases to recruit members of the host community as stakeholder to participate in the biodiversity conservation scheme, some members of these communities view the establishment of protected areas as insensitive to their needs (Wilshusen et al, 2002, Berkes 2004, since the rights to most of their lands is not retained.…”

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Biodiversity Conservation: Why Local Inhabitants Destroy Habitat In Protected Areas

Ikpa¹,

Dera²,

Jande³

2010

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This review identifies some intrinsic and extrinsic factors that tend to drive the destruction of habitat, game poaching and unsustainable utilization of plants products by communities surrounding many protected areas around the world, leading to wildlife and plant species decline. Intrinsic factors are basic needs of the locals; those needs are intricately tied to land and poverty. Other factors also exist such as increased population, trade in endangered species and deforestation that are extrinsic and not the immediate needs of the local communities in protected areas but nevertheless contribute in forcing the communities to abandon the path to sustainable utilization of natural resources in protected areas leading to habitat fragmentation, depletion and loss of wildlife and plants species

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Management effectiveness in marine protected areas for conservation of Antillean manatees on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Herrejón

Morales‐Vela

Ortega‐Argueta

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This study evaluated management effectiveness in three marine protected areas (MPAs) for conservation of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus 1758), located on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The MPAs evaluated were the Yum‐Balam Flora and Fauna Reserve, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, and Chetumal Bay Manatee Sanctuary. The extent of the traditional, popular, and scientific manatee knowledge and research were assessed, as well as the prescribed conservation management actions, relevant stakeholders, and the degree of inclusion of manatee species in the management schemes of these MPAs. Four general criteria, 12 specific criteria, and 62 indicators were developed. In total, 199 interviews were completed in seven communities of the MPAs in order to determine the perception of the social, economic, and conservation impacts of the manatee and its management. Although the evaluated MPAs were not wholly comparable among themselves due to their different management categories and schemes, administration, socio‐economic context, and the dynamics and conflicts encountered, a comparison was conducted using standardized criteria and a categorical scale in order to evaluate the level of effectiveness of each MPA. The MPA with the highest management effectiveness in manatee conservation was found to be the Chetumal Bay, with an effectiveness classed as good (71%), followed by Sian Ka'an with intermediate effectiveness (53%) and Yum‐Balam, also with intermediate effectiveness (43%). The relationships between the key stakeholders of the three MPAs and economic activities such as fishing and tourism are the factors that most influence the effectiveness of management for manatee conservation.

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The complex reality of biodiversity conservation through Natural Protected Area policy: Three cases from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Cited by 90 publications

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Conservation in Context: A Comparison of Conservation Perspectives in a Mexican Protected Area

Conservation in Context: A Comparison of Conservation Perspectives in a Mexican Protected Area

Biodiversity Conservation: Why Local Inhabitants Destroy Habitat In Protected Areas

Management effectiveness in marine protected areas for conservation of Antillean manatees on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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