According to Bennett (2016), local people’s perceptions about conservation in PAs can be categorized into four thematic areas: social impacts of conservation, ecological outcomes of conservation, legitimacy of conservation governance, and …

3 天之前 · Feature image: Local people in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal. Photo credit: Arash Ghoddousi. Indigenous peoples manage about a quarter of the world’s lands, and many of them are working passionately to protect the species and habitats that these lands contain. However, rather than supporting them, external conservation projects often ...

2024年10月23日 · By engaging local communities, conservationists have access to indigenous knowledge systems, traditional land management approaches, and a detailed understanding of the local ecology. Here are some key elements of inclusive protection: 1. …

2024年2月16日 · Effective area-based conservation requires inclusive and rights-based approaches that respect and draw upon a mix of knowledge systems. Indigenous Peoples and local communities should be recognized and respected as stewards of their lands, waters, and resources, participating and/or leading in decision-making on issues that affect them.

2025年1月14日 · Now, many African governments are embracing these same local communities as allies in conservation. “To contribute to the global target of protecting 30 percent of lands, freshwaters, and oceans by 2030, the Kenyan Government considers the expansion of the number and area of wildlife conservancies as an important mechanism to achieve these targets,” Munira Anyonge-Bashir, Kenya program ...

2020年1月1日 · We found that Indigenous Peoples established protected and conserved areas independently and through local- and broad-scale partnerships. States that supported such efforts did so through formal legislation, agreements, and policies, and informally through local relationships and shared values.

2020年10月15日 · Generally, community participation can create sustainable natural resource use by safeguarding residents' economic interests, respecting local cultural practices, and enhancing community awareness of natural resource conservation to achieve the ultimate goal of biodiversity and ecological conservation (Wibowo et al., 2018).

2024年12月17日 · Many local and indigenous communities possess extensive, time-tested knowledge of the land and its biodiversity passed down through generations. This traditional wisdom offers invaluable insights key to protecting endemic flora and fauna, and ecosystems that might otherwise go unnoticed by scientists and conservationists.

Indigenous peoples and local communities have a key role to play in global biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions to climate change. These community’s aspirations often include sustainable development while taking care of nature.

3 天之前 · “Local CSOs oversee some hunting areas and invest part of the revenues in conservation, leading to notable achievements such as increased populations of rare wild ungulates and snow leopards. This success is attributed to the integration of local knowledge in wildlife protection and enhanced anti-poaching measures.