Conservation backfire: Local effects of international protected area policy
In: Environmental science & policy, Band 153, S. 103676
ISSN: 1462-9011
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In: Environmental science & policy, Band 153, S. 103676
ISSN: 1462-9011
In: Marine policy, Band 121, S. 104185
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 111, S. 105780
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Ecology and society: E&S ; a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability, Band 13, Heft 2
ISSN: 1708-3087
In: Environmental management: an international journal for decision makers, scientists, and environmental auditors, Band 64, Heft 1, S. 52-63
ISSN: 1432-1009
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 715-722
ISSN: 0264-8377
The Mayans of the Yucatán Peninsula, together with their environment, conform social-ecological systems with adaptation and resilience to natural, political and economic disturbances. In this study, we use the framework of social-ecological systems for describing a mechanism that allows a Mayan community and its natural environment to respond to disturbances over time. We describe (1) the activities that members of the community develop as part of their strategy for managing natural resource management, and (2) the history of the social-ecological system focusing on meaningful events: changes in their institutional body, landscape and/or practices for exploiting natural resources, and interactions between these changes. Through both semi-structured and in-depth interviews, historical narratives and participant observation, we found that managers use the environmental heterogeneity to diversify the exploitation of species, manage the secondary vegetation and protect mature vegetation. Formal and informal institutions of access, regulation and administration of natural resources regulate productive activities and management practices. These institutions operate differentially at the levels of environmental units (prohibition of the exploitation of the natural resources of mature tropical forests) and species (protection of the jaguar and cougar). Diversification of productive activities, management of environmental heterogeneity and the presence of flexible institutions enable responses in the social-ecological systems that have the potential to contribute to its long-term maintenance. Comprehensive studies like this might help to understand adaptive capacity and social-ecological resilience.
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The Mayans of the Yucatán Peninsula, together with their environment, conform social-ecological systems with adaptation and resilience to natural, political and economic disturbances. In this study, we use the framework of social-ecological systems for describing a mechanism that allows a Mayan community and its natural environment to respond to disturbances over time. We describe (1) the activities that members of the community develop as part of their strategy for managing natural resource management, and (2) the history of the social-ecological system focusing on meaningful events: changes in their institutional body, landscape and/or practices for exploiting natural resources, and interactions between these changes. Through both semi-structured and in-depth interviews, historical narratives and participant observation, we found that managers use the environmental heterogeneity to diversify the exploitation of species, manage the secondary vegetation and protect mature vegetation. Formal and informal institutions of access, regulation and administration of natural resources regulate productive activities and management practices. These institutions operate differentially at the levels of environmental units (prohibition of the exploitation of the natural resources of mature tropical forests) and species (protection of the jaguar and cougar). Diversification of productive activities, management of environmental heterogeneity and the presence of flexible institutions enable responses in the social-ecological systems that have the potential to contribute to its long-term maintenance. Comprehensive studies like this might help to understand adaptive capacity and social-ecological resilience.
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In: Ecology and society: E&S ; a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability, Band 23, Heft 4
ISSN: 1708-3087
In: Environmental management: an international journal for decision makers, scientists, and environmental auditors, Band 56, Heft 3, S. 695-708
ISSN: 1432-1009
In: Ecology and society: E&S ; a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability, Band 21, Heft 4
ISSN: 1708-3087
In: The journal of environment & development: a review of international policy, Band 24, Heft 2, S. 187-210
ISSN: 1552-5465
Based on qualitative research and a case study analysis, this article describes how a local conservation initiative grounded on the potential to trade carbon offsets in the voluntary market has triggered a multipurpose scheme for community conservation in the ejido of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico. We describe how the Felipe Carrillo Puerto has engaged in the creation of two community-conserved areas, an ecotourism venture, and two projects of payment for environmental services. We show how creating a portfolio of conservation projects has allowed the ejido to diversify their sources of income in addition to creating an important number of jobs related to conservation. We discuss the implications of the community experiences with different conservation schemes, the market-based instruments that can trigger community conservation, and the importance of giving local communities the opportunity to define their own conservation paths.