Local participation in forest and biodiversity conservation in a Nigerian rain forest

Sammanfattning

Environmental conservation strategies in most developing countries do not often consider local conditions. If local people's needs are incorporated in conservation efforts it would play an important role in sustainable management of protected areas. This paper reports a study of local people's preferences for biodiversity conservation management institutions that might motivate them to support conservation efforts in the Okwangwo Division of the Cross River National Park, Nigeria. The empirical data were generated from personal interviews and determinants of the respondents' preferences were analysed with a multinomial logit model. The results showed that most of the respondents preferred the institution that combines biodiversity conservation with development. Their preferences were influenced by income from farming activities, income from non-timber forest products and income from non-traditional employment. This study could contribute to knowledge of how to design biodiversity conservation strategies to increase support of more local people who reside in the vicinity of protected areas.

Nyckelord

environment; livelihoods; sustainability; rain forest

Publicerad i

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
2011, volym: 18, nummer: 1, sidor: 42-47
Utgivare: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

SLU författare

• Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG8 Anständiga arbetsvillkor och ekonomisk tillväxt
SDG12 Hållbar konsumtion och produktion
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
SDG17 Genomförande och globalt partnerskap

UKÄ forskningsämne

Landskapsarkitektur
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Skogsvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2011.544389

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/58781