Pub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1mbq.en
M. Qumsiyeh, Roubina Bassous-Ghattas, E. Handal, Mohammed A. Abusarhan, M. Najajreh, I. Albaradeyia
Palestine is part of the Fertile Crescent and known to be rich in faunal and floral biodiversity relative to its latitude. The South Jerusalem hills with their ancient villages (collectively called the Al-Arqoub cluster) provide ideal areas for conservation within the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. The area was listed on an emergency basis as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. This study assessed the biodiversity and threats, and the data was used to designate it a protected area by the Environment Quality Authority (EQA). We documented 417 plant species, 15 fungi, 105 birds, 3 amphibians, 12 reptiles and 31 mammals. Threats to this rich biodiversity included harmful agricultural practices, overexploitation, construction of Israeli settlements, urbanisation, habitat loss, land fragmentation and limited enforcement of laws. Management plans were established and began to be implemented for the site with the aim of biocultural conservation. Four marginalised communities around the valley system (Al-Walaja, Battir, Husan and Beit Jala) benefited through: a) environmentally friendly agricultural production for 81 farmers, b) developing and empowering women in eco-friendly production and marketing, c) enhancing ecotourism, d) implementing an ecosystem restoration model and e) education and capacity building leading to behaviour change. Based on IUCN criteria, we consider ‘Al-Arqoub’ as a vulnerable ecosystem worthy of enhanced protective status and, based on our studies, the EQA designated it as a protected area category VI (protected with sustainable use of natural resources). Protected area management in Palestine follows the new National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2023–2030) in line with the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This grassroots, cross-disciplinary endeavour to protect this area serves as a model for other protections in a region with economic and political instability.
{"title":"Biodiversity conservation of a new protected area ‘Al-Arqoub’, South Jerusalem Hills, Palestine","authors":"M. Qumsiyeh, Roubina Bassous-Ghattas, E. Handal, Mohammed A. Abusarhan, M. Najajreh, I. Albaradeyia","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1mbq.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1mbq.en","url":null,"abstract":"Palestine is part of the Fertile Crescent and known to be rich in faunal and floral biodiversity relative to its latitude. The South Jerusalem hills with their ancient villages (collectively called the Al-Arqoub cluster) provide ideal areas for conservation within the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. The area was listed on an emergency basis as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. This study assessed the biodiversity and threats, and the data was used to designate it a protected area by the Environment Quality Authority (EQA). We documented 417 plant species, 15 fungi, 105 birds, 3 amphibians, 12 reptiles and 31 mammals. Threats to this rich biodiversity included harmful agricultural practices, overexploitation, construction of Israeli settlements, urbanisation, habitat loss, land fragmentation and limited enforcement of laws. Management plans were established and began to be implemented for the site with the aim of biocultural conservation. Four marginalised communities around the valley system (Al-Walaja, Battir, Husan and Beit Jala) benefited through: a) environmentally friendly agricultural production for 81 farmers, b) developing and empowering women in eco-friendly production and marketing, c) enhancing ecotourism, d) implementing an ecosystem restoration model and e) education and capacity building leading to behaviour change. Based on IUCN criteria, we consider ‘Al-Arqoub’ as a vulnerable ecosystem worthy of enhanced protective status and, based on our studies, the EQA designated it as a protected area category VI (protected with sustainable use of natural resources). Protected area management in Palestine follows the new National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2023–2030) in line with the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This grassroots, cross-disciplinary endeavour to protect this area serves as a model for other protections in a region with economic and political instability.","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42174593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.2305/10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1aw.en
A. Wyatt, Rohit Singh, C. Read
The effective management of protected and conserved areas is crucial to the preservation of much of the world’s biodiversity. The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) is one of the world’s most utilised protected and conserved area management tools, used to inform research, tourism management, natural resources use, intelligence, threat analyses, and more. Through surveying staff at 49 protected and conserved areas across 14 countries, we examine how SMART is being implemented in terms of eight key factors in data management and decision-making. Results indicate room for improvement in all aspects of the adaptive process, particularly relating to the planning of systematic patrols as well as the role of management in the adaptive process. Additionally, many sites provide low levels of training and suffer from insufficient staffing. This information will help develop guidance on what is required by protected and conserved areas for the effective implementation of SMART.
{"title":"Assessing the adaptive management process in SMART sites: Lessons learned","authors":"A. Wyatt, Rohit Singh, C. Read","doi":"10.2305/10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1aw.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1aw.en","url":null,"abstract":"The effective management of protected and conserved areas is crucial to the preservation of much of the world’s biodiversity. The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) is one of the world’s most utilised protected and conserved area management tools, used to inform research, tourism management, natural resources use, intelligence, threat analyses, and more. Through surveying staff at 49 protected and conserved areas across 14 countries, we examine how SMART is being implemented in terms of eight key factors in data management and decision-making. Results indicate room for improvement in all aspects of the adaptive process, particularly relating to the planning of systematic patrols as well as the role of management in the adaptive process. Additionally, many sites provide low levels of training and suffer from insufficient staffing. This information will help develop guidance on what is required by protected and conserved areas for the effective implementation of SMART.","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48829792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1mjd.en
M. Dourojeanni
{"title":"Role of FAO, CATIE and IUCN in the expansion of Latin America’s protected areas in the 1960s–1980s","authors":"M. Dourojeanni","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1mjd.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2023.parks-29-1mjd.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45833853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2mt.en
M. Twinamatsiko, P. Franks, F. Booker, C. Muchunguzi, Clemencia Neema Murembe
{"title":"Alternative approaches to integrated conservation and development: Equitable governance at Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda","authors":"M. Twinamatsiko, P. Franks, F. Booker, C. Muchunguzi, Clemencia Neema Murembe","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2mt.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2mt.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":"95 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41278178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ybo.en
Yeny A. Benavides‐Ossa, Jessica I. Ramirez-Sanabria, Natalia Castaño-Rubiano, C. Feuillet-Hurtado, Gabriel J. Castaño‐Villa, Natalia Aguirre-Acosta
{"title":"Anti-personnel mines affect tree diversity in the Selva de Florencia National Natural Park, Colombia","authors":"Yeny A. Benavides‐Ossa, Jessica I. Ramirez-Sanabria, Natalia Castaño-Rubiano, C. Feuillet-Hurtado, Gabriel J. Castaño‐Villa, Natalia Aguirre-Acosta","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ybo.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ybo.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42157473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2bam.en
Brent Mitchell, K. MacKinnon, Luther Anukur, Ludi Apin, D. Campilan, Beatrice Cyiza, Frederick Kwame Kumah, Lakim Maklarin, S. Perkin, M. Rao, T. Sandwith
{"title":"Trends in protected and conserved areas: reflections from regional parks congresses","authors":"Brent Mitchell, K. MacKinnon, Luther Anukur, Ludi Apin, D. Campilan, Beatrice Cyiza, Frederick Kwame Kumah, Lakim Maklarin, S. Perkin, M. Rao, T. Sandwith","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2bam.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2bam.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43628265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ff.en
F. Feyeh
{"title":"Local Cooperatives´ Contribution to Realising a Green Economy in Nature Parks in Luxembourg","authors":"F. Feyeh","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ff.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ff.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45475031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2bp.en
Ben H. Parker, P. Soe, Margaret Nyeiun Nyein Myint, N. M. Shwe, Rohit Singh, Alexander Wyatt, William D. Moreto, Michael Belecky
Positive relations between local people and protected and conserved area (PA) authorities are important for effective and equitable conservation. Such relations, however, are often strained. Therefore, in this study we explore the heterogeneity in satisfaction in park management amongst people living near to five PAs in Myanmar. Specifically, we examined how a diverse set of predictor variables relate to satisfaction in park management. Of all respondents, 2 per cent perceived park management to be very poor, 17 per cent considered it poor, 73 per cent considered it good, and 8 per cent considered it very good. Level of satisfaction in community involvement in conservation associated most strongly with satisfaction in park management, followed by satisfaction in community benefits from conservation activities. The extent to which park management and rangers were seen to treat communities with respect both related strongly and positively to level of satisfaction in park management. Experience of human– wildlife conflict had a negative association with satisfaction in park management. Finally, perceived alignment between conservation regulations and community values had a positive relationship with satisfaction in park management. Our findings highlight the importance of community involvement in and benefit from conservation activities in Myanmar, as well as the significance of park rangers and overall management treating local communities with respect.
{"title":"Exploring community satisfaction in park management: Insights from protected areas in Myanmar","authors":"Ben H. Parker, P. Soe, Margaret Nyeiun Nyein Myint, N. M. Shwe, Rohit Singh, Alexander Wyatt, William D. Moreto, Michael Belecky","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2bp.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2bp.en","url":null,"abstract":"Positive relations between local people and protected and conserved area (PA) authorities are important for effective and equitable conservation. Such relations, however, are often strained. Therefore, in this study we explore the heterogeneity in satisfaction in park management amongst people living near to five PAs in Myanmar. Specifically, we examined how a diverse set of predictor variables relate to satisfaction in park management. Of all respondents, 2 per cent perceived park management to be very poor, 17 per cent considered it poor, 73 per cent considered it good, and 8 per cent considered it very good. Level of satisfaction in community involvement in conservation associated most strongly with satisfaction in park management, followed by satisfaction in community benefits from conservation activities. The extent to which park management and rangers were seen to treat communities with respect both related strongly and positively to level of satisfaction in park management. Experience of human– wildlife conflict had a negative association with satisfaction in park management. Finally, perceived alignment between conservation regulations and community values had a positive relationship with satisfaction in park management. Our findings highlight the importance of community involvement in and benefit from conservation activities in Myanmar, as well as the significance of park rangers and overall management treating local communities with respect.","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41557634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ap.en
A. Pellin, L. Dias, Neluce Soares, Fabiana Prado
{"title":"Management effectiveness and deforestation in protected areas of the Brazilian Amazon","authors":"A. Pellin, L. Dias, Neluce Soares, Fabiana Prado","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ap.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2ap.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46894559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2sk.en
Shalabh Kumar, M. Sen
{"title":"Rajasthan’s Thar Desert Orans as a community conservation strategy under the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework","authors":"Shalabh Kumar, M. Sen","doi":"10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2sk.en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2022.parks-28-2sk.en","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37571,"journal":{"name":"Parks","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42096232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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