Information about the factors associated with conservation participation by local
communities is important to garner support and involvement within a natural protected area …

Abstract Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is located in the remote and sparsely populated
mountainous region of Eastern Nepal. It has been locally managed as a decentralized …

Factors influencing local people's attitudes towards conservation of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife
Reserve (KTWR) are analyzed using an ordered logit model. The results indicate that …

Community-based approaches to decision-making in the management of protected areas
are increasingly being implemented in many areas. However information on the outcome of …

Approaches to the management of protected areas that involve the participation of local
communities are now being widely promoted. However, the impacts of such community …

Biodiversity conservation has undergone a profound change in philosophy, policies and
management approaches over the last forty years. The traditional top–down approach to …

Abstract Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Project (KCAP) in Nepal is among the first
protected areas in the world to institute a completely decentralized system of conservation …

Understanding the interest of local communities and ensuring their support in conservation
are pivotal to the sustainability of Protected Areas (PAs). In this study, we interviewed 230 …

Promoting alternative livelihoods that do not depend on exploiting biodiversity is a common
approach to encourage proconservation attitudes and behaviors among people around …

Local communities living adjacent to protected areas (PA) play a vital role in biodiversity
conservation. Understanding communities' use and perceptions of a PA will increase its …