Globally, protected areas are faced with a myriad of threats emanating principally from
anthropogenic drivers, which underpins the importance of the human element in protected …

This chapter explores the demands on, and opportunities provided to, protected area
managers when engaging with individuals, communities and organisations whose interests …

Protected areas are considered key to conserving ecosystems and safeguarding biodiversity
worldwide. Local stakeholders' involvement in decision-making in area-based conservation …

People's perceptions can point to reasons for conservation support or lack thereof. In this
study, we surveyed the perceptions of conservation among local stakeholders who …

Protected areas are frequently used as an important governance approach for biodiversity
conservation. Even though the total area of protected areas has increased over time, the …

Conventional approaches to managing protected areas have often seen people and nature
as separate entities. They preclude human communities from using natural resources and …

This paper explores local public support for nature protected areas (PAs) to identify primary
social factors explaining support. The model was built and tested using survey data …

Protected areas (PAs) are often conflict-ridden, but conflict resolution mechanisms are often
constrained by little appreciation of the perceptions of the principal agents (PA managers …

Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case
studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature, and on the …

This paper conceptualises a framework for assessing protected area (PA)–community
relationships and is premised on the view that positive PA–community relationships …