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

Humans have lived alongside and interacted with wild animals throughout evolutionary
history. Even though wild animals can damage property, or injure humans and domesticated …

The sustainability of ecotourism ventures under the Community Based Natural Resources
Management in Zimbabwe is under stress due to environmental changes emanating from …

Tourism has an essential role in terms of contributing to the financial sustainability of
protected areas. In addition, through effective and efficient benefit-sharing, tourism can …

A prerequisite for the sustainability of protected areas in Africa is the meaningful inclusion of
local populations in conservation and tourism. This has been demonstrated in numerous …

Local communities' perceptions of protected areas are important determinants of the
success of conservation efforts in Southern Africa, as these perceptions affect people's …

The application of empirical and spatially explicit information to understand the spatial
distribution of human–wildlife conflict (HWC) risk zones is increasingly becoming imperative …

Understanding the local communities' attitudes toward protected areas (PAs) is critical to PA
management planning. However, what socio‐economic and demographic factors drive their …

Numerous initiatives and programmes were introduced to enable biodiversity conservation,
and community involvement was among these propositions. In line with such initiatives …

Relationships between protected area managers and adjacent communities, as well as
communities' attitudes, views and perceptions of these areas, are critical for the success of …