Holmes, G (2013) Exploring the Relationship Between Local Support and the Success of Protected Areas. Conservation and Society, 11 (1). 72 - 82. ISSN 0972-4923
Abstract
The idea that the support of local people is essential for the success of protected areas is widespread in conservation, underpinning various conservation paradigms and policies, yet it has rarely been critically examined. This paper explores the circumstances which determine whether or not local opposition to protected areas can cause them to fail. It focuses on the power relations between protected areas and local communities, and how easily they can influence one another. We present a case study from the Dominican Republic, where despite two decades of resentment with protected policies, local people are unable to significantly challenge them because of fears of violence from guards, inability to reach important political arenas, social ties with guards, and the inability to coordinate action. It concludes by arguing that there are often substantial barriers that prevent local people from challenging unpopular conservation policies, and that local support is not necessarily essential for conservation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Holmes. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2013 10:35 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 11:28 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.110940 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Medknow Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.4103/0972-4923.110940 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76967 |