Expanding protected areas and incorporating human resource use: a study of 15 forest parks in Ecuador and Peru
Autor: | Nora L. Álvarez-Berríos, Margaret B. Holland, Adrian Treves, Aaron Bruner, Luis Suarez, Katrina Brandon, Carlos Ponce, Lisa Naughton-Treves, Malki Saenz |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
Geography
Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies habitat improvement 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences resource availability logging environmental management Environmental protection Human settlement lcsh:Social sciences (General) Human resources Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science ecosystem management Land use zoning business.industry parks Logging forestry land use 021107 urban & regional planning Geography human settlements Ecosystem management lcsh:H1-99 protected areas Zoning business |
Zdroj: | Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 32-44 (2006) |
ISSN: | 1548-7733 |
Popis: | Data from legal records, management plans, and interviews with 63 local experts reveal the substantial expansion of 15 protected areas (PAs) of forest in Ecuador and Peru during the last two decades. Combining results for these PAs, the area under protection increased by over half, from 5,760,814 to 8,972,896 ha, with the Amazonian PAs adding the greatest expanse. Most of this expanded land was legally designated for strict protection; however, in practice, human resource use and settlement are widespread. Hunting is the most common resource use, followed by logging and livestock grazing. Mining and petroleum extraction also occur in four of the 15 PAs. Together these activities on average affect approximately 30% of the area within eight Peruvian PAs and approximately 45% of the area of seven Ecuadorian PAs, far exceeding previous deforestation estimates. By expanding these PAs, Ecuadorian and Peruvian conservationists have significantly improved the coverage of key ecosystems and endangered habitats. However, they now face the daunting task of managing larger, more complex protected areas that de facto include thousands of local people. Conservation agencies in both countries are turning toward land-use zoning within PAs to integrate resource use with biodiversity conservation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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