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Bauer H, Chardonnet B, Scholte P, Kamgang SA, Tiomoko DA, Tehou AC, Sinsin B, Gebresenbet F, Asefa A, Bobo KS, Garba H, Abagana AL, Diouck D, Mohammed AA, Sillero-Zubiri C. Consider divergent regional perspectives to enhance wildlife conservation across Africa. Nat Ecol Evol 2021; 5:149-152. [PMID: 33139922 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-01343-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hans Bauer
- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Evolutionary Ecology Group, Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Biodiversity Conservation, German International Cooperation (GIZ), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Biodiversity Conservation, German International Cooperation (GIZ), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratory for Applied Ecology, Natural Resource Conservation, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
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- Laboratory for Applied Ecology, Natural Resource Conservation, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
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- Protected Areas Estate Project, Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
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- Protected Areas Division, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Niamey, Niger
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- Project Sustainable Management of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Niamey, Niger
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- National Parks Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Dakar, Senegal
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,The Born Free Foundation, Horsham, UK
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Montgomery RA, Borona K, Kasozi H, Mudumba T, Ogada M. Positioning human heritage at the center of conservation practice. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2020; 34:1122-1130. [PMID: 32045032 PMCID: PMC7540558 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Conservation projects subscribing to a community-based paradigm have predominated in the 21st century. We examined the context in which the phrase was coined and traced its growth over time. Community-based conservation first appeared in the literature in the early 1990s; but grew little until after the 5th World Parks Congress in 2003. Thereafter, publications describing community-based conservation approaches increased exponentially. The conference theme was Benefits Beyond Boundaries, and its goal was to provide an economic model based on revenue accrued from conservation fundraising and ecotourism to support ecosystems, wildlife, and people, particularly in the Global South. Such models tended not to incorporate, as a core principle, the heritage of local human communities. Human heritage varies substantially over time and space making generalization of conservation principles across scales challenging. Pitfalls that have grown out of the community-based conservation approaches in the Global South include fortress conservation, conservation militarism, consumptive and nonconsumptive ecotourism, and whiz-bang solutions. We propose 10 tenets in a human heritage-centered conservation framework (e.g., engage in conservation practices using local languages, thoughtfully propose and apply solutions consistent with human heritage, provide clear professional development pathways for individuals from local communities, and promote alternative revenue-generating programs centered in local communities, among others). Progressive philosophies can derive from authentic and ethical integration of local communities in conservation practice.
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- Robert A. Montgomery
- Department of Fisheries and WildlifeMichigan State University480 Wilson Road, 13 Natural Resources BuildingEast LansingMI48824U.S.A.
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- School for Field StudiesCentre for Wildlife Management StudiesP.O. Box 27743‐00506NairobiKenya
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- Department of Fisheries and WildlifeMichigan State University480 Wilson Road, 13 Natural Resources BuildingEast LansingMI48824U.S.A.
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- Department of Fisheries and WildlifeMichigan State University480 Wilson Road, 13 Natural Resources BuildingEast LansingMI48824U.S.A.
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- Conservation Solutions AfrikaMuthaiga Estate P.O. Box 880–10400NanyukiKenya
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Beck JM, Lopez MC, Mudumba T, Montgomery RA. Improving Human-Lion Conflict Research Through Interdisciplinarity. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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