Diversity of Local Responses to Integrated Conservation and Development Projects
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https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v6n2.2015.15852Keywords:
Projetos de Conservação e Desenvolvimento Local, Conservação de Base Comunitária, Conservação da Biodiversidade, Áreas Protegidas, Avaliação de Impacto de ProjetosAbstract
Integrated Conservation and Development Projects, a biodiversity conservation strategy, has
been widely adopted by NGOs and international cooperation agencies in recent decades. These
projects are characterized by conservation objectives associated with the socioeconomic development
of local populations living inside protected areas or in their neighborhoods. In this paper,
the author analyzes 25 project evaluations in 18 countries, identifying the spectrum of triggered
responses. From this base, 34 different responses were identified, which highlights the potential
of these projects to produce changes in local systems. However, in half of the cases (14 of 25),
the actions developed by the projects produced no identifiable responses, and among the cases
in which responses were effectively observed, many of them appeared to have the potential
for counter-productive effects. Results point to the risks associated with these biodiversity conservation
interventions, and show the need to approach their design, evaluation and scientific
research from a systemic point of view.
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