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El Papel de la Investigación en la Evaluación de Estrategias de Conservación en Tanzania: el Caso del Ecosistema Katavi‐Rukwa
Author(s) -
MULDER MONIQUE BORGERHOFF,
CARO TIM,
MSAGO OMARI AYUBU
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00703.x
Subject(s) - outreach , tanzania , protectionism , environmental resource management , ecotourism , viewpoints , wildlife , environmental planning , geography , business , political science , tourism , ecology , environmental science , archaeology , international trade , law , biology , art , visual arts
Strict protectionism, resource extraction, protected‐area community outreach, ecotourism, an integrated conservation and development program, comanagement schemes, and citizen‐science initiatives are all being used to help conserve the remote Katavi‐Rukwa ecosystem in western Tanzania. Biological and social research show that protectionism is successful in the conservation of large mammals but fails to capture diverse species communities; extractivism is appropriate for some resources but not for others; protected‐area outreach can be effective for some communities; and devolved control over wildlife, in conjunction with ecotourism and citizen science, has considerable potential in the area. The long‐term nature of the research provides the necessary time frame to evaluate outcomes of different conservation strategies, uncovers dynamics within communities that affect attitudes and responses to conservation initiatives, provides impartial recommendations because changing research personnel offers different viewpoints, and, probably most importantly, enhances trust among stakeholders. Currently, there are limited institutional mechanisms for ensuring the input of biological and social science in shaping conservation practice in Tanzania, and long‐term research can help informally bridge the gap