Socio-Economic Effects of National Park Governance and Management: Lessons from Post-Socialist Era Estonia

Despite the significant increase in protected territory globally, there is a common understanding that the designation of protected areas alone does not guarantee their effectiveness nor halt the loss of biodiversity. In addition to biodiversity conservation, protected areas are expected to perform...

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Autores principales:	Henri Järv, Raymond D. Ward, Janar Raet, Kalev Sepp
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	national parks socio-economic effect governance of protected areas local communities cultural landscapes management of protected areas Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7608f62f9af4414fb09dde6df3d8109f2021-11-25T18:10:05ZSocio-Economic Effects of National Park Governance and Management: Lessons from Post-Socialist Era Estonia10.3390/land101112572073-445Xhttps://doaj.org/article/7608f62f9af4414fb09dde6df3d8109f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1257https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445XDespite the significant increase in protected territory globally, there is a common understanding that the designation of protected areas alone does not guarantee their effectiveness nor halt the loss of biodiversity. In addition to biodiversity conservation, protected areas are expected to perform a number of other functions, such as provide ecosystem services and improve local socio-economic conditions. Therefore, the need to strive towards mixed, decentralized conservation management and stakeholder involvement is increasingly emphasized. Although there is limited research, it has been noted that protected areas have not served wider objectives effectively enough. The current study provides insight concerning socio-economic effects of different governance and management practices of protected areas based on perceptions of residents and stakeholders of five national parks of Estonia. It was found that conservation status has an important impact on local socio-economic conditions largely depending on governance and management practices, resulting in both, positive and negative effects. It was concluded that the centralization of nature conservation and the abolition of protected area administrations have led to a gradual distancing of nature conservation from local conditions and the population, causing concern about the preservation of the living environment.Henri JärvRaymond D. WardJanar RaetKalev SeppMDPI AGarticlenational parkssocio-economic effectgovernance of protected areaslocal communitiescultural landscapesmanagement of protected areasAgricultureSENLand, Vol 10, Iss 1257, p 1257 (2021)
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description	Despite the significant increase in protected territory globally, there is a common understanding that the designation of protected areas alone does not guarantee their effectiveness nor halt the loss of biodiversity. In addition to biodiversity conservation, protected areas are expected to perform a number of other functions, such as provide ecosystem services and improve local socio-economic conditions. Therefore, the need to strive towards mixed, decentralized conservation management and stakeholder involvement is increasingly emphasized. Although there is limited research, it has been noted that protected areas have not served wider objectives effectively enough. The current study provides insight concerning socio-economic effects of different governance and management practices of protected areas based on perceptions of residents and stakeholders of five national parks of Estonia. It was found that conservation status has an important impact on local socio-economic conditions largely depending on governance and management practices, resulting in both, positive and negative effects. It was concluded that the centralization of nature conservation and the abolition of protected area administrations have led to a gradual distancing of nature conservation from local conditions and the population, causing concern about the preservation of the living environment.
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title	Socio-Economic Effects of National Park Governance and Management: Lessons from Post-Socialist Era Estonia
title_short	Socio-Economic Effects of National Park Governance and Management: Lessons from Post-Socialist Era Estonia
title_full	Socio-Economic Effects of National Park Governance and Management: Lessons from Post-Socialist Era Estonia
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Socio-Economic Effects of National Park Governance and Management: Lessons from Post-Socialist Era Estonia

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