Drivers of transgression: What pushes people to enter protected areas

The establishment of protected areas is central to biodiversity conservation strategies. However, they often fail in meeting their expectations, especially in the tropics. One core reason for their failure is human pressure. Protected area transgression has tremendous impacts on biodiversity, but al...

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Main Authors: Ponta, N., Cornioley, T., Waeber, Patrick O., Dray, A., Vliet, N. van, Quiceno Mesa, M.P., Garcia, C.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113671
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author Ponta, N.
Cornioley, T.
Waeber, Patrick O.
Dray, A.
Vliet, N. van
Quiceno Mesa, M.P.
Garcia, C.A.
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Dray, A.
Garcia, C.A.
Ponta, N.
Quiceno Mesa, M.P.
Vliet, N. van
Waeber, Patrick O.
author_facet Ponta, N.
Cornioley, T.
Waeber, Patrick O.
Dray, A.
Vliet, N. van
Quiceno Mesa, M.P.
Garcia, C.A.
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description The establishment of protected areas is central to biodiversity conservation strategies. However, they often fail in meeting their expectations, especially in the tropics. One core reason for their failure is human pressure. Protected area transgression has tremendous impacts on biodiversity, but also on persecuted rule-breakers whose necessities are often ignored. Despite the increasing enforcement of strict protection rules, non-compliance is a phenomenon experienced in protected areas around the world. To improve biodiversity and social outcomes of any conservation intervention, we need to understand what drives transgressive behavior but also the gazettement of protected areas. By using a role-playing game with Indigenous people in the Colombian Amazon we were able to openly discuss transgression. In the game, park managers designed protected areas primarily for biodiversity conservation but also for restoration. Communication among stakeholders and a resource-abundant landscape were key to increase compliance without exerting enforcement while the violations history of the protected area as well as the abundance of resources within its boundaries encouraged transgression. To achieve voluntary compliance, we recommend to acknowledge transgression's multidimensionality and integrate it into conservation planning.
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spelling CGSpace1136712025-01-27T15:00:52Z Drivers of transgression: What pushes people to enter protected areas Ponta, N. Cornioley, T. Waeber, Patrick O. Dray, A. Vliet, N. van Quiceno Mesa, M.P. Garcia, C.A. protected areas biodiversity conservation indigenous people The establishment of protected areas is central to biodiversity conservation strategies. However, they often fail in meeting their expectations, especially in the tropics. One core reason for their failure is human pressure. Protected area transgression has tremendous impacts on biodiversity, but also on persecuted rule-breakers whose necessities are often ignored. Despite the increasing enforcement of strict protection rules, non-compliance is a phenomenon experienced in protected areas around the world. To improve biodiversity and social outcomes of any conservation intervention, we need to understand what drives transgressive behavior but also the gazettement of protected areas. By using a role-playing game with Indigenous people in the Colombian Amazon we were able to openly discuss transgression. In the game, park managers designed protected areas primarily for biodiversity conservation but also for restoration. Communication among stakeholders and a resource-abundant landscape were key to increase compliance without exerting enforcement while the violations history of the protected area as well as the abundance of resources within its boundaries encouraged transgression. To achieve voluntary compliance, we recommend to acknowledge transgression's multidimensionality and integrate it into conservation planning. 2021-05 2021-05-07T07:40:48Z 2021-05-07T07:40:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113671 en Open Access Elsevier Ponta, N., Cornioley, T., Waeber, P.O., Dray, A., van Vliet, N., Quiceno Mesa, M.P. and Garcia, C.A. 2021. Drivers of transgression: What pushes people to enter protected areas. Biological Conservation, 257: 109121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109121.
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biodiversity conservation
indigenous people
Ponta, N.
Cornioley, T.
Waeber, Patrick O.
Dray, A.
Vliet, N. van
Quiceno Mesa, M.P.
Garcia, C.A.
Drivers of transgression: What pushes people to enter protected areas
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biodiversity conservation
indigenous people
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