Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong

Conservation organisations are faced with the complexities between protecting forests, developing local livelihoods and strengthening institutions. The aim of this paper is to analyse the strategies employed by organisations to implement conservation and development, and to assess how project progre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Preece, L., Herrero Cangas, B., Sunderland, Terry C.H., Achdiawan, R., Ruíz Pérez, M., Campbell, Bruce M., Stacey, Natasha
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20397
_version_ 1855531987108888576
author Preece, L.
Herrero Cangas, B.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Achdiawan, R.
Ruíz Pérez, M.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Stacey, Natasha
author_browse Achdiawan, R.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Herrero Cangas, B.
Preece, L.
Ruíz Pérez, M.
Stacey, Natasha
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
author_facet Preece, L.
Herrero Cangas, B.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Achdiawan, R.
Ruíz Pérez, M.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Stacey, Natasha
author_sort Preece, L.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Conservation organisations are faced with the complexities between protecting forests, developing local livelihoods and strengthening institutions. The aim of this paper is to analyse the strategies employed by organisations to implement conservation and development, and to assess how project progress is improved by project operations. This paper analyses 42 projects working in 15 conserved forest sites in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. We use multivariate techniques on a large set of variables to explore patterns between sites, project activities and management. The major threats to biodiversity in the Lower Mekong are hunting and logging. Primary site-level conservation projects focus significantly on law enforcement, but also use developmental and institutional building tools to reduce pressure on conserved areas and improve both conservation and development outcomes. Although achieving the combined goals of conservation and development is necessary in most situations, trade-offs, however, these two goals are common and integrated approaches can sometimes compromise both conservation and development outcomes. Many organisations collaborate with government and non-government organisations and use participatory and consultative approaches with local people to achieve their objectives. We conclude that while integrating conservation and development is often necessary, trade-offs must be acknowledged because they influence project outcomes. Partnerships and consultation with multiple interest groups can greatly improve the effectiveness of project implementation.
format Artículo preliminar
id CGSpace20397
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2009
publishDateRange 2009
publishDateSort 2009
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace203972025-01-24T14:20:00Z Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong Preece, L. Herrero Cangas, B. Sunderland, Terry C.H. Achdiawan, R. Ruíz Pérez, M. Campbell, Bruce M. Stacey, Natasha biodiversity conservation conservation areas analysis research projects Conservation organisations are faced with the complexities between protecting forests, developing local livelihoods and strengthening institutions. The aim of this paper is to analyse the strategies employed by organisations to implement conservation and development, and to assess how project progress is improved by project operations. This paper analyses 42 projects working in 15 conserved forest sites in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. We use multivariate techniques on a large set of variables to explore patterns between sites, project activities and management. The major threats to biodiversity in the Lower Mekong are hunting and logging. Primary site-level conservation projects focus significantly on law enforcement, but also use developmental and institutional building tools to reduce pressure on conserved areas and improve both conservation and development outcomes. Although achieving the combined goals of conservation and development is necessary in most situations, trade-offs, however, these two goals are common and integrated approaches can sometimes compromise both conservation and development outcomes. Many organisations collaborate with government and non-government organisations and use participatory and consultative approaches with local people to achieve their objectives. We conclude that while integrating conservation and development is often necessary, trade-offs must be acknowledged because they influence project outcomes. Partnerships and consultation with multiple interest groups can greatly improve the effectiveness of project implementation. 2009 2012-06-04T09:13:19Z 2012-06-04T09:13:19Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20397 en Preece, L., Herrero Cangas, B., Sunderland, T.C.H., Achdiawan, R., Ruiz Perez, M., Campbell, B.M., Stacey, N. 2009. Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong .
spellingShingle biodiversity
conservation
conservation areas
analysis
research projects
Preece, L.
Herrero Cangas, B.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Achdiawan, R.
Ruíz Pérez, M.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Stacey, Natasha
Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong
title Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong
title_full Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong
title_fullStr Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong
title_full_unstemmed Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong
title_short Losing less and winning more: project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the Lower Mekong
title_sort losing less and winning more project strategies to negotiate between conservation and development in the lower mekong
topic biodiversity
conservation
conservation areas
analysis
research projects
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20397
work_keys_str_mv AT preecel losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong
AT herrerocangasb losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong
AT sunderlandterrych losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong
AT achdiawanr losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong
AT ruizperezm losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong
AT campbellbrucem losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong
AT staceynatasha losinglessandwinningmoreprojectstrategiestonegotiatebetweenconservationanddevelopmentinthelowermekong