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1 Dixon, J.A.; Sherman, P.B. 1990. Economics of protected areas: A new look at benefits and costs. London, UK: Earthscan. 235p.; 19.5 cm.
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 333.72 G000 DIX Record No: BKK-137)
2 Aris, A. Z.; Praveena, S. M.; Isa, N. M. 2013. Groundwater composition and geochemical controls in small tropical islands of Malaysia: a comparative study. In Wetzelhuetter, C. (Ed.). Groundwater in the coastal zones of Asia-Pacific. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.229-246. (Coastal Research Library Volume 7)
Groundwater ; Geochemistry ; Chemical control ; Ions ; Aquifers ; Water use ; Salt water intrusion ; Ecotourism / Malaysia / Manukan Island / Kapas Island
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.457 G570 WET Record No: H046335)
Water usage for domestic and irrigation purposes differ greatly from country to country. Roughly, water use per capita increases with the increase of gross national income per capita. As speaking on national incomes, ecotourism activities in tropical countries play an important role in this field. Authorities on finance management focus on small islands as their greater contribution in ecotourism activities. Maintenance of small island ecology especially on groundwater has to be considered otherwise it hinders the growth of ecotourism development when it comes to over exploitation. Kapas Island and Manukan Island in Malaysia are among the islands that are highly developed for the ecotourism. Hence, unintentionally the groundwater in small islands is exposed to natural and manmade interference. A comparative study of these islands was done to clarify the sources of interference in the groundwater aquifer. An attempt to identify the hydrogeochemical processes in these small islands that accompany with current and past intrusion of seawater was made using the analyses on groundwater chemistry, saturation indices and ionic ratios. In addition of the major chemical compositions, analyses gives two different types of water, saturation index also indicates two different processes (saturation and dissolution) happened in the islands. Manukan Island tends to have Na-Cl water type and most of the groundwater samples were in precipitation condition with respect to carbonate minerals. Disparate to Kapas Island, it has Ca-HCO3 water type and experienced dissolution process in most groundwater samples. The results using ionic ratios were demonstrated to delineate the seawater intrusion process, which includes of Mg/Ca, Na/Cl, Na/K, SO4/Cl, Cl/HCO3 and Ca/(HCO3 + SO4). Comparison of ions derivation also shows two different major groups representing the islands. Other processes that related in this study were the ions exchanges and mineralization.
3 Gulte, E.; Tadele, H.; Haileslassie, Amare; Mekuria, Wolde. 2023. Perception of local communities on protected areas: lessons drawn from the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Ecosystems and People, 19(1):2227282. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2023.2227282]
Protected areas ; Local communities ; Attitudes ; National parks ; Benefit-sharing mechanisms ; Biodiversity conservation ; Community organizations ; Participatory management ; Planning ; Economic benefits ; Income generation ; Awareness-raising ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Livestock ; Ecotourism ; Livelihoods ; Household surveys / Ethiopia / Bale Mountains National Park
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052099)
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A study targeting the Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of local communities’ opinion on benefits and disbenefits of protected areas and existing benefit-sharing mechanisms and to suggest future research for development direction related to the management of protected areas. Household surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions were tools used to collect data. The results obtained through the analysis of the factors affecting the attitude of local communities on the park and its management demonstrated that efforts should be concentrated on improving communication with local communities and short-term economic benefits as well as identifying the reasons for the unhealthy relationships and addressing them. These issues can partly be addressed through creating and supporting effective and functioning multistakeholder platforms for dialogue and co-production of knowledge, continuous meetings and awareness-raising campaigns and integrating more income-generating activities. The results also suggested that park management and government authorities use their authority to decide how local communities should participate in Bale Mountains National Park management initiatives. Such a top-down approach affects the sustainability of the efforts to conserve protected areas because local stakeholders lack incentives to participate. This also leads to inadequate understanding of the complex relationships between people and protected areas they depend on and the inability to tailor management responses to specific needs and conditions. The study discussed the implications of the results for future planning and management of protected areas and forwarded recommendations for policy and future research for development directions.
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