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central america eeu sweden | Parks & Wildlife Policy design Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly. A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous communities will result not only in conservation of natural resources but also in increased development. In practice, ecotourism has often failed to deliver the expected benefits to indigenous communities due to a combination of factors, including shortages in the endowments of human, financial and social capital within the community, lack of mechanisms for a fair distribution of the economic benefits of ecotourism, and land insecurity. Coria, J. and E. Calfucura. 2012. Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Ecological Economics 73(15): 47-55.

central america | Parks & Wildlife Policy design What makes them follow the rules: the case of Ostional turtle egg harvesters Understanding the reasons why some people are more prone to break the rules than others reveal some of the challenges that local people and policy makers must overcome in order to let local institutions endure.

central america | Parks & Wildlife Policy design Perspectivas futuras sobre el comanejo como alternativa para el uso y la protección de las tortugas en Ostional A pesar del relativo éxito del modelo de co-manejo que existe en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Ostional, los cambios externos repentinos y sin precedentes en el entorno local plantean serias interrogantes a la permenancia de este modelo de gestión para el uso y la protección de tortugas.

south africa | Parks & Wildlife The valuation of biodiversity conservation by the South African Khomani San “bushmen” community The restitution of land to the Khomani San “bushmen” and Mier “agricultural” communities in May 2002 marked a significant shift in conservation in the Kgalagadi area in South Africa. The Khomani San and Mier communities were awarded land inside and outside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Dikgang Johane and Muchapondwa Edwin, (2011), The valuation of biodiversity conservation by the South African Khomani San “bushmen” community, Working paper 257.

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