Integrating conservation and socioeconomic development: the potential of community nurseries in Mexican protected areas
Por:
Luna-Nieves, Adriana L., Garcia-Frapolli, Eduardo, Bonfil, Consuelo, Meave, Jorge A., Ibarra-Manriquez, Guillermo
Publicada:
1 dic 2019
Resumen:
Community nurseries within natural protected areas (NPAs) represent an
attractive option to link biodiversity conservation with socioeconomic
development, yet their functioning lacks proper assessment. Here, we
analyse the national context of community nurseries in Mexican NPAs and
suggest a specific framework to evaluate their viability. First, we
examine the impact of a major governmental funding programme on these
projects. Next, we conduct a case study in a focal nursery to identify
challenges faced by its operation. Despite the large number of community
nurseries funded by the programme, current performance indicators are
not suitable to assess their viability. In turn, the case study reveals
this nursery's partial success, with a clear contribution to social
development but a limited impact on economic improvement and vegetation
conservation. Regardless of the characteristics of individual community
nurseries, we suggest a framework that is potentially useful for
evaluating community nursery viability, which enables agencies to detect
problems, find solutions and use resources efficiently, while balancing
biodiversity conservation and development.
Filiaciones:
Luna-Nieves, Adriana L.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Ecosistemas & Sustentabilidad, Antigua Carretera Patzcuaro 8701, Morelia 58190, Michoacan, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Ecol & Recursos Nat, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Garcia-Frapolli, Eduardo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Ecosistemas & Sustentabilidad, Antigua Carretera Patzcuaro 8701, Morelia 58190, Michoacan, Mexico
Bonfil, Consuelo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Ecol & Recursos Nat, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Meave, Jorge A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Ecol & Recursos Nat, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Ibarra-Manriquez, Guillermo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Ecosistemas & Sustentabilidad, Antigua Carretera Patzcuaro 8701, Morelia 58190, Michoacan, Mexico
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