[HTML][HTML] Inclusion and exclusion in participation strategies in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
L Durand, F Figueroa, T Trench - Conservation and Society, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Since the 1970s, community participation has become central in biodiversity conservation
initiatives, mainly as a strategy for integrating the needs and interests of the populations
living in and around protected areas (PAs), and to enhance local social development.
Nevertheless, institutionalised participation is usually conceived as a means to attain the
goals of conservation initiatives. Although important efforts have been made to construct
participatory processes, these are designed and implemented in ways that produce …
initiatives, mainly as a strategy for integrating the needs and interests of the populations
living in and around protected areas (PAs), and to enhance local social development.
Nevertheless, institutionalised participation is usually conceived as a means to attain the
goals of conservation initiatives. Although important efforts have been made to construct
participatory processes, these are designed and implemented in ways that produce …