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Public–private partnerships as a management option for protected areas

Public–private partnerships as a management option for protected areas In October 2012, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) hosted a joint symposium in London on protected area effectiveness. (Note: See http://www.zsl.org/science/events/protected‐areas‐symposium,594,EV.html for copies of symposium presentations.) There was a general consensus at the meeting that protected areas remain the most effective tool that exists for biodiversity conservation and many presentations focused on what constitutes best practice for protected area management. There was little or no discussion, however, of what to do about protected areas at the opposite end of the spectrum where management capacity is weak and, for one reason or another, the sites in question are failing in their conservation mission. As a result, there was no mention either of a trend that has re‐emerged in Africa over the past 10 years for the delegation of protected area management responsibility by sovereign states to non‐governmental partners, the reasons for such delegation, or of its benefits in terms of management effectiveness. Since 2003, protected area management authorities in at least nine countries in sub‐Saharan Africa have signed agreements which, in effect, delegate to international non‐governmental partners the management responsibility for protected areas covering over 6 million hectares. While the details of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Animal Conservation Wiley

Public–private partnerships as a management option for protected areas

Animal Conservation , Volume 17 (1) – Jan 1, 2014

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Animal Conservation © 2014 The Zoological Society of London
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1367-9430
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1469-1795
DOI
10.1111/acv.12098
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Abstract

In October 2012, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) hosted a joint symposium in London on protected area effectiveness. (Note: See http://www.zsl.org/science/events/protected‐areas‐symposium,594,EV.html for copies of symposium presentations.) There was a general consensus at the meeting that protected areas remain the most effective tool that exists for biodiversity conservation and many presentations focused on what constitutes best practice for protected area management. There was little or no discussion, however, of what to do about protected areas at the opposite end of the spectrum where management capacity is weak and, for one reason or another, the sites in question are failing in their conservation mission. As a result, there was no mention either of a trend that has re‐emerged in Africa over the past 10 years for the delegation of protected area management responsibility by sovereign states to non‐governmental partners, the reasons for such delegation, or of its benefits in terms of management effectiveness. Since 2003, protected area management authorities in at least nine countries in sub‐Saharan Africa have signed agreements which, in effect, delegate to international non‐governmental partners the management responsibility for protected areas covering over 6 million hectares. While the details of

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