Challenges to nature conservation with community development in central African forests
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 31 (3) , 180-188
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3008.1997.d01-10.x
Abstract
Based on field research in the Central African Republic, this article discusses several social and economic challenges to conservation programmes that include community development components. These interrelated challenges include immigration as people elsewhere are attracted to economic opportunities, the lack of tenure of land and natural resources, diversification of economic and subsistence strategies, ethnic diversity and the lack of a conservation ethic. Addressing these challenges requires fundamental socio-economic change.Keywords
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