Unpacking equity for protected area conservation

Schreckenberg, Kate, Franks, Phil, Martin, Adrian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-7712 and Lang, Barbara (2016) Unpacking equity for protected area conservation. PARKS, 22 (2). pp. 11-26.

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Abstract

There have been numerous calls to ensure that protected areas are governed and managed in an equitable manner. While there has been progress on assessing management effectiveness, there has been less headway on defining the equitable part of the equation. Here we propose a framework for advancing equity in the context of protected area conservation that was developed through a process of expert workshops and consultation and then validated at three sites in East Africa. The framework comprises three key dimensions (recognition, procedure and distribution) and 16 principles embedded in a set of enabling conditions, which we illustrate with reference to case studies. We go on to present the case for shifting the framing of protected area conservation from a livelihoods framing to an equity framing, justifying this from both a moral (normative) and instrumental perspective. Finally, we show how equity relates to a number of other key concepts (management effectiveness, governance and social impact) and related assessment tools in protected area conservation, before outlining a step-wise process for using the framework to advance equity in protected area conservation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation is published by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). It is published twice a year as an online (www.iucn.org/parks), open-access and peer reviewed journal.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	protected areas,equity ,recognition,procedure,distribution,environmental justice,governance
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Related URLs:	http://parksjournal.com/wp-content/uploa...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2016 00:05
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2023 12:48
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61731
DOI:	10.2305/IUCN.CH.2016.PARKS-22-2KS.en

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