Abstract
Despite decades of international efforts towards involving indigenous and traditional peoples in protected area management, there are few successful examples [1]. This seems to be even clearer in multifunctional protected areas, where in some cases the social and cultural dimension of sustainable development can be even more valued than the economic or the environmental dimensions. Therefore, the paradigm that conceived protected areas essentially as instruments for environmental conservation is being somehow replaced, at least in Europe, by the idea that protected areas are primarily instruments for the integration of environmental conservation with regional and local (economic) development [2]. An evolution of this type has also occurred with Australia’s parks.
Highlights
Despite decades of international efforts towards involving indigenous and traditional peoples in protected area management, there are few successful examples [1]
Tourism development is a strategic choice for the effective management of parks especially in those where local communities including Indigenous people living in
A lot of issues remain to be addressed. These issues include such as appropriate participation mechanism, pro-Indigenous policies, capacity buildings and park management zonation and planning
Summary
Despite decades of international efforts towards involving indigenous and traditional peoples in protected area management, there are few successful examples [1]. These parks are important parts of Australian national reserve system (NRS), which take more than 50% of total NRS area coverage [3] It is debatable whether the establishment of protected areas will significantly contribute/accelerate the regional development of local Indigenous communities and local areas, compared with the rest of the NRS, IPAs and co-managed parks are more likely to be managed with concurrent regional development and community engagement elements. In these parks, it is a priority and a lease obligation to enhance Indigenous employment and business opportunities. A 2006 evaluation by Gilligan concluded that IPAs successfully delivered improved social outcomes in regional development, such as 95% of IPA communities reported enhanced economic participation and development benefits from involvement with the program [4]
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