Abstract
Palomo, I., B. Martín-López, C. López-Santiago, and C. Montes. 2011. Participatory scenario planning for protected areas management under the ecosystem services framework: the doñana social-ecological system in southwestern spain. Ecology and Society 16(1): 23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03862-160123
Highlights
When conservation strategies for protected areas follow a top-down approach that excludes local practices or interests, conflict can emerge (West et al 2006)
We found that participatory scenario planning (1) can create different visions of the future of the system addressing its uncertainty and the main ecosystem services trade-offs, and (2) can propose consensual management strategies to determine a path toward a desirable future
We used six stages for the participatory scenario planning process: (1) identification and prioritization of stakeholders; (2) collection of information about those aspects of the system that were important to stakeholders; (3) characterizing past and current conditions and trends; (4) developing a set of scenarios; (5) characterizing the scenarios according to services provided by the ecosystem and human well-being variables; and (6) proposing management strategies to achieve a desirable future through the backcasting process
Summary
When conservation strategies for protected areas follow a top-down approach that excludes local practices or interests, conflict can emerge (West et al 2006). The main reasons for their participation in environmental management are as follows: the democratization of management (Elster 1998); involving and empowering participants (Tippett et al 2007); the coproduction of knowledge between experts and users (Roux et al 2006); improving the community/ protected area relationship (Méndez-Contreas et al 2008); reaching consensus among stakeholders and developing a common vision of the future (Baker et al 2004); and increasing the effectiveness of environmental management projects (Reed 2008)
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