Progress toward equitably managed protected areas in Aichi target 11

The Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi Target 11 requires its 193 signatory parties to incorporate social equity into protected area (PA) management by 2020. However, there is limited evidence of progress toward this commitment. We surveyed PA managers, staff, and community representatives inv...

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Autores: Zafra-Calvo, Noelia|||0000-0003-3350-0784, Garmendía, Eneko|||0000-0001-7029-6343, Pascual, Unai|||0000-0002-5696-236X, Palomo, Ignacio|||0000-0002-4573-5989, Gross-Camp, Nicole, Brockington, Dan|||0000-0001-5692-0154, Cortes Vazquez, Jose Antonio|||0000-0003-3566-7924, Coolsaet, Brendan, Burgess, Neil David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:283094
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/283094
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1093/biosci/biy143
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Access to justice
Aichi Target 11
Decision-making
Rights
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Sumario:The Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi Target 11 requires its 193 signatory parties to incorporate social equity into protected area (PA) management by 2020. However, there is limited evidence of progress toward this commitment. We surveyed PA managers, staff, and community representatives involved in the management of 225 PAs worldwide to gather information against 10 equity criteria, including the distribution of benefits and burdens, recognition of rights, diversity of cultural and knowledge systems, and processes of participation in decision-making. Our results show that more than half of the respondents indicated that there are still significant challenges to be addressed in achieving equitably managed PAs, particularly in ensuring effective participation in decision-making, transparent procedures, access to justice in conflicting situations, and the recognition of the rights and diversity of local people. Our findings are a first and fundamental contribution toward a global assessment of equitablemanagement in PAs to report on Aichi Target 11 in 2020 and help define the next set of PA targets from 2020-2030.