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Community perceptions of co-managing Tajik National Park / Shokirov, Qobiljon; Backhaus, Norman ; Bartmess, Jennifer

Shokirov, Qobiljon	Journal Article
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Tajik National Park struggles with overgrazing, illegal hunting and ill-managed tourism. The designation of the park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013 was meant to ease some of these struggles, but improvements are thus far difficult to identify. We conducted a case study to understand how local people perceive and interact with the park to probe how these struggles could be mitigated. Interviewees and participants proposed solutions that revolved around the concept of co-management, which we consider as a way to alleviate challenges the park faces today, especially in terms of nature conservation and livelihoods for communities affected by the park. We conclude that engaged community members are willing to help the park improve its management by co-producing knowledge and adapting to social–ecological change if certain conditions, such as improving trust and making trade-offs, are met.

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Central Asia ; Tajikistan ; Co - Management ; Pamirs ; Tajik National Park ; World Heritage Sites

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Maori commercial fisheries governance in Aotearoa/New Zealand w / Memon, P Ali; Kirk, Nicholas A

Memon, P Ali	Journal Article
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2011.

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Recent literature on natural resource governance has highlighted the consequences of a strong imprint of neoliberal political ideologies on current environmental policies. A parallel theme in the recent literature relates to claims pertaining to ownership and management of natural resources by indigenous minorities in post-colonial Western democracies who have been historically marginalised and impoverished by the aftermath of European colonisation. Recently, in order to respond to indigenous demands to settle long-standing grievances for the return of their ancestral lands and natural resources, some post-colonial governments have encouraged the development of indigenous self-governance and co-management initiatives to manage natural resources such as fisheries and forests. Based on a study of the recent Maori fisheries restitution policy initiatives in Aotearoa/New Zealand, this paper presents a preliminary interrogation of the new hybrid indigenous fisheries governance spaces within the bounds of a neoliberal fisheries management regime.

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Fisheries ; Neoliberalism ; Indigenous Governance ; Co - Management ; Indigenous Restitution ; Quota Management System (QMS)

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