Collaborative Adaptive Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Rangeland Living Laboratory at the US Sheep Experiment Station
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(7), С. 3086 - 3086
Опубликована: Март 31, 2025
Social
conflict
over
rangeland-use
priorities,
especially
near
protected
areas,
has
long
pitted
environmental
and
biodiversity
conservation
interests
against
livestock
livelihoods.
Social–ecological
limits
management
adaptation
creativity
while
reinforcing
social
disciplinary
divisions.
It
can
also
reduce
rancher
access
to
land
negatively
affect
wildlife
conservation.
Communities
increasingly
expect
research
organizations
address
complex
dynamics
improve
opportunities
for
multiple
ecosystem
service
delivery
on
rangelands.
In
the
Greater
Yellowstone
Ecosystem
(GYE),
an
area
of
western
US,
long-standing
disagreements
among
actors
who
argue
use
those
prioritize
are
limiting
ranching
Researchers
at
USDA-ARS
US
Sheep
Experiment
Station
(USSES)
along
with
University
societal
partners
responding
these
challenges
using
a
collaborative
adaptive
(CAM)
methodology.
The
USSES
Rangeland
Collaboratory
is
living
laboratory
project
leveraging
resources
federal
range
sheep
ranch
operating
across
sagebrush
steppe
ecosystems
in
Clark
County,
Idaho,
montane/subalpine
landscapes
Beaverhead
Montana.
places
stakeholders,
including
ranchers,
groups,
government
managers,
decision-making
seat
participatory
case
study.
This
involves
planning
related
grazing
livestock–wildlife
decisions
two
ranch-scale
rangeland
scenarios,
one
modeled
after
traditional
operation
second,
more
intensified
no
summer
ranges.
We
discuss
extent
which
CAM
approach
creates
multi-directional
learning
participants
evaluate
trade-offs
preferred
systems
through
research.
system
where
needs
goals
various
misaligned
spatiotemporal,
disciplinary,
social–ecological
scales,
structure
methods
focus
knowledge
creation.
Язык: Английский
Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Southern Tanzania
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2024
Abstract
In
Tanzania,
Wildlife
Management
Areas
(WMAs)
are
established
on
village
lands,
usually
adjacent
to
centrally
managed
core
protected
areas
like
national
parks
and
game
reserves,
in
a
devolved
manner
by
local
authorities.
WMAs
intended
conserve
wildlife
outside
such
areas,
while
also
providing
opportunities
for
communities
derive
tangible
benefits
from
other
natural
resources.
This
study
evaluates
the
perceived
effectiveness
of
Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang’ula
(ILUMA)
WMA
southern
Tanzania
among
various
stakeholders,
focusing
its
conservation,
livelihoods
community
development
functions.
Based
thematic
analysis
perspectives
shared
stakeholders
at
national,
regional,
district
levels
through
in-depth
interviews,
focus
group
discussions
public
meeting,
was
considered
have
succeeded
only
very
modest
extent
achieving
goals.
Essentially
all
participants
narrated
that
area
is
heavily
encroached
human
activities,
including
livestock
grazing,
agriculture,
illegal
fishing,
meat
poaching,
deforestation,
charcoal
burning,
timber
harvesting
even
permanent
settlements.
Contributing
factors
include
recently
growing
influx
agro-pastoralist
immigrants,
top-down
political
interference,
financial
constraints,
mismanagement,
limited
resources
operations,
lack
conservation
education,
investors
or
government
support,
recent
displacement
encroachment
pressure
newly
upgraded,
centrally-managed
nearby.
To
ensure
future
success
sustainability
WMA,
recommended
enhancing
stakeholder
involvement
participation
management,
improved
collaboration
with
nearby
implementing
overhaul
constitution
reflect
current
best
practices,
building
capacity
relevant
leaders
elected
representatives
initiating
education
initiatives
community.
Overall,
should
explore
alternative
income
sources
beyond
tourism,
direct
member
sustainable,
carefully-regulated
access
resources,
resolve
ongoing
conflict
over
land
use
between
long-established
villages
govern
ILUMA
agro-pastoralists
immigrants
who
moved
into
more
recently.
Язык: Английский
Evaluation of the social-economic impacts of hyena attacks on humans and livestock in the Nyang’whale district of Tanzania
BMC Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 18, 2024
The
spotted
hyena
(Crocuta
crocuta)
is
one
of
the
carnivore
species
that
frequently
comes
into
conflict
with
humans.
These
conflicts
are
attributed
to
their
scavenging
foraging
behaviour
and
ability
occupy
habitats
close
human
settlements.
In
Tanzania,
Geita
region
has
recently
experienced
an
increase
in
livestock
attacks
by
hyenas.
However,
there
limited
studies
examining
extent
these
associated
social-economic
impacts.
Thus,
this
study
evaluated
social
impacts
economic
losses
due
Nyang'whale
district
region.
was
carried
out
three
villages
district,
namely
Wavu,
which
Mienze
Forest
Reserve;
Bukungu,
far
from
forest
but
surrounded
many
hills;
Izunya,
hills.
Data
collection
done
through
household
surveys,
focus
group
discussions,
key
informant
interviews.
A
Chi-square
test
assessed
association
between
fear
daily
activities
across
villages.
Poisson
regression
compared
number
attacked
hyenas
village
species.
Linear
analysis
financial
reductions
working
time
There
a
significant
variation
frequency
lower
Bukungu
village,
were
highest
village.
Wavu
forest,
had
attacks,
no
reported.
created
fear,
changed
routines
villagers.
most
reported
high
rate
school
dropouts,
while
reduction
sleeping
at
night
watch
livestock.
Economic
averaged
$300.5
per
year,
reduced
equivalent
$285.6
year.
Given
large
more
fewer
suggests
may
target
humans
when
food
resources
limited.
Therefore,
conducting
further
assess
population
availability
natural
prey
crucial
for
formulating
effective
intervention
strategies.
Additionally,
villagers
should
be
educated
on
ways
control
based
animals'
ecology
behaviour.
Язык: Английский