Factors that influence the success of conservation programs in communal property areas in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12960385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Verónica Bunge-Vivier (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología), Andrea Martínez-Ballesté (0000-0002-5287-1057, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 487-487 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Commons (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-0281 • E-ISSN: 1875-0281 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18352/ijc.718 |
| OpenAlex | W2604287743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
More than half of the natural vegetation in Mexico is managed collectively within common property systems. The appropriation and continuity of government programs related to the conservation of land that is communally used is proposed to depend on the level of organization of the communities and the interaction between the local and governmental institutions, as well as the benefits derived from conservation projects. Patterns of what drives the conservation of common natural resources were analyzed in order to propose improvements to conservation policy. Changes in primary and secondary vegetation cover in common and private properties were identified by performing a historical spatial analysis. Questionnaires were used to survey 32 populations of seven states of the Mexican Republic to determine the conservation status of common property resources, as well as the ability of the community to continue conservation activities initially undertaken by government programs. Some 53% of the primary and secondary vegetation in Mexico is found in common property areas, but the change from primary and secondary vegetation to other uses is the same for common and private property. Communities with a high level of conservation of communal areas and with the ability to continue conservation projects were those that had dedicated the areas to recreation and conservation, had stronger community organization and were less marginalized. A recognition of the heterogeneity of the socioeconomic and cultural context of communities with common property is necessary to design governmental conservation programs that achieve long-term conservation. To meet the needs of a region that is both degraded and marginalized, the creation of synergies between programs that combat poverty and programs that promote conservation is needed. In addition, the continuation of payments with public funds for work that preserves or rehabilitates natural areas is needed, thereby acknowledging the environmental services that these areas generate
Context (archaeology · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Government (linguistics · Natural resource · Political science · Private property · Recreation · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |