Incorporating Local Values in European Union Conservation Policy
The Cyprus Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15326652 |
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| Authors | Marina Michaelidou (I nt er co ll eg e, corresponding author), Daniel J Decker (Cornell University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-94 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10871200590931789 |
| OpenAlex | W2003515947 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Admission into the European Union (EU) presents many challenges for nature conservation and local communities found in areas of conservation importance. New member states have the difficult task of conforming to standardized EU conservation policies, while taking into consideration local sociocultural values. This article examines the challenges of incorporating local values in EU policy, through the case study of Cyprus in the Mediterranean region. A qualitative inquiry involving 112 individuals from three rural communities in Cyprus explored how local people value the natural environment (i.e., forest and wildlife) and how these values compare with the objectives of EU policies. In addition, local interest in participating in the development of conservation plans (e.g., setting objectives and implementing action) was assessed. It is concluded that despite the rhetoric about local participation present in EU conservation policies, actual practice does not provide an avenue for the incorporation of local values and concerns, which threatens to undermine local cultural diversity and create local opposition to the resulting state-based conservation. It is recommended that EU conservation policies allow for and encourage the incorporation of diverse local values in conservation as they apply to different regions of the EU
Biodiversity · Business · Conservation psychology · Economic policy · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · European union · Geography · Natura 2000 · Nature Conservation · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Wildlife · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Forest Management and Policy · Law · Ecology
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
Environmental Policy in the European Union
Transforming the Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP) Approach
The Interdependence of Ecosystem and Community Viability
Man and the Mediterranean Forest
Can a Territorial Policy be Based on Science Alone? The System for Creating the Natura 2000 Network in France
Primitive Ideas
The Unquiet Woods
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