Balancing conservation and development in Nepal’s protected area buffer zones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19445923 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barney Long (0000-0002-9747-6042, Global Wildlife Conservation, corresponding author), Giavanna Grein (World Wildlife Fund), Nicolas Boedicker, Rohit Singh (0000-0002-8415-6728, WWF Colombia) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-93 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PARKS (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0960-233X • E-ISSN: 2411-2119 |
| Publisher | IUCN (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2305/iucn.ch.2016.parks-22-2bl.en |
| OpenAlex | W2582477007 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
Rangers are charged with preventing biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. They work under a diversity of environmental conditions spanning the climates, ecosystems and landscapes of our planet. Rangers also work under a range of man-made working conditions -salary, training, healthcare, job stress, etc -that are unique to each context and either promote or inhibit the welfare of these men and women. A ranger's work can be dangerous; disease, injury and even death occur, so we investigated the protections provided by insurance schemes afforded to government rangers in order to assess their adequacy in protecting rangers and their families. A survey of 40 countries was conducted, with data being analysed by continent -Africa, Asia, and Latin America, plus a grouping of countries from North America, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East. Of the countries surveyed, 18 per cent did not provide access to health insurance, 35 per cent to life insurance and 53 per cent to long-term disability insurance. Access to insurances varied geographically, with countries in Africa and Asia providing much lower access than elsewhere. This survey is believed to be the first to examine insurance schemes available to government rangers
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |