Analysis of local livelihoods around Moukalaba-Doudou National Park in Gabon

IF 1 Q4 ECOLOGY
Tropics Pub Date : 2015-03-01 DOI:10.3759/TROPICS.23.195
Naoki Matsuura, G. Moussavou
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Abstract

It is important for the development of conservation projects to establish collaborative relationships with local populations, and for that, a detailed understanding of local lifestyles is required. In particular, basic information on local people’s natural resource utilization is essential. In this article, the authors analyzed livelihoods in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park (MDNP), southwestern Gabon based on quantitative data obtained from long-term field research. It was shown that people inhabiting the area around the MDNP depend heavily on natural resources for their livelihoods and they produced sufficient food within the region. However, it was also shown that the variety of food items was poor compared with other protected area in Africa and the nutritional status is presumed to have been inadequate. When compared with the data before the establishment of the National Park in 2002, consumption of bush meat decreased remarkably whereas that of fish only slightly increased after ten years. It is supposed that the people around the MDNP have converted their lifestyles flexibly to coexist with the conservation projects in a part, but it is also the fact that conservation practices threaten local livelihoods to some extent.
加蓬Moukalaba-Doudou国家公园附近当地生计分析
与当地居民建立合作关系对于保护项目的发展非常重要,为此,需要详细了解当地的生活方式。特别是,关于当地人民自然资源利用的基本信息是必不可少的。本文基于长期野外调查获得的定量数据,分析了加蓬西南部Moukalaba-Doudou国家公园(MDNP)的生计状况。结果表明,居住在MDNP周围地区的人们严重依赖自然资源维持生计,他们在该区域内生产了足够的粮食。然而,也有报告显示,与非洲其他保护区相比,这里的食物种类很少,营养状况被认为是不足的。与2002年国家公园建立之前的数据相比,十年后丛林肉的消费量显著下降,而鱼类的消费量仅略有增加。可以认为,在一定程度上,MDNP周围的人们已经灵活地转变了他们的生活方式,与保护项目共存,但保护实践也在一定程度上威胁着当地的生计。
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