Collaborative resource management and rural livelihoods around protected areas: A case study of Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda

Charlotte Nakakaawa, Ricarda Moll, Paul Vedeld, Espen Sjaastad and Joseph Cavanagh

Forest Policy and Economics, 2015, vol. 57, issue C, 1-11

Abstract: Collaborative resource management agreements (CRMAs) have been introduced to improve people–park relations and enhance rural livelihoods. Based on household surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and a review of literature we investigated differences in livelihood assets, park dependence and livelihood outcomes for households with and without CRMAs. We investigated the role of park environmental incomes (PEI) in poverty alleviation and factors influencing dependency on PEI. Results revealed significant differences in household assets but no significant differences in park dependence and livelihood outcomes. People report that PEI on average constitute 18% of total incomes. Poor households have a higher dependency on PEI and it reduces income inequality by 13%.

Keywords: Collaborative resource management agreements; Park environmental income; Livelihoods; Poverty; Mount Elgon National Park; Uganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2015.04.002

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