An Assessment of Local Community Livelihood Benefits as a result of Bale Mountains National Park, Southeast Ethiopia

Yohannes Teshome, Kaba Urgessa, Anouska Ann Kinahan, Hailu Belay and Sisay Assefa
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Yohannes Teshome: Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia
Kaba Urgessa: State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ethiopia
Anouska Ann Kinahan: Research and Development TA of Bale Mountains Conservation Project, Ethiopia
Hailu Belay: Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Ethiopia
Sisay Assefa: Department of Natural Resource Management, Ethiopia

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2018, vol. 15, issue 5, 133-140

Abstract: Assessing and considering the potential contribution of protected areas of land on local community livelihood benefits helps to effectively protect and sustain representative samples of various biotopes. This study was designed to assess the contribution of Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) on local community livelihood. Thirteen villages were selected purposely from five Districts and 732 households were interviewed. The survey was conducted using structured household questionnaires, focus groups discussion and key informants. Various data analysis techniques namely descriptive statistics, Chi-square (χ²) test of independence, post hoc Tukey test after a one-way ANOVA test and Correlation (r) were used. Results showed that 76% of households earned direct benefit from the park in terms of livestock grazing 39.6% (dry season) and 37.9% (wet season), land holding 39.66%, firewood collection 93.53% and grass harvesting 64.14%.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.15.555922

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