Challenges for the Integrated Management of Priority Areas for Conservation in Tamaulipas, México

Frida Carmina Caballero-Rico, Ramón Ventura Roque-Hernández, Ricardo de la Garza Cano and Eduardo Arvizu-Sánchez
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Frida Carmina Caballero-Rico: Center of Excellence, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Victoria City 87149, Mexico
Ramón Ventura Roque-Hernández: Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Laredo 88275, Mexico
Ricardo de la Garza Cano: Center of Excellence, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Victoria City 87149, Mexico
Eduardo Arvizu-Sánchez: Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tampico 89337, Mexico

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: Protected areas (PAs) are considered as a globally accepted strategy for biodiversity conservation that demonstrates the difficulties in meeting the proposed objectives; therefore, different conservation schemes are promoted to integrate the design of interfaces that favor the exchange of knowledge among different sectors, systems and stakeholders. The objective of this study was to characterize challenges regarding the protection of natural protected areas and other biodiversity conservation schemes in Tamaulipas, Mexico. This paper analyzed 39 areas with some form of protection status in addition to the 70 national and international designations that are part of them. A document review and 13 semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors. The data were analyzed from a qualitative perspective using ATLAS.ti 9 software. The results show the overlapping of protection schemes in priority areas; the lack of policies and mechanisms that integrate the different schemes to facilitate the exchange between stakeholders; and regulatory, structural, governance, management, participation, and operational gaps, as well as the absence of comprehensive and long-term work. The importance of and challenges in articulating the different schemes and visions to achieve effective biodiversity conservation are evident.

Keywords: protected areas; other effective area-based conservation measures; conservation; management; integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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