Co-Designing Protected Areas Management with Small Island Developing States’ Local Stakeholders: A Case from Coastal Communities of Cabo Verde

Naya Sena (), Ana Veiga, Adilson Semedo, Mara Abu-Raya, Rute Semedo, Iwao Fujii and Mitsutaku Makino
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Naya Sena: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 277-0882, Japan
Ana Veiga: Associação Lantuna, Praia 7600, Cabo Verde
Adilson Semedo: Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Cabo Verde, Praia 7600, Cabo Verde
Mara Abu-Raya: Faculty of Sciences and Technology, The University of Cabo Verde, Praia 7600, Cabo Verde
Rute Semedo: Faculty of Sciences and Technology, The University of Cabo Verde, Praia 7600, Cabo Verde
Iwao Fujii: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 277-0882, Japan
Mitsutaku Makino: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 277-0882, Japan

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-18

Abstract: The Small Island Developing State, Cabo Verde, is one of the most important marine biodiverse hotspots in the North Atlantic. One of its national conservation strategies has been the declaration of protected areas, and currently, the country has 47 declared protected areas and only 26 have been fully implemented. The latest protected area, Baía do Inferno e Monte Angra Natural Park, is the first protected area proposed by a civil initiative, and the local people strongly support the declaration of this protected area. Therefore, this study aims to better understand the mechanisms behind strong local support, explore the lessons learned from this case and how it can help improve the implementation of other protected areas in Cabo Verde. We conducted 7 semi-structured interviews with previously identified community leaders and 480 questionnaires with the general population of the local communities. The results show that 78.6% of the questionnaire respondents chose co-management as the desired management model. We also found that non-governmental organizations and local leaders have played a crucial role in sharing knowledge with local populations and helping them to have a critical and informed view about the future implementation of the protected area.

Keywords: civil initiative; collective actions; co-management; community participation; protected area management; small island developing states (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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