Chapter 10 - Transfrontier Conservation and Local Communities
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The objectives of this Treaty shall be to (a) foster trans-national collaboration and co-operation between the Parties which will facili-tate effective ecosystem management in the area comprising the Transfrontier Park; (b) promote alliances in the management of natural and cultural resources by encouraging social, economic, responsible tourism and other partnerships between the Parties, including the pri-vate sector, local communities and non-governmental organisation; (c) enhance ecosystem integrity and natural ecological processes by har-monising environmental procedures across international boundaries and striving to remove artificial barriers impeding the natural move-ment of wildlife. (Treaty of the Ai-Ais Transfrontier Park, 2003: 8)
The above quotation summarises most of the public images of transfrontier conservation areas and their relationships with localcommunities. Those relationships are mediated through local economic development initiatives and various kinds of community-based natural resource management schemes. This broad scope is articulated by a definition of transfrontier conservation areas that not only facilitates the creation of new and expanded nature conservation areas, but also embraces the linking of nature conservation to local economic developmental needs and aspirations, particularly in remote rural areas. Transfrontier conservation areas (hereafter TFCAs) therefore attempt to demonstrate the feasibility of the notion of ‘benefit beyond boundaries’, which was aptly captured by the theme of the World Parks Congress held in Durban in 2003. Explicit in that notion is the view that nature conservation should benefit both the environment and the people. The notion seeks to bridge two main ideological camps.
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- Sustainable Tourism in Southern AfricaLocal Communities and Natural Resources in Transition, pp. 169 - 186Publisher: Multilingual Matters
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