Authors :
Solofoson Georges
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8280972
Abstract :
Madagascar has more than 90% of endemic
animal and plant species. Unfortunately, animals and
plants are threatened with extinction due to
anthropogenic pressures. Consequently, actions have
been taken for the survival of these species, among other
things, the classification of certain areas as protected
areas, including national parks. This work attempts to
assess the socio-economic impacts of natural resource
conservation action on the local population of Marojejy
National Park. According to the bibliographical analysis
and the results of the field survey in the three villages of
Mandena, Manantenina and Ambohimanarina, the
result of the study shows that despite the food
insufficiency and low income which push the local
residents to exploit the natural resources, they are aware
of the importance of the conservation of the park insofar
as this improves their quality of life and ensures their
survival on the ecological, economic and socio-cultural
level. It is then with the aim of discovering the
shortcomings and proposing alternatives that we decided
to carry out such a study.
Keywords :
Endemic Species, Socio-Economic Impacts, Marojejy National Park, Local Populations, Natural Resources.
Madagascar has more than 90% of endemic
animal and plant species. Unfortunately, animals and
plants are threatened with extinction due to
anthropogenic pressures. Consequently, actions have
been taken for the survival of these species, among other
things, the classification of certain areas as protected
areas, including national parks. This work attempts to
assess the socio-economic impacts of natural resource
conservation action on the local population of Marojejy
National Park. According to the bibliographical analysis
and the results of the field survey in the three villages of
Mandena, Manantenina and Ambohimanarina, the
result of the study shows that despite the food
insufficiency and low income which push the local
residents to exploit the natural resources, they are aware
of the importance of the conservation of the park insofar
as this improves their quality of life and ensures their
survival on the ecological, economic and socio-cultural
level. It is then with the aim of discovering the
shortcomings and proposing alternatives that we decided
to carry out such a study.
Keywords :
Endemic Species, Socio-Economic Impacts, Marojejy National Park, Local Populations, Natural Resources.
