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Fa, Julia E.

Mavah, Germain A.#Funk, Stephan M.#Child, Brian#Swisher, Marilyn E.#Nasi, Robert

Food and livelihoods in park-adjacent communities: The case of the Odzala Kokoua National Park

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BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

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Protected areas (PM) in Central Africa provide unprecedented opportunities to maintain ecosystem integrity and safeguard the unique wildlife of one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. However, conflicts exist between wildlife protection, and the needs of human populations adjacent to PM. Although the use of wildlife resources within PM is nominally regulated, wildlife exploitation in the areas surrounding parks benefit human nutrition and livelihoods of adjacent populations. In 2013-2014, we interviewed 28% of all known households in 37 villages surrounding the Odzala Kokoua National Park (OKNP), Republic of Congo. We gathered information on bushmeat consumption, income, material assets, and hunter perception of the state of wildlife. We show that bushmeat species (mostly duikers, small monkeys and porcupine) were consumed in 38-48% of meals, and 20-30% of households earned cash from hunting wildlife in most villages, more than any other single source of revenue, except cocoa. Although it remains unknown whether the park was a reservoir for wildlife for areas around the studied villages, we showed that more bushmeat was consumed closer to OKNP. By contrast, income from bushmeat sales in villages closer to markets was greater, and as a corollary, market access and household wealth were positively correlated. Overall, total household income, income from bushmeat sales, travel time, and distance to the OKNP were good predictors of household wealth. Wildlife, although considered more abundant around villages closest to the park, was perceived as generally declining around all village groups. Our results highlight the possible importance of PM and adjacent areas as reservoirs of wildlife and in maintaining wild meat resources used by the surrounding human populations.

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We are grateful for the funding received from USAID through the Center for International Forestry Research Bushmeat Research Initiative, part of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, and the Rufford Small Grants Foundation. We also appreciate the support of Wildlife Conservation Society - Congo national program who hosted GAM during this study.

Agradecemos la financiación recibida de USAID a través de la Iniciativa de Investigación sobre Carne de Animales Silvestres del Centro para la Investigación Forestal Internacional (CGIAR), parte del programa sobre Bosques, Árboles y Agroforestería del Grupo Consultivo para la Investigación Agrícola Internacional (CGIAR), y la Fundación Rufford de Pequeñas Subvenciones. También agradecemos el apoyo del programa nacional de la Sociedad para la Conservación de la Vida Silvestre (Congo), que acogió a GAM durante este estudio.

10.1016/j.biocon.2018.03.036

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Buffer zone# Bushmeat hunting# Congo# Human livelihoods# Protected area# Local communities

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.03.036

Biodiversity Conservation# Ecology# Environmental Sciences

zona de amortiguamiento# Caza de carne de animales silvestres# Congo# Medios de vida humanos# Área protegida# Comunidades locales

Conservación de la Biodiversidad

Ecología

Ciencias Ambientales (Aspectos Sociales)

WOS:000434745900005

Food and livelihoods in park-adjacent communities: The case of the Odzala Kokoua National Park

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BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Conservación de la Biodiversidad# Ecología# Ciencias Ambientales

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CIFOR#CGIAR#Rufford Small Grants Foundation#WCS

USAID through the Center for International Forestry Research Bushmeat Research Initiative, part of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

Rufford Small Grants Foundation

Wildlife Conservation Society - Congo national program

We are grateful for the funding received from USAID through the Center for International Forestry Research Bushmeat Research Initiative, part of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, and the Rufford Small Grants Foundation. We also appreciate the support of Wildlife Conservation Society - Congo national program who hosted GAM during this study.

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