Eliciting community‐preferred policy alternatives for achieving workable coexistence in a human‐dominated landscape: Insights from Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Author:

Ferdin Arockia E J1ORCID,Lee Chun‐Hung1ORCID,Dhungana Nabin12ORCID,Chook Jia Wei3ORCID,Baskaran Nagarajan4ORCID,Pathak Abhinaya5ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography National Dong Hwa University Hualien Taiwan

2. Natural Resources Conservation Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Bharatpur Chitwan Nepal

3. Power to Change Business Unit DOMI Earth Taipei City Taiwan

4. Mammalian Biology Lab, Post Graduate Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology A.V.C. College (Autonomous) Mayiladuthurai Tamil Nadu India

5. Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Babarmahal Kathmandu Nepal

Abstract

AbstractHuman‐wildlife conflict is a global issue that poses a major threat to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Wildlife adapted to human‐modified landscapes in developing countries can threaten the safety and livelihood of local communities. In such landscapes, where people and wildlife compete for resources, community involvement is promoted to achieve workable coexistence. We used a choice experiment methodology approach to identify community‐preferred policy alternatives in Chitwan National Park in south‐central Nepal. The results indicated that conflicts between the local community and wildlife are on the rise, crop damage being the highest form of damage and most perceived compensation and fencing as conflict‐mitigation tools. The choice experiment showed that residents have a positive preference for enhancing livelihood diversification skills, cultivating buffer crops, promoting alternative livelihoods, and strengthening rapid response teams. We identified concerned mitigators who are younger age group, encountered and concurred that HWC is increasing, and agreed that fencing and compensation are conflict‐mitigation tools. We designed scenario planning using community‐preferred policy alternatives to assist the park management. This is the first‐choice experiment study to design an evaluation framework under community resilience perspectives to achieve workable coexistence. Our study has potential implications for promoting coexistence in a human‐dominated landscape.

Funder

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Nature and Landscape Conservation,Environmental Science (miscellaneous),Ecology,Global and Planetary Change

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