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Collaborative governance of Protected Areas: success factors and prospects for Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Central Laos
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de Koning, M and Nguyen, T and Lockwood, M and Sengchanthavong, S and Phommasane, S, Collaborative governance of Protected Areas: success factors and prospects for Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Central Laos, Conservation & Society, 15, (1) pp. 87-99. ISSN 0972-4923 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.4103/0972-4923.201396
Abstract
Collaborative governance of protected areas has emerged as a response to failures of, and ethical concerns about, centralised environmental governance. This paper assesses the governance of the Hin Nam No National Protected Area in central Laos to identify the conditions that support successful collaborative governance. Our analysis is based on the argument that collaborative governance is more likely to be successful under conditions that provide incentives for community engagement, formal mechanisms for power sharing, local ownership of resources, downward accountability, mechanisms for building trust, and an adaptive approach to performance assessment and improvement. We show that collaborative governance in Hin Nam No demonstrates the potential for a more decentralised and democratic system of governance based on customary rights, but requires ongoing political will to consolidate and sustain these arrangements. The findings of this study contribute to the growing literature on collaborative governance of protected areas in Asia and elsewhere.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | governance, protected areas, collaboration, success factors, Laos |
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Environmental management |
| Research Field: | Conservation and biodiversity |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
| Objective Field: | Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments |
| UTAS Author: | Lockwood, M (Associate Professor Michael Lockwood) |
| ID Code: | 114957 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Spatial Science |
| Deposited On: | 2017-03-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-05-21 |
| Downloads: | 120 View Download Statistics |
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