Identifyng the essential scientific needs of protected area managers
A review of international experience in the management of protected areas, as revealed by discussion at the 1982 World Congress on National Parks, indicates universal acceptance of an ecological basis for management. However, the degree to which scientific management has been established and the rate at which it is progressing throughout biogeographic realms depends on the maturity of various protected area systems and local effectiveness in the application of research results. Accordingly, the essential scientific needs of managers vary internationally. They can range across the whole management spectrum, from the design of protected area systems or individual areas, to resource inventory and ecosystem monitoring, and management problem-solving, especially to minimize conflicts between preservation and use, or the impacts of introduced alien species. Suggestions offered for improving communication between scientists and managers include: establishing a closer working relationships at all levels, providing scientific advisory services; actively promoting management-oriented research according to a comprehensive plan; encouragement of dialogue between scientists and managers; and upgrading the scientific training of managers. Biosphere reserves are recognized as ideally suited to promoting the scientific management of protected areas, but where they lack a well-integrated, long-term research programme they will fail to achieve their potential.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
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URSS
1984
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| Subjects: | MANEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES, RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA, |
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