Hari K.Poudel
Truman School of Public Affairs, Columbia, MO, USA.
*Corresponding author: Hari K Poudel, Email: haripoudel@mail.missouri.edu
Abstract
Biodiversity conservation through participatory approach has been
increasingly practiced in the different National Parks in Nepal for more
than two decades. However, the living conditions of the local
communities and cooperativeness of the park authorities are two
fundamental aspects of the biodiversity conservation. This paper
investigates the natural resource-based conflict and its control
initiatives in Chitwan National Park. The household-level information on
sociodemographic characteristics, park-people interface, crop raiding
and livestock depredation, human and animal losses were collected
through a questionnaire survey of 90 households comprising of 45
households living close to the Park and 45 households living far from
the Park. Fifteen park authorities were also interviewed to explore
their perceptions and experiences during the protection of resources in
the Park. Key conflicting issues were identified during the collection
of roofing and thatching materials, fuelwood, timber, and livestock
grazing in the nearby forest. Majority of the respondents reported
conflicting issues on insufficient permission period to collect roofing
and thatching materials and fuelwood; started banning animal grazing in
the public forest and park; inadequate compensation to the community for
the human, domestic animals and crop damage due to wildlife entrance;
unhelpful behaviors of park administration; and lack of measures to
control monsoon flooding. These results point some necessary policy
improvements and action to ameliorate: the relationship between the park
administration and communities, Park management and governance
mechanisms, and enterprise-based community development and conservation
outcomes.
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How to cite this paper
Park People Conflict Management and its Control Measures in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
How to cite this paper: Poudel, H. K. (2019) Park People Conflict Management and its Control Measures in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. International Journal of Food Science and Agriculture, 3(3), 176-179.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2019.09.005