| Author | Heng Hong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RD-11-07 |
| Subject(s) | Natural resources management area--Cambodia--Citizen participation
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. RD-11-07 |
| Abstract | The institutional and participatory framework plays a significant role in the management of
natural resources in a community protected area (CPA) to ensure people's participation in
various aspects in response to the law on protected area to enhance protection and
sustainable use of natural resources and environment for a long-term. This study examines
people's participation in natural resources management in community protected area in
Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (KPWS) in Preach Vihear Province of Cambodia. The
specific objectives of this research were to examine institutional framework for CPA; to
study extent and intensity of people's participation in development process of CPA; to
assess benefits gained from participation in CPA; to analyze factors affecting people's
paiticipation in CPA; and to give recommendations to strengthen people's participation in
CPA and provide planning and policy implications.
The research used both primary and secondary data sources applying household survey,
field observation, interviews and group discussion in field data collection. Samples were
drawn from 70 participating households from the CPA. The research is primarily used
quantitative analysis with the suppoti of qualitative explanations.
People's patiicipation in TCPA activities was examined in three key development stages
consisting of decision-making, implementation and monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
Most respondents were involved in M&E more than in other two stages as they got
opportunity to give feedback on TCP A activities in connection to their livelihood.
Participation degrees were varied in these three development stages. People obtained
social, economic, institutional and environmental benefits from their patiicipation in TCPA
activities in a high degree of those aspects. For social benefits, people perceived a high
level of benefits from increasing CPA networking, general knowledge on NRM, skills on
how to identify birds and strong solidarity among community members. For economic
benefits, people increased household income from selling Malis rice and NTFPs and
increased TCPA selling services. For institutional benefits, people enhanced their contacts
with external institutions, enhanced the solving of conflicts with outsiders, understood
benefits of TCP A and enhanced participation in NRM protection. For environmental
benefits, people perceived how to enhance economic forests and increased the population
of endangered wildlife in forest of their community.
Several social, economic and institutional factors are associated with patiicipation intensity
in TCP A activities. Most significant factors among them are from institutional aspects
patiicularly the supp01i from KPWS administration and Commune Council. Main
constraints of people's participation in TCPA found are low education level of local
people, lack of time due to engaging on farm, inadequate participatory skill of officials and
local leaders in interacting with people and unclear institutional and participatory guideline
leading confusion of roles and responsibilities in the implementation of protected area law.
Recommendations were suggested to strengthen people's patiicipation in development
stages CPA including strengthening greater participation in implementation stage,
encouraging women, low educated and low income and elderly people to be more involved
in various development stages, diversify activities in CPA to generate more viable benefits,
continuing support from KPWS and local authority, clarity of roles from concerned
agencies on the implementation of protected law and enhancing participatory skills to local
officials and local authority to interact with community members more effectively. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. RD-11-07 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Soparth Pongquan
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| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant Kumar;Cochard, Roland |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship
Program (JJ/WBGSP);AIT Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 |