Local communities’ support for resource conservation projects are essential for their success. Nevertheless, in the Pacific Island countries, many community-based conservation (CBC) projects remain ineffective due to the lack of community members’ engagement. To better understand the motivations of local community members to support resource conservation projects; this research looks at the four community-based conservation sites in North Tarawa, Kiribati. We conducted semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions to investigate why community members support (or do not support) CBC. The findings reveal that while local community members are overall aware of the significance of resource conservation, they do not always support or participate in conservation projects. Indeed, the local community members’ motivation to participate in such projects are influenced by various factors, including their status in a household or community, village practices, the quality of community leadership, and their past experiences with similar projects. Our research also finds that community members become unsupportive with conservation projects when their daily livelihood activities are restricted by the projects. This research suggests that project organisers need to understand such factors and be strategic to retain community members’ support for the success of conservation project.

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支持基里巴斯北塔拉瓦海洋保护项目的动机

当地社区对资源节约项目的支持对于其成功至关重要。但是，在太平洋岛国，由于缺乏社区成员的参与，许多基于社区的保护（CBC）项目仍然无效。更好地了解当地社区成员支持资源节约项目的动机；这项研究着眼于基里巴斯北塔拉瓦的四个社区保护地点。我们进行了半结构化访谈和焦点小组讨论，以调查社区成员为何支持（或不支持）CBC。调查结果表明，尽管当地社区成员总体上了解资源保护的重要性，但他们并不总是支持或参与保护项目。确实，当地社区成员参与此类项目的动机受到多种因素的影响，包括他们在家庭或社区中的地位，村庄的做法，社区领导的素质以及他们过去在类似项目中的经验。我们的研究还发现，当社区成员的日常生计活动受到项目的限制时，他们就不再支持该项目。这项研究表明，项目组织者需要了解这些因素，并采取战略措施以保留社区成员对保护项目成功的支持。我们的研究还发现，当社区成员的日常生计活动受到项目的限制时，他们就不再支持该项目。这项研究表明，项目组织者需要了解这些因素，并采取战略措施以保留社区成员对保护项目成功的支持。我们的研究还发现，当社区成员的日常生计活动受到项目的限制时，他们就不再支持该项目。这项研究表明，项目组织者需要了解这些因素，并采取战略措施以保留社区成员对保护项目成功的支持。