ABSTRACT

Co-management of forest protected areas (PA) in Bangladesh was initiated in 2004 with the aim of involving forest-dependent people in the PA governance for the conservation of forest resources. This study was conducted in two deliberately selected PA (Lawachara national park and Teknaf wildlife sanctuary) to understand stakeholders’ (co-management participants, forest officials, and non-participants of co-management) perception toward conservation outcomes. We interviewed 105 respondents using a pre-tested structured questionnaire, applied generalized logistic regression to model their perception of forest conservation outcomes, and did a content analysis of related literature. Forest officials and non-participants were less likely to perceive that co-management had brought something better for PA in terms of the existence of native tree species (odds ratio (OR) = 0.87), wildlife population (OR = 0.67), and agricultural activities (OR = 0.85) inside the PA, which are in conformity with related published literature. However, co-management participants were found positive (ORs are 1.59, 1.24, and 0.97, respectively) for the above conservation outcomes. The findings of this study would be useful for the Bangladesh forest department to identify the divergent perception of stakeholders and find ways toward better conservation outcomes.

摘要

孟加拉国森林保护区 (PA) 的共同管理始于 2004 年，目的是让以森林为生的人参与 PA 治理以保护森林资源。本研究在两个特意选择的 PA（Lawachara 国家公园和 Teknaf 野生动物保护区）进行，以了解利益相关者（共同管理参与者、森林官员和非共同管理参与者）对保护结果的看法。我们使用预先测试的结构化问卷采访了 105 名受访者，应用广义逻辑回归来模拟他们对森林保护结果的看法，并对相关文献进行了内容分析。森林官员和非参与者不太可能认为共同管理在原生树种的存在（优势比 (OR) = 0.87）、野生动物种群（OR = 0.67）和农业方面为 PA 带来了更好的结果PA 内的活动（OR = 0.85），与相关已发表文献一致。然而，发现共同管理参与者对上述保护结果是积极的（OR 分别为 1.59、1.24 和 0.97）。这项研究的结果将有助于孟加拉国林业部门确定利益相关者的不同看法并找到实现更好保护结果的方法。发现共同管理参与者对上述保护结果是积极的（OR 分别为 1.59、1.24 和 0.97）。这项研究的结果将有助于孟加拉国林业部门确定利益相关者的不同看法并找到实现更好保护结果的方法。发现共同管理参与者对上述保护结果是积极的（OR 分别为 1.59、1.24 和 0.97）。这项研究的结果将有助于孟加拉国林业部门确定利益相关者的不同看法并找到实现更好保护结果的方法。