Publication Date: 2023/07/31
Abstract: Madagascar has more than 90% of endemic animal and plant species. Unfortunately, animals and plants are threatened with extinction due to anthropogenic pressures. Consequently, actions have been taken for the survival of these species, among other things, the classification of certain areas as protected areas, including national parks. This work attempts to assess the socio-economic impacts of natural resource conservation action on the local population of Marojejy National Park. According to the bibliographical analysis and the results of the field survey in the three villages of Mandena, Manantenina and Ambohimanarina, the result of the study shows that despite the food insufficiency and low income which push the local residents to exploit the natural resources, they are aware of the importance of the conservation of the park insofar as this improves their quality of life and ensures their survival on the ecological, economic and socio-cultural level. It is then with the aim of discovering the shortcomings and proposing alternatives that we decided to carry out such a study.
Keywords: Endemic Species, Socio-Economic Impacts, Marojejy National Park, Local Populations, Natural Resources.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8280972
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23APR1734.pdf
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