Human Activity, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Protected Areas: Impacts and Remediation Strategies in Nech Sar National Park, Ethiopia

This book examines the development needs of protected areas with threatened ecological biodiversity to gain a deeper understanding of the local perspective of protected area ecosystems. It focuses on the case of Nech Sar National Park in Ethiopia, a protected area facing many development challenges due to human over-utilization of its resources and threats to wildlife. The conceptual framework developed by this research makes an academic contribution to the protection and sustainable development of national parks and natural capital by providing a systemic analysis of the problem.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 14 December 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the critical development needs of protected areas with endangered ecological biodiversity, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of the local perspectives of these ecosystems. Focusing on the case of Nech Sar National Park in Ethiopia, a protected area grappling with numerous development challenges stemming from human over-utilization of its resources and threats to wildlife, the study offers a conceptual framework that contributes to the protection and sustainable development of national parks' natural capital. By providing a systematic analysis of the problem, highlighting the extent and magnitude of human-induced impacts on protected areas' natural capital, the framework makes an academic breakthrough.

The practical application of this framework yields novel and evidence-based findings, which have the potential to enhance the governance of protected areas. By offering park authorities a practical tool to address the underlying causes of degradation before these resources reach an irreversible point, the research contributes to the preservation and conservation of biodiversity resources.

The book serves as a valuable resource for academicians, researchers, development practitioners, and policy makers alike. It provides a comprehensive assessment of biodiversity resources in protected areas, using Nech Sar National Park as a representative example of a threatened area prevalent throughout Africa. By enabling these stakeholders to devise appropriate strategies, such as community participation in protected area governance, the book aims to halt the degradation of resources in protected areas and promote sustainable development.

Weight: 459g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030895709
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022