Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Col. San José de la Huerta, Morelia, 58190, Michoacán, Mexico.
Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, 91070, Mexico.
Environ Manage. 2019 Jul;64(1):52-63. doi: 10.1007/s00267-019-01170-x. Epub 2019 May 11.
Management of conservation conflicts is a challenge of growing relevance for the effectiveness of protected areas worldwide, particularly in the case of socially inclusive areas such as biosphere reserves. For a successful management of the protected area, is critical to consider the social use of natural resources carried out by local populations linked to reserves, especially in socio-ecological contexts facing potential conservation conflicts (i.e., conflicts that have not yet arisen). We addressed the importance of an early detection of potential conflicts through the study of artisanal charcoal production by Yucatec Mayan communities located in the zone of influence of a biosphere reserve in Northwest Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Through semi-structured interviews with charcoal producers and in-depth interviews with environmental authorities linked to the reserve, we discuss the advantages associated to early detection of potential conservation conflicts for biosphere reserves' management.
保护地冲突管理是全球保护区有效性面临的日益重要的挑战，在像生物圈保护区这样具有社会包容性的地区尤其如此。为了成功管理保护区，必须考虑到与保护区相关的当地居民对自然资源的社会利用，特别是在面临潜在保护冲突（即尚未出现的冲突）的社会-生态背景下。我们通过研究位于墨西哥尤卡坦半岛西北部生物圈保护区影响区内的尤卡坦玛雅社区的手工木炭生产，探讨了通过早期发现潜在冲突来提高重要性。通过对木炭生产者进行半结构化访谈和对与保护区相关的环境主管部门进行深入访谈，我们讨论了早期发现潜在保护冲突对生物圈保护区管理的好处。
