Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) / Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia.
Environ Manage. 2024 Jul;74(1):31-51. doi: 10.1007/s00267-023-01881-2. Epub 2023 Sep 30.
In a landscape, perceptions can influence people's actions and behavior toward natural resource use. Improving landscape governance, therefore, requires understanding the different concerns of stakeholders operating within the landscape. This paper analyzes the perceptions of local stakeholders-local landscape users, practitioners engaged in conservation and sustainable resource use, and private actors-regarding the landscape governance system, using the Q-methodology to identify common concern entry points for the implementation of a landscape approach in the Western Wildlife Corridor (WWC) in northern Ghana. To this end, individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with local communities and organizations operating in three Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs). They identified destructive livelihood activities, constrained livelihoods, and a weak governance system as the main challenges, and the need to balance livelihoods with conservation, strengthening landscape governance through the CREMA initiative, and awareness raising as the main solutions. Thus, the Q-method allowed identifying common concern entry points regarding landscape challenges, governance issues, and potential solutions. I argue that consensus among stakeholders regarding these challenges and solutions could lay the groundwork for a multi-stakeholder process in the area, which could help foster the implementation of an integrated landscape approach in the WWC landscape. It is crucial to support the livelihoods of local people to reduce pressures on natural resources. It is also important to strengthen the functioning of local CREMA management bodies with technical, logistical, and financial support. Implementing a participatory monitoring and evaluation mechanism is critical in this regard.
在景观中，人们的看法会影响他们对自然资源利用的行为。因此，改善景观治理需要了解在景观中运作的利益相关者的不同关注点。本文使用 Q 方法分析了当地利益相关者（当地景观使用者、从事保护和可持续资源利用的从业者以及私营部门参与者）对景观治理系统的看法，目的是确定在加纳北部西部野生动物走廊（WWC）实施景观方法的共同关注点。为此，在三个社区资源管理区（CREMA）中对当地社区和组织进行了个人访谈和焦点小组讨论。他们认为破坏生计活动、受限制的生计和薄弱的治理系统是主要挑战，需要平衡生计与保护，通过 CREMA 倡议加强景观治理，并提高认识。因此，Q 方法允许确定景观挑战、治理问题和潜在解决方案的共同关注点。我认为，利益相关者对这些挑战和解决方案的共识可以为该地区的多方利益相关者进程奠定基础，这有助于促进 WWC 景观中综合景观方法的实施。支持当地人民的生计以减少对自然资源的压力至关重要。还需要通过技术、后勤和财务支持来加强当地 CREMA 管理机构的运作。在这方面，实施参与式监测和评估机制至关重要。
