Institutions governing wildlife management areas establishment and their implications to livelihoods of adjacent community
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Date
2022
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Asian Scholars Network
Abstract
Institutions and especially formal institutions determine the way programs, projects and
their consequent activities are carried out. This may have negative or positive implications to local
population. To analyses the institutions that governed WMA establishment and their implications
on livelihoods of adjacent community, content analysis was employed. Identified institutions
including policies, acts and regulations were assessed. These included Wildlife Policy, Wildlife
Act 2010, Wildlife Management Area Regulation 2012, Land policy 1997, Land Act 1999, Village
land Act 1999, Forest Act 2002, and Environment management act 2004. The institutions cover
well the issues that should ensure wellbeing of livelihoods of local community. It is up to
responsible organizations to implement the stipulated directives. The study recommends means to
ensure that the stipulated directives are adhered to including educating local community living
adjacent to WMAs on polices, laws, and regulation governing WMA establishment.
Description
3 rd International Conference on Business, Education, Social and Technology (ICBEST2022)
Keywords
Awareness creation, Fair compensation, Revenue sharing, Rule conformance