Conservation, Development and Collaboration: Analyzing Institutional Incentives for Participatory Conservation in Uganda

Abstract

"Throughout the world, scholars and practitioners are increasingly promoting participatory conservation strategies as improvements over traditional protected area models that focus on enforcement. Despite this widespread support, most examples in practice have experienced little sustained success at either elicing participation or improving ecological outcomes. This dissertation addresses this policy dilemma by examining how different community conservation incentives encourage the participation of local people in the conservation of Ugandan national parks."