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Private Management of African Protected Areas Improves Wildlife and Tourism Outcomes but With Security Concerns in Conflict Regions

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dc.contributor.authorDenny, Sean
dc.contributor.authorEnglander, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorHunnicutt, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-22T17:58:02Z
dc.date.available2024-08-22T17:58:02Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-22
dc.description.abstractProtected areas can conserve wildlife and benefit people when managed effectively. African governments increasingly delegate the management of protected areas to private, non-governmental organizations, hoping that private organizations’ significant resources and technical capacities actualize protected areas’ potential. Does private management improve outcomes compared to a counterfactual of government management This paper leverages the transfer of management authority from governments to African Parks (AP)—the largest private manager of protected areas in Africa—to show that private management significantly improves wildlife outcomes via reduced elephant poaching and increased bird abundances. The results also suggest that AP’s management augments tourism, while the effect on rural wealth is inconclusive. However, AP’s management increases the risk of armed groups targeting civilians, which could be an unintended outcome of AP’s improved monitoring and enforcement systems. These findings reveal an intricate interplay between conservation, economic development, and security under privately-managed protected areas in Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099220208202440890/IDU14de7c03b1d58414bb51b9e119fc34eb5e08e
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10874
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42074
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10784
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPROTECTED AREAS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWILDLIFE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectLIFE ON LAND
dc.subjectSDG 15
dc.subjectPEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSDG 16
dc.titlePrivate Management of African Protected Areas Improves Wildlife and Tourism Outcomes but With Security Concerns in Conflict Regionsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titlePrivate Management of African Protected Areas Improves Wildlife and Tourism Outcomes but With Security Concerns in Conflict Regions
okr.date.disclosure2024-08-22
okr.date.lastmodified2024-08-20T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10874
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10874
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34379431
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okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmentally Protected Areas
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicConflict and Development::Armed Conflict
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Private Sector Economics
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
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