Socio-Economic Studies (fr-CA)

Gabon is at the forefront of conservation in Africa, notably in terms of its comprehensive system of national parks, and its investment in the effective management of these protected areas.  In the establishment of these protected areas, efforts were made to minimize any negative impacts on communities who were living within and around these areas.  Nonetheless there have inevitably been some negative social impacts, in particular related to human-wildlife conflict and restrictions on access to forest resources. On the other hand, communities have noted some positive impacts and opportunities exist to increase some of these positive impacts.


For the conservation intervention to be effective it is important to fully understand the current situation of positive and negative social impacts associated with the protected areas and, in particular, how these impacts are experienced by different social groups within the communities.  


WCS is committed to assessing the social impacts of protected areas, and to enhance the contribution of conservation to human well-being.  This includes both the positive benefits of living next to protected areas, such as the generation of ecotourism revenue, as well as the negative, such as human-elephant conflict (HEC). We use different approaches such as the Basic Necessities Survey (BNS), and participatory mapping.

Latest Publications

Collecte de données socio economique avec la méthode MARP
WCS CEDAMM Formation continue
2022-05-18
All Publications >>

Email from:

Email to:

Message:


The person you email to will see the details you enter in the Form field and will be given you IP address for auditing purposes

Key Staff

Featured Partners

Contact

WCS Gabon
Libreville, BP 7847 Battery IV, seated CIMA
+241 44 40 39

Copyright 2007-2021 by Wildlife Conservation Society

WCS, the "W" logo, WE STAND FOR WILDLIFE, I STAND FOR WILDLIFE, and STAND FOR WILDLIFE are service marks of Wildlife Conservation Society.

Contact Information
Address: Libreville, BP 7847 Battery IV, seated CIMA | +241 44 40 39