Catrina A. MacKenzie|Colin A. Chapman|Raja Sengupta
Spatial patterns of illegal resource extraction in Kibale National Park, Uganda
McGill University|McGill University|Wildlife Conservation Society|McGill University
summary conservation policy typically excludes people national parks manages encroachment law enforcement however local people continue extract resources protected areas boundary encroachment poaching paper quantifies patterns illegal resource extraction kibale national park uganda demand park resources communities bordering park examines whether designated resource access agreements reduce illegal extraction sections park boundary examined human entry trails wood extraction livestock grazing animal poaching signs quantified levels illegal extraction compared demand admitted illegal access resources inside park collected survey households located near park extraction also compared villages without negotiated resources access agreements wanted extracted resource park wood fuel construction implementation resource access agreements local community associations found effective means reducing illegal extraction association members profited agreement