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Tamagn Woyesa

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• Research Article
  Retrospect and Prospects of Combining Conservation and Development in Nechsar National Park, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Tamagn WoyesaTamagn Woyesa
  
  The study was carried-out to assess the retrospect and prospect of conservation and development in Nechsar National Park among Guji Oromo pastoral community in Southern Ethiopia. To this end, data was collected through interview, focus group discussion and from written sources. The collected data was analyzed in qualitative approaches. The study results show that the park is in critical conditions as previous conservation efforts failed to provide significant improvement to neither the community nor biodiversity resources. Various ecological crises are vividly observed in the park. The pastoral Guji community residing within the park is completely dependent on Nechsar National Park resources for pasture and water for their livestock. The study identified that the previous attempt made to achieve conservation of the Park based on traditional top-down approach recognizes the community a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4516.1000169

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