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Journal Article
The influence of perceptions and demographic factors on local support for protected areas
2025
Overview
Local support for protected areas (PAs) is necessary for their long‐term success and is important for participatory conservation and sustainable management of PAs. However, the support for PAs depends on several factors such as perceived benefits and costs from PAs, and demographic factors. We carried out 845 household surveys in two PAs of Nepal in the Himalayas and in a lowland area (Terai). Overall, local people were supportive of PAs and had high conservation awareness. Decision‐tree analyses revealed that perceptions of benefits strongly influenced the support for PAs. Among socio‐demographic variables, spatial location, ethnicity, and education status influenced the support for PAs. We recommend focusing on mitigating or reducing costs that arise from the management of PAs while also providing benefits to local people. This should be prioritized for distant communities that provided the least support for PAs. Local people had high conservation awareness. Our study found that perceptions of benefits influenced the support for protected areas. Similarly, respondents living close to the protected area office were more supportive.
