TY - BOOK ID - 134343290 TI - Protected Areas in Forest Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities AU - Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis AU - Jones, Nikoleta PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Humanities KW - Social interaction KW - Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography KW - biodiversity KW - ecosystem services KW - West Africa KW - incentives KW - Sustainable Development Goals KW - participation KW - co-management KW - forest users KW - benefits KW - ACA KW - Nepal KW - urban forest KW - institutional design KW - land use planning KW - Serbia KW - governance KW - forests KW - environment KW - Malawi KW - Photovoice KW - conservation KW - policy KW - community-based forest management KW - participatory forest management KW - biodiversity conservation KW - nature conservation policy KW - operational environment KW - legal KW - economic and social factors KW - evaluation framework KW - protected areas KW - Natura 2000 network KW - conservation estate KW - conservation planning KW - bottomland hardwood forest KW - deforestation KW - isolation KW - buffer areas KW - Tanzania KW - social network analysis (SNA) KW - cooperation and conflict networks KW - stakeholders’ involvement KW - participatory process KW - Natura 2000 management Programme KW - anthropology KW - land use and access KW - flexibility KW - Bakweri KW - Mount Cameroon National Park KW - reserve network KW - large trees KW - snags KW - coarse woody debris KW - regression model KW - habitat conditions KW - strict protection KW - managed forests KW - tree cover loss KW - global forest KW - State Forests KW - nature protection KW - financing KW - decision making KW - responsibility KW - implementation of protective measures KW - Poland KW - silviculture KW - timber distribution KW - benefit-sharing KW - elite KW - community forestry KW - abiotic dispersal KW - animal dispersal KW - distance–decay KW - forest fragmentation KW - sacred forest KW - sacred grove KW - South Gondar Administrative Zone KW - conflict KW - national parks KW - management KW - pandemic KW - public health KW - wellbeing KW - n/a KW - stakeholders' involvement KW - distance-decay UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134343290 AB - Forest ecosystems are important habitats for a vast number of species worldwide. These ecosystems are degrading faster than they are regenerating, due to the increased demand for natural resources. In order to protect these ecosystems, the designation of Protected Areas (PAs) has become the primary policy tool for forest conservation. The articles included in this book explore challenges and opportunities within forest PAs, focusing on four main themes. The first theme refers to current initiatives in forest management across the world, reflecting the efforts of several organizations in halting deforestation. Major challenges are also identified, reflecting the declining rates of forest coverage across the world. A second theme refers to policy planning processes withing existing governance frameworks focusing, in particular, on the level of engagement of local stakeholders. A third theme of the book refers to social equity and how the impacts of forest PAs are distributed among different users. A final theme in the SI refers to potential solutions in order to halt the loss of biodiversity within forest ecosystems. Several directions are proposed by the authors that can be useful for policy makers and practitioners, especially in the context of the 30 by 30 targets. ER -