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Jones, Nikoleta, McGinlay, James, Jones, Angela, Malesios, Chrisovalantis, Holtvoeth, Jens, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G., Gkoumas, Vassilis and Kontoleon, Andreas (2021) COVID‐19 and protected areas : impacts, conflicts, and possible management solutions. Conservation Letters, 14 (4). e12800. doi:10.1111/conl.12800
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12800
Abstract
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, management authorities of numerous Protected Areas (PAs) had to discourage visitors from accessing them in order to reduce the virus transmission rate and protect local communities. This resulted in social–ecological impacts and added another layer of complexity to managing PAs. This paper presents the results of a survey in Snowdonia National Park capturing the views of over 700 local residents on the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions and possible scenarios and tools for managing tourist numbers. Lower visitor numbers were seen in a broadly positive way by a significant number of respondents while benefit sharing issues from tourism also emerged. Most preferred options to manage overcrowding were restricting access to certain paths, the development of mobile applications to alert people to overcrowding and reporting irresponsible behavior. Our findings are useful for PA managers and local communities currently developing post-COVID-19 recovery strategies.
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Institute for Global Sustainable Development |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Protected areas -- Great Britain -- Management, Protected areas -- Conservation -- Great Britain, Protected areas -- Government policy -- Great Britain, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Environmental aspects -- Great Britain, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Conservation Letters | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1755-263X | ||||||||
| Official Date: | July 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 14 | ||||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||||
| Article Number: | e12800 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/conl.12800 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 November 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 November 2022 | ||||||||
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