Adapting PRA to protected area management in Central Africa (PLA Notes 47)

Creating management plans for protected areas has to strike a balance between conservation aims and allowing access to natural resources. In this paper Participatory Rural Appraisals were used to establish 'buffer zones' around villages situated within a protected area in Gabon, that allow access to areas that have been traditional used by communities.

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