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Participatory Approach for a Better Governance of Protected Areas: the Case of Llogara National Park in Albania Albanian j. agric. sci. 2019; (Special edition) Agricultural University of Tirana RESEARCH ARTICLE (Open Access) Participatory approach for a better Governance of Protected areas: The case of Llogara National Park in Albania ANILA BOSHNJAKU1, LEDIA THOMA2 1Faculty of Economy and Agriobusiness, Department of Economics and Rural Development Policies, Tirana, Albania, [email protected] 2Faculty of Economy and Agribusiness, Department of Agribusiness Management, Tirana, Albania, [email protected] Abstract Despite the engagement and involvement of Albania in international conventions related to sustainable development and environmental protection that promote the concept of participatory planning and management of protected areas, it turns out that interest groups and local communities are not adequately and qualitatively involved in decision-making processes, and even have insufficient information. In this paper we : i) analyze the current situation regarding stakeholder participation in decision-making processes in the National Park Llogara; ii) identify the problems faced regarding stakeholder participation in the Park Management; iii) propose actions to involve actors to take part in the consultative dialogue for promoting their role for a more qualitative management of the Park. The analyses is based on a combination of data gathered from the review of recent documentation and publications, meetings as well as data from interviews conducted with representatives of different interest groups. The responses and discussions that led to semi-structured interviews were used for the assessment and analysis of interest groups and at a later stage for Power Influence Mapping Matrix The analyses shows that local actors are not sufficiently involved in Park management processes, park values are not sufficiently recognized by the actors, public institutions have not followed all the necessary legal and institutional steps to incorporate of actors in Park management. Local actors are ready and willing to set up institutionalized platforms to contribute and influence the park management and governance. Based on the results obtained, the paper provides recommendations on how further involvement of stakeholders in the Park management processes can be promoted, how to properly enforce the implementation of legal and regulatory framework related to transparency and participatory principles related to decision making that impact the Park management Key words: protected area, participation, community involvement, governance of natural resources, stakeholders analyses, National Park Llogara I Introduction: Biodiversity and Protected areas The Managment of PAs in Albania is a duty management in Albania of the National Agency of Protected Areas (NAPA) 2. The Agency is created by a Government Decree in Albania is one of the countries in SEE that 2015 3 [2]. The main aim of the Agency is has shown a distinguished interest in proclaiming management, protection, development, expansion and PAs. In 2019, protected areas of different categories operation of the surfaces of protected areas in our cover around 17 % of Albania’s land surface. There country. NAPA manages the network of protected exist around 800 PAs overall the country (including areas and other natural networks as Natura2000 under natural monuments), covering a surface of around management plans drawn up. NAPA operates at 1 460,000 ha [1]. Although, most were originally set up national level, but there exists 12 regional agencies at to protect natural habitats, wildlife or more recently local level, 12 Regional Authorities of Protected biodiversity, they are increasingly expected to provide Areas, RAPAs) Management and employment for wider benefits to human society. Albania’s protected are centralized. Since the creation 2 http://www.akzm.gov.al/us/ 1Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/al/al-nr-05-en.pdf 3Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/al/al-nr-05-en.pdf Challenges in Biotechnological and Environmental Approaches, April 23 - 24 171 Boshnjaku and Thoma 2019 of the NAPA (2015), local and foreign citizens are biodiversity conservation 5 ,6 [4, 5] , Wesselink and al. becoming more familiar with the concept of protected [6]7, defined participation as any type of inclusion of areas and are learning more about Albania’s protected nonstate actors, both members of the public or areas. organized stakeholdres, in any stage of policy making . Different reasons have been identified for this such II Why a dialogue with stakeholders? as : participations assure legitimity of decision The involvment of communitties is very making, increase public credibility, assure access to important for an effective manangment of protected information, allows contribute of all stakeholdres to aresa. It has to do with processes of active decision, imrpve communication among stakeholders, participation in planning, decision-making and local avoid possible conflicts . development. This processes are very important for After 1980, different studies stressed the showing respects to values, meets interests and needs inclusion of local stakeholders in natural resources of different groups from local community and government [7] . The Programme of Work on stakeholders. Protected Areas (PoWPA) of the Convention on Involvement (sometimes also referred to as Biodiversity has recognized the stakeholdres participation or engagement) and collaboration are participation as a key factor of protection of the area vital for successful, adaptive protected area [4]. In addition the 2020 Biodiversity of the EU has management and governance. Participation makes a clearly stressed the importance of stakeholders basic principle of protected area planning since it has involvment in natural resources managment and been recognised that without participation by the governance [8]. beneficiaries of the plan, implementation and III. Governance of PAs outcomes will often fail 4 [3]. It requires participatory planning and considering of questions: engaging with Governance of Pas plays a sine qua non role whom, why, how and when? in the effectiveness for their functioning. Governance identified how the PA is administrated and the II.1 Participation and equity in global policy associated power and Decision making arrangements. documents It is about how is making the decision for PA The Aarhus Convention promotes the rights development and management and the way how the of access to information, public participation in decisions for is made. Governance is about how the decision-making and access to justice in power is exercised and if and how citizens or the other environmental matters (https://goo.gl/mvnHma)). The Stakeholders have their say [9]. The role of the quality Convention on Biodiversity – Program of Work in of governance in Pas management and development is Protected Areas (CBD – PoWPA) and in particular the very well recognized by Global conservation policies Programme Element 2: Governance, Participation, as well as by Albanian Government policies and Equity and Benefit Sharing (https://goo.gl/tKm3CA) strategies regarding nature conservation [10]. Idea is and other relevant documents, strongly promote the to make evident if the PA administration incorporates concept of participatory planning and collaborative the principle of good governance such as management of protected areas. accountability, fairness, equity, participation, Participation of Local stakeholdres in effectiveness for achieving biodiversity conservation governance of Protected Areas is considered to be aims. In this study we tried to analyse the application important to natural resources managment and 5Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/al/al-nr-05-en.pdf 6Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/al/al-nr-05-en.pdf 4Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/al/al-nr-05-en.pdf 7Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/al/al-nr-05-en.pdf Challenges in Biotechnological and Environmental Approaches, April 23 - 24 172 Participatory approach for a better Governance of Protected areas: The case of Llogara National Park in Albania of the principle of participation in the case of NP In Albania participatory processes are in early Llogara. phase of development. This is a result of a long period Governance is characterized based on the key of authoritative governance at country level which is action holding authority and responsibility for the reflected in the behaviour of both managers and main decisions affecting a PA. There are 4 types of stakeholders. The capacities of both sides for Governance. [11] cooperation and inclusion needs to be developed. i) public governance: PA is governed by The Management Committees (MC) for the Government (central or local Llogara National Park have been established by level) ii) shared governance: various right Government Decrees. It is at the early stages of holders and stakeholders together functioning. The MC is composed of: representatives iii) private government: governance by from the municipality within the administrative private individuals and organizations territory in which the protected area is found, iv) governance by local community institutions at regional level institutions with a direct Currently, global best practices related to PA relationship to protected areas (i.e. agriculture, governance emphasize the importance of intensive tourism and infrastructure) and CSOs. The challenge collaboration with all stakeholders. PA managers is law enforcement. should involve stakeholders in the
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