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Environmental Management
Published in: Environmental Management 2/2013

01-08-2013

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Protected Areas Management in Iran: Case Study in Khojir National Park

Authors: Mahdi Kolahi, Tetsuro Sakai, Kazuyuki Moriya, Majid F. Makhdoum, Lina Koyama

Published in: Environmental Management | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

The requirement to assess the management effectiveness (ME) in protected areas (PAs) is increasing around the world to help improve management and accountability. An evaluation of ME for Khojir National Park (KNP), one of the Iran’s oldest PAs, was conducted using a multi-method approach that consisted of structured interviews, open interviews, and site visits. This was the first ME evaluation in Iran. The structured interview was based on the management effectiveness tracking tool methodology. KNP received an average score of 43 %, which is lower than the global average, illustrating that its general management was in the low-intermediate level. The indices of legal status, resource inventory, planning for land and water use, regulations, and objectives received the highest average scores, whereas education and awareness, community co-management, regular work plan, boundary demarcation, visitor facilities, budget sources, staff training, protection systems, and management plan received the lowest ones. The management system of KNP was generally established, but many problems of the management still need to be resolved. To improve ME, some countermeasures should be taken, such as increasing funding, strengthening capacity building, planning, and adaptive management, and implementing community participation.
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Metadata
Title
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Protected Areas Management in Iran: Case Study in Khojir National Park
Authors
Mahdi Kolahi
Tetsuro Sakai
Kazuyuki Moriya
Majid F. Makhdoum
Lina Koyama
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Environmental Management / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0364-152X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1009
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0061-5

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