Organization of Bazangan Wetland through Capacity Building and Social Participation
Subject Areas :
environmental management
Mahdi KOLAHI
1
(Assistant Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Water and Environment Research Institute, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, PO BOX 9177948974. )*Corresponding Author))
Rogaieh AzimiSeginSara
2
(MA, member of Living Green Empowerment Organization (Atazis NGO).)
Aboozar Hatami Yazd
3
(Socio‐hydrology expert, Deputy CEO of GST Consulting Engineers Company.)
Received: 2020-02-24
Accepted : 2021-12-26
Published : 2022-12-22
Keywords:
Adaptive Management,
CEPA,
Participatory Wetland Management,
Co-management,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Wetlands are important ecosystems around the world that offer a wide range of ecosystem goods and services that have social, cultural, economic, and environmental benefits for local communities. Therefore, the participation of local communities plays an essential role in sustainable conservation and preservation of these resources. The paper aims to organize Bazangan Wetland management through capacity building and social participation by the implementation of the Bazangan Wetland Management Plan with a social capacity-building approach.Material and Methodology: The methodology is collaborative with applying research in practice. The statistical population is local and governmental institutions as well as women and men of the villages around Bazangan Wetland, especially the villagers of Bazangan. The CEPA tool (Communication, Education, and Public Awareness) was applied. To reach out to the community and the institutions to highlight the importance of the wetland, furthermore, a festival and several workshops were organized for locals and other stakeholders. Strategic plans were developed using SWOT and questionnaires with local trustees.Findings: The results reveal three of the most crucial factors in the conservation and preservation of the wetland, including sustainable tourism development, collaboration to plan conservation actions, as well as training sessions.Discussion and Conclusion: They can play a critical role in empowering rural youth, earning a sustainable income, and paving the way for reducing their rural-urban migration.
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Ramírez, F. and Santana, J., 2019. Wetland Ecotourism. In Environmental Education and Ecotourism (pp. 51-56). Springer, Cham.
McCartney, M.P., Rebelo, L.M. and Sellamuttu, S.S., 2015. Wetlands, livelihoods and human health. In Wetlands and human health (pp. 123-148). Springer, Dordrecht.
Mitsch, W.J. and Gosselink, J.G., 1993. Wetlands. 722p Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York.
Ramsar, U.N.W.T.O., 2012. Destination wetlands: supporting sustainable tourism. In Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Gland, Switzerland, & World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Madrid, Spain.
Montazerhojat, A., & Mansouri, B. 2016. Economic Valuation of Environmental benefits (A Case of Bamdezh Wetland). Journal of Applied Economics Studies in Iran, 5(18), 243-269. (In Persian)
Amin Mansour, J. 2012. From Ramsar to Urmia: International Dimensions of Urmia Lake Crisis", Foreign Policy Quarterly, 27(2), 389-410. (In Persian)
Fazli Varzaneh, M., Sedaghat, M. 2018. Talab Gavakhuni. Geography Education Development, 86: 13-17. (In Persian)
Layeghi, S., Sarmi, S. 2014. Miqan Desert Wetland, investigating the effects of environmental threats on underground water resources. Geography Education Growth, 111: 18-22. (In Persian)
Khorasani, N., Mansouri, J. 1985. Wetlands, their value and importance for humans. Journal of Environmental Studies, 13(13), 63-100. (In Persian)
Behrozi-Rad, B. 2007. Wetlands of Iran. Geographical Organization of the Armed Forces Press. (In Persian)
Bigler Fadafan, M., Danehkar, M., Alizadeh Shabani, A. 2015. Environment of Bazangan Wetland. Geography Education Growth, 30(1). (In Persian)
Erfany, G., & Dizani, E. (2010). From the Words to Action, “Organization” In Urban Interventions. The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar, 7(13), 49-60. (In Persian)
Khani, A., Zamani, S. 2011. Preliminary survey of the breeding birds of Bazangan Wetland of Sarakhs. The 2nd Environmental Planning and Management Conference. (In Persian)
Taleghani, M, Seliminia, E. 2017. Building the capacity of communities as a tool for sustainable development of tourism. Management and Entrepreneurship Studies, 4(1), 144-154. (In persian)
Mohammadi, A., Roosta, M. 2013. Community-oriented development: a mechanism for organizing informal settlements. Haft Shahr Quarterly, 23, 88-105. (In Persian)
Sarukhani, B., Amirshahi, M. 2015. Building power in the family and social participation. Women's Research, 4(3), 31-60. (In Persian)
Bazarafshan, Sh., 2018. Sociological investigation of the relationship between lifestyle and social participation of elderly citizens of Gorgan city. Urban Sociological Studies, 7(25), 91-116. (In Persian)
Sadeghi, A. R., & Shams, F. (2017). Role Analysis of the Sense of Security in Enhancement of the Citizens’ Social Participation Case Study: Shiraz, Iran. Strategic Research on Social Problems in Iran, 6(4), 91-104. (In Persian)
Rafiean, M., Khodaee, Z., & Dadashpoor, H. (2014). Community Capacity Building as an Approach in Empowering Social Institutions. Sociology of Social Institutions, 1(2), 133-160. (In Persian)
Ghaderzadeh, O., Yusufund, H. 2013. Measuring sociological factors effective in women's civic participation. Women in Development and Politics, 1(4), 101-126. (In Persian)
Alipour, P., Zahedi, MJ., Shiani, M. 2009. Trust and participation (examination of the relationship between trust and social participation in the city of Tehran). Iranian Journal of Sociology, 10(2), 109-135. (In Persian)
Nowrozi, F., Bakhtiari, M. 2018. Social participation and social factors affecting it. Strategy Quarterly, 18(54), 249-269. (In Persian)
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Gendron, C., 2014. Beyond environmental and ecological economics: Proposal for an economic sociology of the environment. Ecological Economics, 105, pp.240-253.
Salehi, S., 2008. A Study of Factors Underpinning Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors. University Of Leeds.
Jiang, B., Wong, C.P., Chen, Y., Cui, L. and Ouyang, Z., 2015. Advancing wetland policies using ecosystem services–China’s way out. Wetlands, 35(5), pp.983-995.
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Lee, L.H., 2017. Perspectives on landscape aesthetics for the ecological conservation of wetlands. Wetlands, 37(2), pp.381-389.
Do, Y., Kim, J.Y., Lineman, M., Kim, D.K. and Joo, G.J., 2015. Using internet search behavior to assess public awareness of protected wetlands. Conservation Biology, 29(1), pp.271-279.
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Wei, X., Guan, Z. and Zhu, H., 2016. Farmer's willingness to participate in wetland restoration: a hurdle model approach. Agricultural Economics, 47(6), pp.719-727.
Gichuki, C.M., 2000. Community participation in the protection of Kenya's wetlands. Ostrich, 71(1-2), 122-125.
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Cukier-Snow, J. and Wall, G., 1993. Tourism employment: perspectives from Bali. Tourism Management, 14(3), pp.195-201.
Mirzaei, R. 2018. The impact of rural tourism development on employment in Oramanat region of Kermanshah. Village and Development, 2(4), 49-76. (In Persian)
Lu, M. and Wang, N., 2015. A Study on Community Participation Mode into Luoshijiang Wetland Ecological Tourism in Dali. Asian Culture and History, 7(2), p.15.
Lee, T.H. and Hsieh, H.P., 2016. Indicators of sustainable tourism: A case study from a Taiwan's wetland. Ecological Indicators, 67, pp.779-787.
Rezvani, MR., Safai, J. 2014. Second home tourism and its effects on rural areas. Geographical Researches, 37(54), 109-121. (In Persian)
Moradi, M., Khatami, S. 2013. Investigating the role of tourism in rural development using the SWOT model, case study: Khor village of Khosef city. Khorasan Social-Cultural Studies Quarterly, 26, 129-148. (In Persian)
Baker, N.J., 2008. Sustainable wetland resource utilization of Sango Bay through eco-tourism development. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2(10), pp.326-335.
Beltrame, C., Cohen-Shacham, E., Trouillet, M. and Guillet, F., 2013. Exploring the links between local management and conservation applying the ecosystem services concept: conservation and tourism service in Camargue, France. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 9(2), pp.166-177.
Bosma, C., Glenk, K. and Novo, P., 2017. How do individuals and groups perceive wetland functioning? Fuzzy cognitive mapping of wetland perceptions in Uganda. Land Use Policy, 60, pp.181-196.
Dadashi, MA., Darjini, M. 2013. Evaluation of the role of rural development in increasing employment and entrepreneurship in rural areas of Gilan province. Cooperative and Village, 5(16, 17), 39-50. (In Persian)
