Being Neighbor to a National Park: Are We Ready for Community Participation?

Published Date
2012, Vol.36:211–220, doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.024

ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AcE-Bs), Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel, 15-17 June 2011, Bandung, Indonesia

Open Access, Creative Commons license

Title 

Being Neighbor to a National Park: Are We Ready for Community Participation?

• Author 

• Mohd Salleh Daim ^a,,
• Aidatul Fadzlin Bakri ^b
• Hikmah Kamarudin ^b
• Siti Aisyah Zakaria ^c

• aCenter for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, UiTM, Shah Alam
• bFaculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, UiTM Shah Alam
• cPlanning Department, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

Available online 19 April 2012.

Abstract

In Malaysia, many local communities reside within and around protected areas. Conflict, misunderstanding and mistrust often occur between the local communities and the protected area management. This study explores the perception and readiness of a chosen community on community participation in national park management. Questionnaires were distributed to 34 villagers in Kampung Bantal, Ulu Tembeling, Pahang, a remote village neighboring the Pahang National Park. The respondents indicate positive attitude towards community participation. This close knit community has the potential and strength to initiate community participation initiative. However, they require encouragement towards participation and in enhancing their community self-empowerment.

Keywords

Community participation protected

 area national

 park

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