Income and Conservation Dynamics of the Biological Bee-Fence: A bio-Economic Simulation

2017 4th International Conference on Environmental Systems Research

生态环境科学

Taruvinga, A.^1 ; Gumpo, N.^2

Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice

5700, South Africa^1

Department of Geography, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice

5700, South Africa^2

关键词: Complementary problems;    Eco-tourisms;    Economic simulation;    Household income;    Human-elephant conflicts;    Livestock predation;    Local community;    Property damage;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/178/1/012038/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/178/1/012038

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Human-elephant conflicts in most African countries coincide in areas where poverty and natural resources are most profound. Although popularly believed to be an asset capable of generating consumptive and non-consumptive ecotourism revenue, African elephants are in some parts of Africa viewed as pests and predators worth eradicating as a result of high human-elephant conflicts (crop raiding, property damage, human and livestock predation). This has shifted the conservation debate to issues of how much biodiversity (elephants) can be saved in the face of suffering local communities. With that background, we tested the income and conservation premise of the biological bee-fence concept as a complementary problem animal control (PAC) measure from a rural setting where elephants interact with local poor communities using bio-economic simulations. We conclude that the biological bee-fence concept has a significant potential to deter elephants from invading surrounding communities' fields as well as generating the much needed household income. These findings reinforce the conservation and income premise of the biological bee-fence under a typical African rural setting worth up-scaling.