Livelihoods assessment for communities surrounding the Matura forest and coastal zone pilot protected area, Trinidad
Veerle Van den Eynden
10.6084/m9.figshare.5864118.v3
https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Livelihoods_assessment_for_communities_surrounding_the_Matura_forest_and_coastal_zone_pilot_protected_area_Trinidad/5864118
Report describing a livelihoods assessment carried out in communities
surrounding the Matura Forest and Coastal Zone pilot protected area. This
protected area consists of Matura National Park (MNP) Environmentally Sensitive
Area (ESA) – a primary tropical forest area of 9000 ha that was declared an ESA
in 2004 - and the three protected beaches at Grande Riviere, Matura and Fishing
Pond - declared protected beaches to conserve nesting leatherback turtles in
1990. This study forms part of the “Improving Forest and Protected Area
Management in Trinidad and Tobago (IFPAM-TT)” project of the Food and
Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.<p></p>
<p>Aim was to assess how local livelihoods are based on the
natural resource richness Matura National Park and the nearby protected beaches
have to offer; and determine which livelihoods opportunities based on the
sustainable use of natural resources communities want to develop. </p>
2018-12-03 10:26:15
Livelihoods
Trinidad and tobago
national park
protected area
Environment and Resource Economics
Environmental Sociology