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