The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini
Biosphere Reserves are the UNESCO's programmes to achieve sustainable development. One important prerequisite in the nomination of a new Biosphere Reserve site is the implementation of a public consultation with all stakeholders including the local community. This article analyses the stakehold...
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| author | Ahmad, Habibah Idris, Mushrifah Jusoh, Hamzah Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Buang, Amiah @ Amriah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman |
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| description | Biosphere Reserves are the UNESCO's programmes to achieve sustainable development. One important prerequisite in the nomination of a new Biosphere Reserve site is the implementation of a public consultation with all stakeholders including the local community. This article analyses the stakeholder perception during a public consultation exercise conducted for the nomination of Tasik Chini as a Biosphere Reserve. The methodology involved a focus group discussion and a perception survey of 53 adults and 18 youths who participated in a public awareness programme held in 2008. The results of the analysis identified four main success factors of the public consultation programme: (1) an in situ public awareness programme cleverly and interestingly designed to adequately inform the stakeholders on the essence, elements and objectives of a Biosphere Reserve (BR); (2) the care taken by the organisers of the awareness and public consultation programme to get every segment of the stakeholders invited, represented and consulted; (3) the content of the awareness campaign which focussed directly on the benefits of the BR - the 'what's in it' – for the various stakeholders involved; and (4) the sequencing of the public consultation activities – where dissemination of knowledge and awareness creation preceded opinion gathering - had managed to convert an initial 70% ignorance to an eventual 100% acceptance of the BR project. In conclusion, it is essential to note that without sustained involvement of the local stakeholders the future of a BR will more likely than not be in peril. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-446632020-08-04T02:29:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44663/ The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini Ahmad, Habibah Idris, Mushrifah Jusoh, Hamzah Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Buang, Amiah @ Amriah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Biosphere Reserves are the UNESCO's programmes to achieve sustainable development. One important prerequisite in the nomination of a new Biosphere Reserve site is the implementation of a public consultation with all stakeholders including the local community. This article analyses the stakeholder perception during a public consultation exercise conducted for the nomination of Tasik Chini as a Biosphere Reserve. The methodology involved a focus group discussion and a perception survey of 53 adults and 18 youths who participated in a public awareness programme held in 2008. The results of the analysis identified four main success factors of the public consultation programme: (1) an in situ public awareness programme cleverly and interestingly designed to adequately inform the stakeholders on the essence, elements and objectives of a Biosphere Reserve (BR); (2) the care taken by the organisers of the awareness and public consultation programme to get every segment of the stakeholders invited, represented and consulted; (3) the content of the awareness campaign which focussed directly on the benefits of the BR - the 'what's in it' – for the various stakeholders involved; and (4) the sequencing of the public consultation activities – where dissemination of knowledge and awareness creation preceded opinion gathering - had managed to convert an initial 70% ignorance to an eventual 100% acceptance of the BR project. In conclusion, it is essential to note that without sustained involvement of the local stakeholders the future of a BR will more likely than not be in peril. IDOSI Publications 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44663/1/The%20success%20factors%20of%20public%20consultation%20in%20the%20establishment%20of%20a%20biosphere%20reserve%20-%20evidence%20from%20Tasik%20Chini.pdf Ahmad, Habibah and Idris, Mushrifah and Jusoh, Hamzah and Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan and Buang, Amiah @ Amriah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2011) The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini. World Applied Sciences Journal, 13. pp. 74-81. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj13(SDISEP)11.htm |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad, Habibah Idris, Mushrifah Jusoh, Hamzah Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Buang, Amiah @ Amriah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini |
| title | The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini |
| title_full | The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini |
| title_fullStr | The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini |
| title_full_unstemmed | The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini |
| title_short | The success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve - evidence from Tasik Chini |
| title_sort | success factors of public consultation in the establishment of a biosphere reserve evidence from tasik chini |
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