ABSTRACT
The list of potential stakeholders in any given protected area or protected area system is a long one. It can include:
• agencies with legal jurisdiction over the protected area, at municipal, provincial or national level;
• individuals, families and households (for example, landowners within or around a protected area, or people living in cities who care about protected areas);
• community-based groups (such as water co-operatives and neighbourhood associations);
• local traditional authorities (such as village councils of elders or traditional chiefs);
• political authorities prescribed by national laws (including elected representatives at village or district levels);
• local governmental service providers (such as health, education, forestry and agriculture extension);
• NGOs dedicated to the environment or development at local, national and international levels;
• universities and research organizations; • national governments; and • the international community, including other
governments and intergovernmental bodies (Borrini-Feyerabend and Brown, 1997).
