What Drives Compliance with Rules in Community-Based Conservation? Lessons from Maasai Mara, Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Environmental conservation efforts on different scales, from species to ecosystems, are mostly centered on regulating human behaviours (activities) through rules governing resource access and use. However, local resource users do not always respond positively to rules. Non-compliance with conservation rules renders them ineffective, which undermines the achievement of ecological and development goals in environmental management. Therefore the factors that determine compliance with conservation rules require thorough consideration in environmental conservation planning. While a substantial literature explores the factors influencing rule compliance in the context of formal protected areas that rely mostly on enforcement of legislation by regulatory authorities, less is known about such dyna

SUBMITTER: Imbo AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12696114 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature