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Bruner et al

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2004

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2004

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Bruner et al

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Benefits of PAs

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Safeguard biodiversity and provides benefits to society

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Why are the benefits fo PAs reduced

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Due to underfunding

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What does the article look at

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The cost of effectively managing all existing PAs in developing countries, and the cost of expanding into high-priority new areas

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Commitments of establishing a new protected area system

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Long term political and financial commitments, these are frequently not met

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How many protected areas suffer from underfunding

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Thousands of protected areas in the developing world suffer an extreme funding deficit (James et al 1999)

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Example of underfunding

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Ghana’s ‘empty forest’ parks (Oates, 1999)

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What is the estimated total annual cost of effectively managing all existing protected areas in developing countries

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Approx $2.3 billion (James et al 1999, 2001)

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CFA 2002

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At local and national levels, mechanisms such as ecotourism, payment for ecosystem services, and environmental exit taxes on visitors all have the potential to raise significant revenues

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Who said that mechanisms such as tourism can generate revenues

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CFA 2002

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What is there a need for

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National governments to increase their direct support for protected areas, with a focus on the most threatened protected areas.