Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing

This paper seeks to examine the trade-off between conservation and the incidence of poverty among the marine park community in the Sibu-Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing, Malaysia. The aim of this study is to look at the magnitude of income variation (vulnerability) as environmental constraints are impose...

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Main Authors:	Fatimah, K, NurulHuda, M.S, Salleh, N.H.M
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/1/3-6.pdf

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spelling	ukm-51662016-12-14T06:37:47Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/ Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing Fatimah, K NurulHuda, M.S Salleh, N.H.M This paper seeks to examine the trade-off between conservation and the incidence of poverty among the marine park community in the Sibu-Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing, Malaysia. The aim of this study is to look at the magnitude of income variation (vulnerability) as environmental constraints are imposed and determine the factors that may mitigate such risk exposure in the community. This study enables policy makers to formulate better marine diversity conservation policies through the designation of marine parks.The fundamental question is how variation in income (across households and across alternative incomes) represents the revenue instability that may affect the sustainability of the community’s daily livelihood. In light of mandatory marine park regulations, the community will be deprived of basic access to marine resources within 2 nautical miles of the nearest shoreline. In addition, the tourism sector may provide an alternative income option which may be lucrative enough to supplement their existing livelihoods. Nevertheless, the inability to gain access to capital and marketing channels will impede these opportunities as physical and financial infrastructure remain lacking and under provided for. Given such constraints, will the community be able to adapt to marine park regulations and if they do, what are the costs they have to pay? University Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/1/3-6.pdf Fatimah, K and NurulHuda, M.S and Salleh, N.H.M (2012) Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing. Journal of Tropical Marine Ecosystem, 1 . pp. 55-64. ISSN 2231-8062 http://www.ukm.my/jtme/index.php
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description	This paper seeks to examine the trade-off between conservation and the incidence of poverty among the marine park community in the Sibu-Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing, Malaysia. The aim of this study is to look at the magnitude of income variation (vulnerability) as environmental constraints are imposed and determine the factors that may mitigate such risk exposure in the community. This study enables policy makers to formulate better marine diversity conservation policies through the designation of marine parks.The fundamental question is how variation in income (across households and across alternative incomes) represents the revenue instability that may affect the sustainability of the community’s daily livelihood. In light of mandatory marine park regulations, the community will be deprived of basic access to marine resources within 2 nautical miles of the nearest shoreline. In addition, the tourism sector may provide an alternative income option which may be lucrative enough to supplement their existing livelihoods. Nevertheless, the inability to gain access to capital and marketing channels will impede these opportunities as physical and financial infrastructure remain lacking and under provided for. Given such constraints, will the community be able to adapt to marine park regulations and if they do, what are the costs they have to pay?
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author	Fatimah, K NurulHuda, M.S Salleh, N.H.M
spellingShingle	Fatimah, K NurulHuda, M.S Salleh, N.H.M Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing
author_facet	Fatimah, K NurulHuda, M.S Salleh, N.H.M
author_sort	Fatimah, K
title	Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing
title_short	Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing
title_full	Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing
title_fullStr	Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing
title_full_unstemmed	Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing
title_sort	income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for pulau sibu -tinggi marine park, mersing
publisher	University Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5166/1/3-6.pdf
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Income risk vulnerability and perception towards conservation: a community level analysis for Pulau Sibu -Tinggi Marine Park, Mersing

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