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4.3 Is there effective public participation in PA management?
Assessment criteria
Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks
Little or no public participation in PA
The public participation is poor and needs to
Poor ü
management.
be improved.
Opportunistic public participation in some
aspects of PA management.
Fair
Systematic public participation in most
aspects of PA management.
Good
Comprehensive and systematic public
participation in all important aspects of PA Very good
management.
4.4 Is there a responsive system for handling complaints and comments about PA management?
Assessment criteria
Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks
No systematic approach to handling
There is a routine system of handling
Poor
complaints.
complaints which is not responsive enough to
Complaints handling system operational
but not responsive to individual issues and Fair ü
get good feedback about performance of the
Management.
limited follow up provided.
Coordinated system logs and responds
effectively to most complaints.
Good
All complaints systematically logged in
coordinated system and timely response
provided with minimal repeat complaints.
Very good
4.5 Does PA management addresses the livelihood issues of resource dependent communities
especially women?
Assessment criteria
Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks
No livelihood issues are addressed by PA
There are no communities directly dependent
Poor ü
management.
on the PA as it is very small in extent. It can
Few livelihood issues are addressed by PA
provide livelihood in the form of guides who
Fair
management.
can be trained in bird identification and
Substantial livelihood issues are addressed
registered as nature guides. One local guide
Good
by PA management.
who is well versed with migratory and resident
Livelihood issues of resource dependent
bird species is working on his own in the PA
communities especially women are
after a formal training, since last 4-5 years but
addressed effectively by PA managers.
he has not been registered by the PA in spite
of his repeated requests. Instead of
discouraging him by not registering, more and
Very good
more guides from neighbouring villages
should be trained and registered. This will
help PA Management in the long run in
keeping away the large industrial interests
right at the door of the PA.
*Score: Poor: 2.5; Fair: 5; Good: 7.5; Very Good: 10
Sultanpur National Park (Haryana)
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