Study questions:

1. According to Western and Wright, what factors propelled the rise of CBC as a dominant strategy for biodiversity conservation in developing countries?
2. Why do Ghimire and Pimbert emphasize that PAs are 'social spaces'?
3. Identify and explain 3 key observations from Ghimire and Pimbert's list of What has Gone Wrong? with protected areas.
4. Why do Ghimire and Pimbert believe popular participation is so important? What do they believe constitutes legitimate 'popular participation'?

Why are Barrett et al critical of the universal popularity of community based natural resource management? Under what conditions do they believe community-based methods work best?