Arguments for and against IUCN protected area management category VI with a review of state versus community governance

My goal in Shafer (2015) was to bring attention to the questionable effectiveness of IUCN protected area (PA) Categories V-VI in preserving biological diversity. I also argued that the primary factors which ensure success in preserving the PA core include the selective allowance of land uses in buffer zones external to the PA and the creation of effective bodies to govern that usage. My first task in this essay is to summarize, update, and...