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A One Health Approach to
Protected Areas Management:
Examples from Mongolia & the USA
Richard P. Reading
University of Denver
One Health & Protected Areas
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Healthy Environment =
Healthy Wildlife Populations =
Healthy Human Populations
Components of Holistic
Protected Area Management
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1. Rigorous, Interdisciplinary
Science
2. Reciprocal Capacity
Development at All Levels
3. Improving Conservation
Management & Policies
4. Conservation Education &
Outreach that includes
Livelihood Enhancement
Ikh Nart Nature Reserve
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rigorous Science
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rigorous Science
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Mtn. Ungulate Ecology
• Veg. Monitoring
• Raptor Nesting Ecology
• Sm. Carnivore Ecology
• Sm. Mammals Popn. Dynamics
• Hedgehog Resource Partitioning
• Siberian Marmots as Keystones
• Carnivores as Top-down Predators
• Reptile Ecology
• Bat Popn. & Habitat Use
Ecological Research – Applied Focus
Rigorous Science
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Values & Attitudes of Local People
• Archaeology
Social Science Research – Applied Focus
2. Capacity Development
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Professional Training &
Education (Reciprocal)
• Students at All Levels
Part of Everything We Do
3. Management & Policy
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Local Involvement
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Local Rangers
• First NGO to run a Protected Area
• Community Meetings
• Local Oversight
o Mgmt. Team
o Advisory Group
• Locally Driven Initiatives
Management Actions
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Law Enforcement & Boundaries
• Sister Park Relationship
• Staff & Infrastructure
• Water & Forage Conservation
• Park Expansion & Zonation
4. Education & Outreach
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Conservation Education
• Nomadic Nature Trunks
• Teacher Workshops
• Education Material Development
• School Exchange Program
Schools
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Conservation Outreach
• Conservation Day
• Poster, Calendars, Guidebooks
• Hosting Local Meetings
Local Communities
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Conservation Outreach
• Women’s Cooperatives
• Ecotourism Development
• Park Employment
• Local Expenditures
Livelihood Enhancement
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
An Innovative Conservation
Partnership in New Mexico, USA
The Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Refuge Management
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) ownership/ oversight.
• Denver Zoo (DZ) daily management – only Refuge with
private, NGO management partnership.
• Partnership with NM Highlands University (NMHU) on
research – oversight by a FWS, DZ, & NMHU.
• Pueblo of Pojoaque owns the bison & has agreements
with FWS and DZ on management (more later).
• All groups partner on education & outreach activities.
Interacting Parts
1. Conservation Research
2. Restoration
3. Conservation Education & Outreach
4. Key Partners: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Denver Zoo,
Pueblo of Pojoaque & NM Highlands University
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Conservation Research
• Bison vs. Cows: Bison as Ecosystem
Engineers
• Bison Genetics
• Bull & Leopard Frogs
• Plague Reservoirs: Role of Pack Rats
• Trophic Cascade: Impacts of Meso-
Carnivores
• Biodiversity Monitoring
• Restoration Monitoring
• NMHU Research Station
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Reintroductions: Bison, Prairie
Dogs, Pronghorn
• Drainages & Wetlands
• Invasive Plants
Ecological Restoration
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Historical & Archaeological Sites
• Pueblo of Pojoaque Culture
Cultural Restoration
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Student Visitation
• Teacher
Workshops
• Demonstration
Site & Rancher
Workshops
Education & Outreach
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Student Visitation
• Teacher Workshops
• Demonstration Site & Rancher
Workshops
• Human Health Initiatives
o Food for the poor
o Low cholesterol meat
Education & Outreach
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Numerous Awards
• Model Protected Area (PA)
Designation (UNDP)
• Illegal Activities Stopped
• Strong Local Support
• Expansion of both PAs
• Wildlife Populations
Restored and Increased
• Improved Collaboration
Results
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Questions?
THANK YOU!!
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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A One Health Approach to Protected Areas Management and Governance: Examples from Mongolia and the USA, Richard READING

  • 1. A One Health Approach to Protected Areas Management: Examples from Mongolia & the USA Richard P. Reading University of Denver
  • 2. One Health & Protected Areas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Healthy Environment = Healthy Wildlife Populations = Healthy Human Populations
  • 3. Components of Holistic Protected Area Management • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1. Rigorous, Interdisciplinary Science 2. Reciprocal Capacity Development at All Levels 3. Improving Conservation Management & Policies 4. Conservation Education & Outreach that includes Livelihood Enhancement
  • 4. Ikh Nart Nature Reserve • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 5. Rigorous Science • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 6. Rigorous Science • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mtn. Ungulate Ecology • Veg. Monitoring • Raptor Nesting Ecology • Sm. Carnivore Ecology • Sm. Mammals Popn. Dynamics • Hedgehog Resource Partitioning • Siberian Marmots as Keystones • Carnivores as Top-down Predators • Reptile Ecology • Bat Popn. & Habitat Use Ecological Research – Applied Focus
  • 7. Rigorous Science • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Values & Attitudes of Local People • Archaeology Social Science Research – Applied Focus
  • 8. 2. Capacity Development • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Professional Training & Education (Reciprocal) • Students at All Levels Part of Everything We Do
  • 9. 3. Management & Policy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 10. Local Involvement • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Local Rangers • First NGO to run a Protected Area • Community Meetings • Local Oversight o Mgmt. Team o Advisory Group • Locally Driven Initiatives
  • 11. Management Actions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Law Enforcement & Boundaries • Sister Park Relationship • Staff & Infrastructure • Water & Forage Conservation • Park Expansion & Zonation
  • 12. 4. Education & Outreach • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 13. Conservation Education • Nomadic Nature Trunks • Teacher Workshops • Education Material Development • School Exchange Program Schools • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 14. Conservation Outreach • Conservation Day • Poster, Calendars, Guidebooks • Hosting Local Meetings Local Communities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 15. Conservation Outreach • Women’s Cooperatives • Ecotourism Development • Park Employment • Local Expenditures Livelihood Enhancement • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 16. An Innovative Conservation Partnership in New Mexico, USA The Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 17. Refuge Management • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) ownership/ oversight. • Denver Zoo (DZ) daily management – only Refuge with private, NGO management partnership. • Partnership with NM Highlands University (NMHU) on research – oversight by a FWS, DZ, & NMHU. • Pueblo of Pojoaque owns the bison & has agreements with FWS and DZ on management (more later). • All groups partner on education & outreach activities.
  • 18. Interacting Parts 1. Conservation Research 2. Restoration 3. Conservation Education & Outreach 4. Key Partners: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Denver Zoo, Pueblo of Pojoaque & NM Highlands University • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 19. Conservation Research • Bison vs. Cows: Bison as Ecosystem Engineers • Bison Genetics • Bull & Leopard Frogs • Plague Reservoirs: Role of Pack Rats • Trophic Cascade: Impacts of Meso- Carnivores • Biodiversity Monitoring • Restoration Monitoring • NMHU Research Station • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 20. • Reintroductions: Bison, Prairie Dogs, Pronghorn • Drainages & Wetlands • Invasive Plants Ecological Restoration • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 21. • Historical & Archaeological Sites • Pueblo of Pojoaque Culture Cultural Restoration • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 22. • Student Visitation • Teacher Workshops • Demonstration Site & Rancher Workshops Education & Outreach • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 23. • Student Visitation • Teacher Workshops • Demonstration Site & Rancher Workshops • Human Health Initiatives o Food for the poor o Low cholesterol meat Education & Outreach • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 24. • Numerous Awards • Model Protected Area (PA) Designation (UNDP) • Illegal Activities Stopped • Strong Local Support • Expansion of both PAs • Wildlife Populations Restored and Increased • Improved Collaboration Results • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
  • 25. Questions? THANK YOU!! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •