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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Use it or Lose it - Experiences of Participative Management in the Pendjari National Park (BENIN)\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Horst Oebel, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh, Promotion of Agriculture (ProAgri) - Pendjari, BO 202, Tanguiéta, Benin, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{horst.oebel@giz.de}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Horst Oebel$^{1}$, Yacoubou Bio Bassirou$^{2}$, Colette Bounde$^{3}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh, Promotion of Agriculture (ProAgri) - Pendjari, Benin}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh, Proagri - Pendjari, Benin}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{3}$Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh, Proagri - Pendjari, }}}
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The Pendjari National Park in the North of Benin is part of the transboundary WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari) which covers a protected area of 30,000 km$^2$ in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. The Park has been recognised since 1986 as an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It is still home to the most important population of lion, cheetah, leopard and spotted hyena in West Africa and is by far the most significant remaining range area for elephant conservation in the region. Big mammals like buffaloes, Western hartebeests, roan antelopes and waterbucks are also well presented. 



In the nineties, the Benin government decided to maintain its extremely rich biodiversity by involving the local population in the Park management strategy.  Allowing the surrounding communities to make use of the economic potential of the area resulted in higher incomes for the local population and a clear commitment of the adjacent villages to preserve the Park for future generations.  



Today the community organisation for conservation AVIGREF (Association Villageoise de Gestion des Réserves de Faune) obtains \mbox{30\,\%} of the income of vision and hunting tourism as well as the meat from hunting tourism. Wildlife populations have remarkably increased by engaging former poachers in patrolling and surveys.  With a programme for biological agriculture AVIGREF reduced the negative impact of pesticides in the Park and buffer zone.  Food security and soil fertility was maintained by integrating local agro"=forestry methods, using rotation with soybean and improved biological fertiliser management.



Nowadays over 500 full"=time and seasonal jobs have been created by integrating the private sector in biological agriculture, processing of agricultural products, hunting, tourism and nature conservation of this unique Park.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Benin, Biological agriculture, income , Natural resource management, Pendjari
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