title: Socio-economic stakes and perceptions of wetland management in an arid region: a case study from Chott Merouane, Algeria.
abstract: The objective of our study was to identify how actors from the main socio-economic sectors perceive their interactions and impacts on a sensitive wetland in an arid climate, specifically the salt pans of Chott Merouane in Algeria. The results revealed that there are three main economic stakes including agriculture, livestock production and salt mining, each activity providing a great benefit for local and national populations. The local population perceived that the current activities are conducted in such a way that they created conflict between socio-economic sectors and caused a threat for long term sustainability of the wetlands. The results highlighted the need to initiate an integrated management approach between the different sectors and to develop a shared vision for the territory.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Agronomie, Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Mohamed Khider, Biskra, Algeria. fat_demnati@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demnati
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allache
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ernoul
authors.forename: Boudjema
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Samraoui
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics*; D000462:Algeria; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D003625:Data Collection; D003889:Desert Climate; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006802:Human Activities; D006801:Humans; D008906:Mining / Q000191:economics*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride