摘要：Recent studies have critiqued integrated conservation and development projects for failingto attain either of their two major goals. This paper evaluates one such project in Peru's Pacaya SamiriaNational Reserve, which entailed community-based natural resource-management plans for palm andaquatic resources. We conducted semistructured interviews with reserve inhabitants (n=57) during May2007, as well as key-informant interviews with state and non-governmental organization (NGO) staff.Monitoring data and reports from NGOs were important secondary sources in this study. The interventionhas improved the status of targeted species and has improved the well-being of participants. This projectworked well for a number of reasons, including the long-term commitment of the implementingorganization, the social capital and legitimacy provided by participation in management groups, and thefact that local knowledge was incorporated into resource-management techn
