For the formation of nature reserves can directly affect the livelihood of indigenous people living in the area, negotiation between the authority and the community is crucial to the management of the natural resource...For the formation of nature reserves can directly affect the livelihood of indigenous people living in the area, negotiation between the authority and the community is crucial to the management of the natural resources. Crocker Range Park is the largest state park in Sabah state, Malaysia. Since there is a village community living within the boundary of the nature reserve, the state government and the villagers have had a conflict over the land rights. Until the government and the village delegation reached an agreement on the park＇s management plan in 2015, three actors intervened in the conflict： PACOS Trust, Japan International Cooperation Agency （JICA）, and Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers （JOCV）. In this study, these interventions by different actors were analyzed with the Tripartite Conflict Management （TCM} model. The results indicate that JOCV was the sole actor that was able to communicate with both the state government and the villagers. To support the result, a preliminary research was conducted, and the villagers＇ perception was investigated through a questionnaire survey. This paper concludes that JOCV was perceived as an actor that can be trusted more than JICA and the state government. This conclusion supports the result of the analysis of TCM model.展开更多
文摘For the formation of nature reserves can directly affect the livelihood of indigenous people living in the area, negotiation between the authority and the community is crucial to the management of the natural resources. Crocker Range Park is the largest state park in Sabah state, Malaysia. Since there is a village community living within the boundary of the nature reserve, the state government and the villagers have had a conflict over the land rights. Until the government and the village delegation reached an agreement on the park＇s management plan in 2015, three actors intervened in the conflict： PACOS Trust, Japan International Cooperation Agency （JICA）, and Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers （JOCV）. In this study, these interventions by different actors were analyzed with the Tripartite Conflict Management （TCM} model. The results indicate that JOCV was the sole actor that was able to communicate with both the state government and the villagers. To support the result, a preliminary research was conducted, and the villagers＇ perception was investigated through a questionnaire survey. This paper concludes that JOCV was perceived as an actor that can be trusted more than JICA and the state government. This conclusion supports the result of the analysis of TCM model.
