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The community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) approach, as implemented at Hustai National Park (HNP), has not resulted in success in protecting the Buffer Zone rangelands nor has it ensured the long-term sustainability of neighboring herders’ communities. This research investigated how CBNRM principles have been implemented at HNP, Mongolia as a means of protecting its buffer zone rangelands. The presence, execution or absence of each principle was investigated to determine each principle’s efficacy. The research will utilize the case study approach with a mixed method design to obtain a comprehensive understanding the CBNRM principles for protecting the critical buffer zone rangelands. Sixty questionnaires (phase I) and 40 interviews (phase II) will be performed with the main stakeholders responsible for managing the buffer zone rangelands. The stakeholders included officials of HNP, members of current and previous Buffer Zone Council, and members of herders’ communities located within the Buffer Zone of HNP. The research findings showed that more than half of the principles were inappropriately employed and that each herder community actually set their own rules. In addition, the research identified that the uncertainty of regulations and laws in Mongolia made the implementation of CBRNM principles challenging. Therefore, CBRNM principles have not been successful in protecting the buffer zone rangelands.
