This articlehasrevealedtheperceiveddisparitybetweencommunitycommitmenttowardsthe
conservationoftheKCAandinadequatecommitmentofthegovernmenttosupportandinvolvethem
in theKCAproject.Interview findings showthattheresidents’ commitment isduetothegradual
adaptationtonon-forestbasedactivities,aswellastheKCAservingaswatershedsforsourcesofwater
for thesurroundingcommunities.Asaresult,despitethenegativeimpacts,thereappearstobea
strongcommitmentonthepartofthecommunitiestosupportingtheconservationoftheKCA.