2.3. Data analysis
To analyze participation at different stages of each conservation
initiative, we calculated frequency tables of responses from the
question “did you participate in: a) the creation of the area, b) the
design of the management plan, and c) the implementation of
conservation activities?” We used this information to create a bi-
nary variable, “participation”, which was coded as 1 if the
respondent reported participation in any stage of the conservation