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The purpose of this project is to understand the contribution that protected areas have to the quality of life of regional and rural communities. The research methodology uses collected and compiled secondary data in order to establish central themes and values that are being represented by the community. Literature shows us that traditionally, management of protected areas has been influenced by the perceptions of managers and planners from outside host communities. Therefore the objective is that, by exploring both the values of a community and the values of protected area managers, there is an opportunity to overlay values and search for emergent themes, commonalities and differences. These may inform policy to more effectively achieve desired conservation outcomes.