Neotropical Wildlife Use & Conservation (Paper) - Softcover

Robinson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226722597 ISBN 13: 9780226722597

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1991

Synopsis

This book brings together for the first time biological
and social scientists with the expertise necessary to
document the ways in which the economic value of
neotropical wildlife can affect conservation. The
contributors, who have done extensive research in Latin
America, explore the importance of wildlife to people,
the impact of the use of wildlife on animal populations,
and whether the present pattern of human use is--or could
be made--sustainable.
“John Robinson and Kent Redford provide an invaluable
overview of the status of wildlife use, from a
conservation perspective, in Latin America.
"This book is required reading for everyone in
conservation, from professionals, students and the
general reader, and particularly those who are concerned
about the impact of human populations on wild species in
developing countries, irrespective of their geographic
focus. . . . We know very little about the requirements
for sustainable use. This book is an important step
toward remedying that."--Stephen Edwards, New
Scientist

About this title

About the Author

John G. Robinson is director of Wildlife Conservation International, the research arm of the New York Zoological Society.Kent H. Redford is assistant professor in the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Wildlife and Range Sciences, and director of the Program for Studies in Tropical Conservation, at the University of Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226722597
• ISBN 13: 9780226722597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 538