Perspectives in Community-based Conservation - Softcover

R.Michael Wright; David Western

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559633468 ISBN 13: 9781559633468

Publisher: Island Press, 1994

Synopsis

Both realism and justice demand that efforts to conserve biological diversity address human needs as well. The most promising hope of accomplishing such a goal lies in locally based conservation efforts -- an approach that seeks ways to make local communities the beneficiaries and custodians of conservation efforts.'Natural Connections' focuses on rural societies and the conservation of biodiversity in rural areas. It represents the first systematic analysis of locally based efforts, and includes a comprehensive examination of cases from around the world where the community-based approach is used. The book provides: an overview of community-based conservation in the context of the debate over sustainable development, poverty, and environmental decline case studies from the developed and developing worlds -- Indonesia, Peru, Australia, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, the United Kingdom -- that present detailed examples of the locally based approach to conservation a review of the principal issues arising from community-based programs an agenda for future action

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About the Author

David Western is senior conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and chairman of the African Conservation Centre. He was formerly director of Kenya Wildlife Service and chairman of the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and IUCN's African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Groups. He is the editor of Natural Connections.

Edition details

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559633468
• ISBN 13: 9781559633468
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 600