Natural Connections: Perspectives In Community-Based Conservation

Western, David [Editor]; Wright, Michael [Editor]; Otto, Jonathan [Contributor]; Zerner, Charles [Contributor]; Robinson, John [Contributor]; Donovan, Richard [Contributor]; Lavelle, Marianne [Contributor]; Villarreal, R. [Contributor]; Salafsky PhD, Nick [Contributor]; Alcorn, Janice [Contributor]; Seymour, Frances [Contributor]; Kleyneyer, Chuck [Contributor]; Pearl, Mary [Contributor]; Bodmer, Richard [Contributor]; Elbow, Kent [Contributor]; Sayre, Kenneth [Contributor]; Bromley, Daniel [Contributor]; Tuzin, Don [Contributor]; Poffenberger, Mark [Contributor]; McCreary, Scott [Contributor]; Hill, Michael [Contributor]; Press, AJ [Contributor]; Feldmann, Fabio [Contributor]; Statham, Derek [Contributor]; Wells, Michael [Contributor]; Mur

ISBN 10: 1559633468 / ISBN 13: 9781559633468

Published by Island Press, 1994

Seller Inventory # 1559633468-3-36568830

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

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Natural Connections: Perspectives In ...
Publisher: Island Press
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good