Natural connections : perspectives in community-based conservation

摘要: 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 -- an approach seeks ways make local communities the beneficiaries custodians efforts.Natural Connections focuses on rural societies biodiversity areas. It represents first systematic analysis efforts, includes comprehensive examination cases from around world where community-based is used. book provides: overview context debate over sustainable development, poverty, environmental decline case studies developed developing worlds Indonesia, Peru, Australia, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, United Kingdom present detailed examples review principal issues arising programs agenda for future action