Arguments for Protected Areas

by Stolton, Sue; Dudley, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9781844078813
• ISBN10: 1844078817
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Most protected areas (such as national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and landscape or seascape values. They currently cover over 13 per cent of the world's land surface, around 12 per cent of marine coastal areas and 4 per cent of the marine shelf. Retaining and expanding these areas in the future will depend on showing their wider benefits for society.

Author Biography

Nigel Dudley of Equilibrium Research, based in Bristol, UK, is an ecologist and consultant working on issues relating to forest conservation, protected areas and broad-scale approaches to conservation. Sue Stolton, also of Equilibrium Research, specializes in issues relating to protected areas and the assessment of conservation actions.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes	p. xv
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xix
Foreword	p. xxi
Protected Areas: Linking Environment and Well-being	p. 1
Vital Sites: Protected Areas Supporting Health and Recreation	p. 13
Protecting Medicinal Resources in Colombia	p. 28
Parks Victoria (Australia) 'Healthy Parks Healthy People' Initiative	p. 31
Running Pure: Protected Areas Maintaining Purity and Quantity of Urban Water Supplies	p. 39
Protecting Water Supplies to Caracas, Venezuela	p. 49
Food Stores: Protected Areas Conserving Crop Wild Relatives and Securing Future Food Stocks	p. 53
Crop Genetic Diversity Protection in Turkey	p. 70
Conservation of Endangered CWRs in Mexico's Sierra de Manantlán	p. 73
Nursery Tales: Protected Areas Conserving Wild Marine and Freshwater Fish Stocks	p. 79
Freshwater Fishery Sustainability in Lake Malawi, East Africa	p. 89
Managing and Monitoring Success: The Story of Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines	p. 91
Natural Security: Protected Areas and Hazard Mitigation	p. 97
Environmental Degradation and the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004	p. 112
Restoration and Protection Plan to Reduce Flooding in the Lower Danube	p. 115
Safety Net: Protected Areas Contributing to Human Well-being	p. 121
Population-Health-Environment Approaches in Kiunga Marine National Reserve, Kenya	p. 140
Beyond Belief: Linking Faiths and Protected Areas to Support Biodiversity Conservation	p. 145
The Ancient Sacred Natural Sites in al Hoceima National Park, Morocco	p. 159
Living Traditions: Protected Areas and Cultural Diversity	p. 165
Angkor Wat Protected Landscape - Where Culture, Nature and Spirit Meet	p. 180
Inuit Partnerships in the Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada	p. 183
Diverting Places: Linking Travel, Pleasure and Protection	p. 189
Managing Tourism in South Korea's Protected Area System	p. 200
Climate Change: The Role of Protected Areas in Mitigating and Adapting to Change	p. 205
Protected Areas Helping to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Brazil	p. 218
Making Peace: Protected Areas Contributing to Conflict Resolution	p. 225
La Amistad Binational Biosphere Reserve in Costa Rica and Panama	p. 235
Nature Conservation: Leaving Space for Biodiversity	p. 239
A Hundred Years of Conservation Success at Kaziranga National Park, India	p. 248
Precious Places: Getting the Arguments Right	p. 253
Index	p. 265
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