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9780195095548

Last Stand Protected Areas and the Defense of Tropical Biodiversity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195095548

  • ISBN10:

    0195095545

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-03-06
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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In an up-to-date examination of the causes and consequences of the recent disappearance of tropical rain forests, the authors argue that protected areas, such as sacred groves and national parks, are essential to conservation efforts.

Table of Contents

Contributors xi
Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests
3(12)
Randall A. Kramer
Carel P. van Schaik
Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection
15(21)
John Terborgh
Carel P. van Schaik
The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection
36(28)
Kathy MacKinnon
The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves
64(26)
Carel P. van Schaik
John Terborgh
Barbara Dugelby
Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation
90(25)
Kartina Brandon
Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota
115(18)
Steven E. Sanderson
Kent H. Redford
User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation
133(29)
Marie Lynn Miranda
Sharon LaPalme
Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why
162(25)
Randall A. Kramer
Narendra Sharma
Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas
187(25)
Paul J. Ferraro
Randall A. Kramer
Toward a New Protection Paradigm
212(19)
Carel P. van Schaik
Randall A. Kramer
Index 231

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