Natural Connections

by Western, David; Wright, R. Michael

• ISBN13: 9781559633468
• ISBN10: 1559633468
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-12-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

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 Connectionsfocuses 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

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Note to the Reader
The Background to Community-based Conservation	p. 1
Ecosystem Conservation and Rural Development: The Case of Amboseli	p. 15
The Resurgence of Community Forest Management in Eastern India	p. 53
Transforming Customary Law and Coastal Management Practices in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia, 1870-1992	p. 80
Managing Wildlife with Local Communities in the Peruvian Amazon: The Case of the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo	p. 113
Kakadu National Park: An Australian Experience in Comanagement	p. 135
The Zimbabwe Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE)	p. 161
Local Initiatives and the Rewards for Biodiversity Conservation: Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Papua New Guinea	p. 193
BOSCOSA: Forest Conservation and Management through Local Institutions (Costa Rica)	p. 215
Profile of National Policy: Natural Forest Management in Niger	p. 234
A Profile and Interim Assessment of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Nepal	p. 261
The Farm Scheme of North York Moors National Park, United Kingdom	p. 282
Community-based Approaches to Wildlife Conservation in Neotropical Forests	p. 300
Cultural Traditions and Community-based Conservation	p. 323
The Link Between Local Participation and Improved Conservation: A Review of Issues and Experiences	p. 347
Tenurial Rights and Community-based Conservation	p. 373
Community Environmental Action: The National Policy Context	p. 393
The Role of Institutions in Community-based Conservation	p. 403
Economic Dimensions of Community-based Conservation	p. 428
Ecological Limits and Opportunities for Community-based Conservation	p. 448
Are Successful Community-based Conservation Projects Designed or Discovered?	p. 472
Linking Conservation and Community Aspirations	p. 499
Lessons Learned	p. 512
Recommendations	p. 524
A Few Big Challenges	p. 536
Visions of the Future: The New Focus of Conservation	p. 548
Participants	p. 557
Index	p. 561
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