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List of Figures, Tables and Box | p. viii |
Foreword | p. xvii |
Preface | p. xix |
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. xxiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Biodiversity conservation: Its significance and the issues | p. 1 |
Tropical forests | p. 3 |
Factors causing biodiversity loss | p. 5 |
The economic case for valuing biodiversity | p. 6 |
Total economic value of tropical forests | p. 8 |
The Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot | p. 10 |
Survey of literature and justification for the study | p. 17 |
Objectives | p. 36 |
Data and approach | p. 36 |
Structure of the book | p. 44 |
Land Use and Crop Pattern Changes, Pressure on Natural Resources and the Status of Biodiversity in Selected Regions | p. 45 |
Introduction | p. 45 |
Land use patterns and changes | p. 45 |
Crop patterns and changes | p. 52 |
Population pressure on natural resources | p. 56 |
Livestock pressure on natural resources | p. 58 |
Status of biodiversity in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot | p. 61 |
Summary | p. 73 |
Note | p. 75 |
Maldari - The Context of a Coffee Growing Village | p. 76 |
Introduction | p. 76 |
Maldari village | p. 76 |
Profile of the sample households | p. 77 |
Coffee cultivation in Maldari | p. 82 |
The opportunity cost of biodiversity conservation | p. 89 |
External costs | p. 94 |
The local community's perceptions and attitudes towards the environment and biodiversity conservation | p. 98 |
Valuing the local community's preferences for biodiversity conservation | p. 104 |
Summary | p. 109 |
Nagarhole - The Context of Tribal Villages Located Within and Near a National Park | p. 110 |
Introduction | p. 110 |
Nagarhole National Park | p. 111 |
Tourist arrivals and revenues | p. 116 |
Income and expenditure of park | p. 117 |
Sample selection | p. 118 |
Profile of the sample households | p. 120 |
Wildlife damage costs | p. 123 |
Tribal communities' dependence on forests for non-timber forest products | p. 126 |
Local tribal communities' perception and attitudes towards the environment and biodiversity conservation | p. 158 |
Valuing local tribal communities' preferences for biodiversity conservation | p. 163 |
Summary | p. 166 |
Uttar Kannada: The Context of Agricultural cum Pastoral Villages Located Within and Near a Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 167 |
Introduction | p. 167 |
Uttar kannada district | p. 167 |
Dandeli wildlife sanctuary | p. 168 |
Sample selection | p. 169 |
Profile of the sample households | p. 170 |
The opportunity costs of biodiversity conservation | p. 178 |
Forest resources and household income | p. 196 |
Wildlife damage costs and defensive expenditure | p. 197 |
The local community's perception and attitudes towards the environment and biodiversity conservation | p. 200 |
Valuing the local community's preferences for biodiversity conservation | p. 204 |
Summary | p. 207 |
Summary, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations | p. 209 |
Introduction | p. 209 |
Major findings | p. 211 |
Policy implications | p. 219 |
Glossary | p. 228 |
References | p. 241 |
Index | p. 250 |
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