Integrating People and Wildlife for a Sustainable Future
Title | Integrating People and Wildlife for a Sustainable Future PDF eBook |
Author | John A. Bissonette |
Publisher | |
Pages | 760 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Links Between Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Food Security
Title | Links Between Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Food Security PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Mainka |
Publisher | IUCN |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Animal diversity conservation |
ISBN | 2831706386 |
The global use of wild animals for meat is now the primary illegal activity in many protected areas, and growing human populations and a lack of livelihood options suggest that demand for wild meat is likely to continue to rise. This Occasional Paper contains the background information presented to participants at a workshop jointly organized by IUCN, FAO and TRAFFIC in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The workshop aimed to forge functional links among the various stakeholders concerned with the unsustainable use of wild fauna for food, and it contains the communiqué and a summary of the discussions related to problems and solutions.
Wild Species as Commodities
Title | Wild Species as Commodities PDF eBook |
Author | Curtis Freese |
Publisher | Island Press |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2012-06-22 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1610913698 |
In recent years, some policymakers and conservationists have argued that natural resources will be protected only if economic benefits accrue to those who are responsible for caring for the resources. Such commercial consumptive use of wild species (CCU) provides an economically viable alternative to more ecologically destructive land uses, and could help accomplish the overall goals of biodiversity conservation. Yet many questions remain: Will the harvest of wild species be sustainable? Will habitats be protected? What tradeoffs are implied for the populations and ecosystems under management? While this debate goes on, researchers and managers are confronting an array of real-world problems in managing harvested populations of wild species. Wild Species as Commodities presents a balanced, scientifically rigorous consideration of the link between CCU and biodiversity conservation. The outgrowth of a four-year World Wildlife Fund study, the book is both a synthesis of findings and a practical guide. Topics examined include: forestry, fisheries, sport hunting, and nontimber forest products the economics of wild species use social and institutional frameworks required for sustainability ecological impacts biodiversity consequences of ecosystem specialization conservation benefits of wild species use management principles and guideline. Wild Species as Commodities provides a primer on the CCU-biodiversity link, and an interdisciplinary analysis of the major economic, social, and ecological factors involved, along with guidelines for incorporating biodiversity conservation into commercial harvesting programs. It is a highly accessible source of information, concepts, and management approaches for professionals in resource management and wildlife conservation, and academics in conservation biology, environmental and ecological economics, and environmental studies.
General Technical Report PNW-GTR
Title | General Technical Report PNW-GTR PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 996 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
ISBN |
Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use
Title | Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use PDF eBook |
Author | H.H.T Prins |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 489 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 940114012X |
One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. To this end, a team of conservation biologists, hunters, tourist operators, ranchers, wildlife and land managers, ecologists, veterinarians and economists was convened to discuss whether wildlife outside protected areas in Africa can be conserved in the face of agricultural expansion and human population growth. They reached the unequivocal - if controversial - conclusion that wildlife can be an economic asset, especially in the African savannas, if this wildlife can be sustainably utilized through safari hunting and tourism. Using the African savannas as an example, Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use shows that in many instances sustainable wildlife utilization comprises an even better form of land use than livestock keeping. Even when population pressure is high, as in agricultural areas or in humid zones, and wild animal species can pose a serious cost to agriculture, these costs are mainly caused by small species with a low potential for safari hunting. Although ranching has a very low rate of return and is hardly ever profitable, the biggest obstacle to the model of sustainable wildlife use outlined in Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use is from unfair competition from the agricultural sector, such as subsidies and lack of taxation, resulting in market distortion for wildlife utilization. This book thus gives valuable evidence for a different way of working, providing arguments for removing such distortions and thereby facilitating financially sound land use and making it a rationally sound choice to conserve wildlife outside protected areas. The expert team of authors, most of whom came together at a workshop to thrash out the ideas that were then developed into the various chapters, has written a superb account of recent research on this complex subject, resulting in a book that is a major contribution to our understanding of sustainable use of land. The important conclusion is that wildlife conservation can be possible for landholders and local communities if they have a financial interest in protecting wildlife on their lands.
Carnivore Conservation
Title | Carnivore Conservation PDF eBook |
Author | John L. Gittleman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 696 |
Release | 2001-06-28 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521665377 |
Carnivores are the focus of intense attention and resources in conservation biology. It is often argued that, because carnivores are at the top of the food chain, if they are protected, then other taxa will also be afforded adequate protection. Carnivores are also charismatic and compete with humans for dwindling space and environmental resources. In the past 10 years, theoretical and empirical studies on carnivores have developed very quickly. This volume reviews and summarises the current state of the field, describes limitations and opportunities for carnivore conservation, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management. As such it will be of interest to students and researchers of conservation biology, mammalogy, animal behaviour, ecology and evolution.
Rodent Outbreaks
Title | Rodent Outbreaks PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Agricultural pests |
ISBN | 9712202577 |