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Author : Robert Prescott-Allen
Release : 1996
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 872/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Assessing the Sustainability of Uses of Wild Species by : Robert Prescott-Allen
Download or read book Assessing the Sustainability of Uses of Wild Species written by Robert Prescott-Allen. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the key steps in the attempt to develop guidelines for using wild species.
Author : Curtis Freese
Release : 2012-06-22
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 698/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wild Species as Commodities by : Curtis Freese
Download or read book Wild Species as Commodities written by Curtis Freese. This book was released on 2012-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : E. J. Milner-Gulland
Release : 2007-11-15
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 909/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Conservation and Sustainable Use by : E. J. Milner-Gulland
Download or read book Conservation and Sustainable Use written by E. J. Milner-Gulland. This book was released on 2007-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relentless exploitation and unsustainable use of wildlife, whether for food, medicine or other uses, is a key concern for conservationists worldwide. Indeed, wildlife conservation and sustainable use have recently become centrepieces in conservation and development research. Assessment, interpretation and ultimate action in a scientific study of exploited species must consider numerous factors: from the biology, habitat requirements and population dynamics of the species in question to the relationships that people have with their environment and the species within it. Any long-term management plan must ensure that people and wildlife can coexist - otherwise it is doomed to failure. Conservation and Sustainable Use provides a practical and integrated approach to carrying out research on the conservation of exploited species. It is relevant to both tropical and temperate biomes and is applicable to all exploited species, including mammals, fish and plants. It describes both the practical (field) and theoretical (modelling) techniques for obtaining and interpreting information, integrating biological, social, economic and institutional analyses. It also demonstrates how to translate information into effective action through appropriate interventions, from legislation to changing people's attitudes. This is the first time that all these issues have been covered together in a single, practically-orientated volume. This book will be essential reading for graduate level students and researchers in conservation biology, human ecology, sociology and resource economics. It will also provide an important reference for anyone who is interested in carrying out a scientifically-based conservation programme for an exploited species, including field biologists, wildlife managers and practitioners in the fields of conservation and international development.
Author : World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Release : 1996
Genre : Biodiversity
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Assessing Biodiversity Status and Sustainability by : World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Download or read book Assessing Biodiversity Status and Sustainability written by World Conservation Monitoring Centre. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Melvin Bolton
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 458/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Conservation and the Use of Wildlife Resources by : Melvin Bolton
Download or read book Conservation and the Use of Wildlife Resources written by Melvin Bolton. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not everybody cares about the fate of wild animals or the state of the natural environment. I met a lady who said it wouldn't worry her if all the wild animals in the world disappeared overnight. She was a city person~ she said. There are also people who would prefer to let animals become extinct than to have them kept in captivity - no matter how progressive the zoo. There are those who, on principle, will not eat meat, let alone do the killing, and there are those who enjoy nothing so much as shooting birds. People in the last two camps may oppose each other in claiming to be con servationists. Extremists are unlikely to find their opinions being reversed by this book but, because of the scope of the subject, I believe there is a good chance that anybody with an interest in wildlife will find in it something new to think about. It may not be too much to hope that a few disagreements might also be settled because I suspect there is more common ground than is generally realized among those with opposing views.
