Conservation in a crowded world [[electronic resource] ] : case studies from the Asia-Pacific / / edited by John Merson, Rosie Cooney and Paul Brown

• Pubblicazione: Sydney, NSW, : UNSW Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.720994
• Soggetto topico: Conservation of natural resources; Environmental protection
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MersonJohn CooneyRosie BrownPaul
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; About the Authors; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; INTRODUCTION: Environmental conservation and sustainable use; 1. WILDLIFE, COMMUNITIES AND PROTECTED AREAS; 1. Landscape-based conservation and sustainable resource use in the developing world: a case study from Sri Lanka; 2. Community-based conservation and livelihood strategies for the protection of the snow leopard and its habitat in Ladakh, India; 3. Evaluation of integrated conservation and development programs (ICDPs)in the protected areas of Bhutan ; 4. Prospects for ecotourism in Kerala:a review of theThenmala Project5. Protected areas and conservation landscapes: the case of Ba Be National Park,Vietnam; 6. Indigenous land use and conservation in the Anangu lands of Central Australia; 2. SUSTAINING NATURAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS; 7. The uncertainties and inequalities of groundwater use in Bangladesh; 8. Grain for Green conservation program & farmers' livelihood development in the Loess Plateau, China; 9. Revegetation, bioenergy and sustainable use in the New South Wales central west ; 10. Towards community based resource management: the development and mobilisation of fisheries resource indicators at Koh Sarai, Thailand3. CONSERVATION AND COMMERCIAL USE; 11. Applying the principles of conservation through sustainable use to the commercial kangaroo harvest in New South Wales, Australia; 12. Cats or quolls: can keeping Australian native mammals as pets be a useful conservation strategy?; 13. Potential gains and challenges from biodiscovery access and benefit-sharing: lessons from case studies and national systems ; 14. The exploitation of non-timber forest products and the plight of tribes in Kerala forests in IndiaConclusions; Summary; Notes and References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In an increasingly crowded world reconciling environmental ?conservation' with the ?sustainable use' of natural resources is now our greatest challenge. Nature conservation has traditionally focused on protecting iconic and important areas of biodiversity from human exploitation through the establishment of National Parks and World Heritage Areas. While this is essential, a narrow focus on protected area conservation risks overlooking local needs in areas where people and natural systems must co-exist. This book addresses some key questions for the sustainable use of natural environme
• Titolo autorizzato: Conservation in a crowded world
• ISBN: 1-74224-621-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462991803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II