Natural connections : perspectives in community-based conservation / edited by David Western and R. Michael Wright ; Shirley C. Strum, associate editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Western, David.

Wright, R. Michael.

Strum, Shirley C. (Shirley Carol), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--Citizen participation--Congresses.

Nature conservation.

Ecosystem management--Citizen participation--Congresses.

Ecosystem management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (601 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1983, zoologist Alan Rabinowitz ventured into the rain forest of Belize, determined to study the little-known jaguar in its natural habitat and to establish the world's first jaguar preserve. Within two years, he had succeeded. In Jaguar he provides the only first-hand account of a scientist's experience with jaguars in the wild. Originally published in 1986, this edition includes a new preface and epilogue by the author that bring the story up to date with recent events in the region and around the world.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note to the Reader; The Background to Community- based Conservation; Part I Case Studies; Ecosystem Conservation and Rural Development: The Case of Amboseli; The Resurgence of Community Forest Management in Eastern India; Transforming Customary Law and Coastal Management Practices in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia, 1870Ò 1992; Managing Wildlife with Local Communities in the Peruvian Amazon: The Case of the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo; Kakadu National Park: An Australian Experience in Comanagement; Part II Case Study Profiles

The Zimbabwe Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE)Local Initiatives and the Rewards for Biodiversity Conservation: Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Papua New Guinea; BOSCOSA: Forest Conservation and Management through Local Institutions (Costa Rica); Profile of National Policy: Natural Forest Management in Niger; A Profile and Interim Assessment of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Nepal; The Farm Scheme of North York Moors National Park, United Kingdom; Community-based Approaches to Wildlife Conservation in Neotropical Forests

Part III ThemesCultural Traditions and Community- based Conservation; The Link Between Local Participation and Improved Conservation: A Review of Issues and Experiences; Tenurial Rights and Community- based Conservation; Community Environmental Action: The National Policy Context; The Role of Institutions in Community-based Conservation; Economic Dimensions of Community-based Conservation; Ecological Limits and Opportunities for Community-based Conservation; Are Successful Community-based Conservation Projects Designed or Discovered?; Part IV The Workshop

Linking Conservation and Community AspirationsLessons Learned; Recommendations; A Few Big Challenges; Vision of the Future: The New Focus of Conservation; Participants; Index

Notes:

Proceedings of a workshop held in Airlie, Va., Oct. 18-22, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-55963-802-8

1-61091-094-X

1-59726-902-6

1-4175-3956-9

OCLC:

923186300