Biodiversity, Sustainability and Human Communities: Protecting Beyond the ProtectedTimothy O'Riordan, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann Cambridge University Press, 2002 M08 29 - 317 pages Biodiversity is the key indicator of a healthy planet and healthy society. Losses of biodiversity have now become widespread and current rates are potentially catastrophic for species and habitat integrity. Biodiversity, Sustainability and Human Communities, first published in 2002, advocates both the preservation of the best remaining habitats and the enhancement of new biodiverse habitats to ensure that they cope with human impact, climate change and alien species invasion. The authors argue that these aims can be achieved by a mix of strict protection, inclusive involvement of people inside and adjacent to reserves, and by combining livelihoods and social well-being in all future biodiversity management. Case studies from regions around the world, including Europe, the United States, Latin America and Africa are examined and discussed, and the contributors include political scientists, economists and ecologists. |
Contents
Protecting beyond the protected | 3 |
Biodiversity threats and challenges | 33 |
Biodiversity and biodepletion the need for a paradigm shift | 46 |
People livelihoods and collective action in biodiversity management | 61 |
Deliberative democracy and participatory biodiversity | 87 |
The politics of biodiversity in Europe | 115 |
Communitybased involvement in biodiversity protection in the United States | 142 |
An ecoregional approach to biodiversity conservation in the Cape Floral Kingdom South Africa | 168 |
Wildlife management in Namibia the conservancy approach | 189 |
Brazil selling biodiversity with local livelihoods | 210 |
The mixed experience of private sector involvement in biodiversity management in Costa Rica | 243 |
The uncertain role of biodiversity management in emerging democracies | 260 |
Enhancing biodiversity and humanity | 295 |
Epilogue | 311 |
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