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Natural Resource Management and Local Development

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Editors:
  1. Russel D. Taylor

    1. Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe

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  2. Emmanuel Torquebiau

    1. UR 36, CIRAD, Montpellier, France

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  • An overview of community-based approaches to natural resource management and biodiversity conservation
  • Diverse case studies from different African countries
  • Comprises contributions from those actively involved in community-based approaches

Part of the book series: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation (TOBC, volume 12)

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Keywords

  • Community involvement
  • Conservation
  • Natural resource management
  • Protected areas
  • Rural development
  • Fish and Wildlife Biology
  • Forestry Management
  • landscape/regional and urban planning

About this book

Natural resource management by rural citizens in tropical regions is crucial both to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem processes, but also to the the well-being and food security of the people that live there. This situation is especially acute in Africa where conflicts between habitat destruction and utilization can arise in areas which are important not only for biodiversity but for the long-term maintenance of ecosystems on which the people ultimately rely. There can also be conflicts between outside specialists and the indigenous knowledge of local communities. A holistic approach involving local peoples in management of their natural resources is therefore essential. A range of approaches to the problem is explored here in relation to natural resource management to local development and livelihoods, and the multi-functional nature of land-use. Major topics debated are the dichotomy between strictly protected areas and ones including human activity, people-centred rather than legally enforced conservation, market forces, and the interrelationships between agriculture and conservation. The book has 12 chapters, prepared by researchers actively involved in community aspects of natural resource management in Africa, and is based on an international workshop held in Niamey, Niger, in 2008. It will be of interest to all involved in the community approach to biodiversity conservation in less developed countries generally and not only in Africa as many of the issues addressed are pertinent globally. Reprinted from Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 10 (2009).

Editors and Affiliations

  • Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Russel D. Taylor

  • UR 36, CIRAD, Montpellier, France

    Emmanuel Torquebiau

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Natural Resource Management and Local Development

  • Editors: Russel D. Taylor, Emmanuel Torquebiau

  • Series Title: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science + Business Media BV 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0173-1Published: 14 October 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9837-3Published: 14 October 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1875-1288

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1296

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 241

  • Additional Information: spin-off BIOC 18-10

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