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Bushmeat and Livelihoods: Wildlife Management and Poverty Reduction

Glyn Davies (Editor), David Brown (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6779-6
Paperback
288 pages
November 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate.

  • Assembles biological, social and economic perspectives that illuminate the bushmeat debate
  • Features a series of case studies that explore what species survive different intensities of bushmeat hunting and trapping
  • Examines the shape and size of household bushmeat consumption and market trading
  • Reviews governance and institutional impacts on wildlife management; lessons learned from agriculture, forest plant product, and development sectors; and perspectives from Asia and Latin America
  • Provides an excellent resource for students and policy makers in wildlife management, conservation, and development

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