Conservation of Biological ResourcesISBN: 978-0-86542-738-9
Paperback
424 pages
September 1998, Wiley-Blackwell
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This book presents the issues surrounding the conservation of wild
species and ecosystems used by people. It is aimed at final year
undergraduate and master's students taking courses in conservation,
environmental management, ecological economics and related
subjects, as well as conservation professionals, including
managers, policy-makers and researchers. The structure of the book
is ideal for a course in conservation, comprising a theoretical
section written by the authors, and a set of ten contributed case
studies intentionally diverse in discipline, geographical region
and system of study. The theoretical section provides the knowledge
that is needed to understand the issues, while the case studies can
form the basis of seminars. Readers will emerge with a clear
recognition of the difficulties of limiting the harvesting of
biological resources to sustainable levels, and of the boundaries
of sustainable use as a conservation tool.
The authors, an ecologist and an anthropologist, have both worked on the conservation and sustainable use of wildlife for several years, including the ivory and rhino horn trades.
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The first book to examine the issues underlying the sustainable use debate in a fully interdisciplinary manner. Both the theoretical section and the case studies approach the issues using methods from economics, ecology, anthropology and other fields
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Designed as a course textbook, combining a theoretical section with invited case studies written by expert practitioners in the field
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Outlines the new direction that conservation biology (and thus conservation biologists) must take if it is to be successful