Tropical Forest Conservation An Economic Assessment of the Alternatives in Latin America

Name: Tropical Forest Conservation An Economic Assessment of the Alternatives in Latin America
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ISBN: 9780195109962

ISBN-10: 0195109961

ISBN-13: 9780195109962

Edition: 1998

Authors: Douglas Southgate

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Attempts to halt the destruction of rain forests and other natural habitats in the tropics have met with little success. In particular, national parks, like those found in wealthy nations, have proven difficult to establish in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America. More often than not, people inhabiting areas designated for protection resist being told by outsiders that they must change how and where they live. Alternative approaches, frequently embodied in integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs), are now being pursued. The goal is to address local communities' desires for improved standards of living while simultaneously meeting conservation objectives. Nature-based…

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List price: $93.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/4/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.29" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English




Deforestation and its causes and the challenge of sustainable forest-based activities



Deforestation in the American Tropics: the regional and global stakes



The causes of excessive habitat destruction



Putting an end to ecosystem depletion



The economic returns of environmentally sound harvesting of forest products and of nature-based tourism



Harvesting of nontimber products



Environmentally sound timber production



Genetic prospecting



Nature-based tourism



Key elements of an integrated strategy for habitat protection and economic progress



Another approach to habitat conservation: agricultural intensification



Paying for habitat conservation and investing in human and social capital