Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities
In the Congo Basin, very large areas of species-rich forests exist in countries that are among the world's poorest. Decision makers and ordinary people in these countries are far more concerned about meeting short-term local and national needs than about long-term value of global biodiversity. Given...
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Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and Biodiversity Support Program
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| author | Sayer, Jeffrey A. Swartzendruber, J.F. Nasi, Robert Byers, B.A. |
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| description | In the Congo Basin, very large areas of species-rich forests exist in countries that are among the world's poorest. Decision makers and ordinary people in these countries are far more concerned about meeting short-term local and national needs than about long-term value of global biodiversity. Given present economic realities, it is hard to see how such investments can be sustained unless much greater emphasis is given to reconciling conservation objectives with economic needs. Forest conservation in the Congo Basin will require more diversified approahes in order to manage a wider range of land-use systems more effectively, at lower cost, and with significant more local and national participation. The current enthusiasm for the big, remote, pristine parks model of forest conservation is risky. |
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| spelling | CGSpace185122025-01-24T14:12:01Z Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities Sayer, Jeffrey A. Swartzendruber, J.F. Nasi, Robert Byers, B.A. forests biodiversity nature conservation land use economics In the Congo Basin, very large areas of species-rich forests exist in countries that are among the world's poorest. Decision makers and ordinary people in these countries are far more concerned about meeting short-term local and national needs than about long-term value of global biodiversity. Given present economic realities, it is hard to see how such investments can be sustained unless much greater emphasis is given to reconciling conservation objectives with economic needs. Forest conservation in the Congo Basin will require more diversified approahes in order to manage a wider range of land-use systems more effectively, at lower cost, and with significant more local and national participation. The current enthusiasm for the big, remote, pristine parks model of forest conservation is risky. 2001 2012-06-04T09:06:33Z 2012-06-04T09:06:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18512 en Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and Biodiversity Support Program Sayer, J.A., Swartzendruber, J.F., Nasi, R., Byers, B.A. 2001. Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities . Congo Basin Information Series No.Issues Brief #3. Washington, DC, Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and Biodiversity Support Program. |
| spellingShingle | forests biodiversity nature conservation land use economics Sayer, Jeffrey A. Swartzendruber, J.F. Nasi, Robert Byers, B.A. Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities |
| title | Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities |
| title_full | Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities |
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| title_short | Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities |
| title_sort | rich forests poor countries adapting forest conservation to economic realities |
| topic | forests biodiversity nature conservation land use economics |
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