Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges
Landscape approaches have been identified as a way to address conservation and development issues in biodiversityrich tropical areas. The author conducted a literature review of 51 case studies selected by an independent analyst to evaluate how these approaches have been applied. The case studies ar...
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| description | Landscape approaches have been identified as a way to address conservation and development issues in biodiversityrich tropical areas. The author conducted a literature review of 51 case studies selected by an independent analyst to evaluate how these approaches have been applied. The case studies are categorized and assessed against their objectives, scales and methods. The review highlights imbalances that favor analyses of conservation over economic outcomes and a still unmet need to provide practical solutions for analyzing the multidimensional factors affecting tropical forests at landscape scale. Applications of landscape approaches still face challenges: Simple landscape assessment tools are needed as well as a framework to allow for monitoring and comparing studies, landscape, and national initiatives. Recent research has addressed some challenges through an increased focus on learning processes and tools for adaptive landscape management. |
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| spelling | CGSpace205252025-01-24T14:12:01Z Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges Pfund, J.L. conservation development landscape assessment case studies Landscape approaches have been identified as a way to address conservation and development issues in biodiversityrich tropical areas. The author conducted a literature review of 51 case studies selected by an independent analyst to evaluate how these approaches have been applied. The case studies are categorized and assessed against their objectives, scales and methods. The review highlights imbalances that favor analyses of conservation over economic outcomes and a still unmet need to provide practical solutions for analyzing the multidimensional factors affecting tropical forests at landscape scale. Applications of landscape approaches still face challenges: Simple landscape assessment tools are needed as well as a framework to allow for monitoring and comparing studies, landscape, and national initiatives. Recent research has addressed some challenges through an increased focus on learning processes and tools for adaptive landscape management. 2010 2012-06-04T09:13:27Z 2012-06-04T09:13:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20525 en Pfund, J.L. 2010. Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges . Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2 (2) :117-126. ISSN: 1877-3435. |
| spellingShingle | conservation development landscape assessment case studies Pfund, J.L. Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges |
| title | Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges |
| title_full | Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges |
| title_fullStr | Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges |
| title_short | Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges |
| title_sort | landscape scale research for conservation and development in the tropics fighting persisting challenges |
| topic | conservation development landscape assessment case studies |
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