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Book Community based Approaches for Endangered Species Management in the South Pacific

Download or read book Community based Approaches for Endangered Species Management in the South Pacific written by David Bryden and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The potential for local communities to achieve just and ecologically effective conservation is often contested. Proponents of community-based conservation (CBC) frame community institutions as the ideal management unit for achieving socially and ecologically effective outcomes. Conversely, political ecology inspired critiques of common property theory, and concepts of multi-scale complexity and discourse, highlight the role of power differentials and wider-scale processes in influencing the perception, use and control of natural resources. Political ecologists indicate that community heterogeneity hinders equitable decision-making and power-sharing, and they emphasise the necessity for going beyond single-scale explanations of resource change, to fully consider the regional, national and global dimensions of human-environment interactions. In this thesis I investigate the efficacy of CBC paradigms in reconciling socio-cultural and ecological concerns in endangered species management. By reviewing pertinent literature and analysing local discourses regarding the Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) in the Cook Islands, I explore the competing notions presented by proponents of CBC and by political ecologists. While I provide evidence for both community heterogeneity and wider-scale influences, the effect of these on the potential for local communities to achieve improved justice and environmental outcomes may not be as dire as political ecologists predict. Highlighting the role of customary systems of resource tenure on endangered species management in the Pacific context, I argue that the inherent socioecological complexities relating to environmental management mean that the ability for CBC initiatives to reconcile ecological and societal objectives cannot be assumed without further elucidation of the socio-political landscape in which the initiative is embedded. Instead of perceiving biodiversity conservation as solely the mandate of national governments or of community institutions, I indicate that it is important to examine the scale at which ecological processes intersect with the dynamics of governance practices. Acknowledging this reality further strengthens claims that value judgments should not be made in advance about the implications of community and multi-scale complexities for CBC, and highlights the need to consider characteristics unique to place, which may counter the impacts of socio-ecological complexity"--Abstract.

Book Conservation Biology for All

Download or read book Conservation Biology for All written by Navjot S. Sodhi and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous textboxes describing additional relevant material or case studies are also included. The global biodiversity crisis is now unstoppable; what can be saved in the developing world will require an educated constituency in both the developing and developed world. Habitat loss is particularly acute in developing countries, which is of special concern because it tends to be these locations where the greatest species diversity and richest centres of endemism are to be found. Sadly, developing world conservation scientists have found it difficult to access an authoritative textbook, which is particularly ironic since it is these countries where the potential benefits of knowledge application are greatest. There is now an urgent need to educate the next generation of scientists in developing countries, so that they are in a better position to protect their natural resources.

Book Local Approaches to the Protection of Biological Diversity

Download or read book Local Approaches to the Protection of Biological Diversity written by Erika J. Techera and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieving biodiversity conservation whilst addressing the broader aims of sustainable development, is presenting a challenge for countries the world over. This is particularly so for small island developing states. Top down legal approaches have had limited success and attention has now turned to bottom up, participatory mechanisms. There have been many community-based marine biodiversity conservation projects in the South Pacific but in order to ensure their longevity and legitimacy greater legal support is necessary. One approach that may be effective in this regard involves the blending of customary law and legislation, as illustrated by the experiences of Samoa and Vanuatu.

Book Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management

Download or read book Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management written by Jason S. Link and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By examining a suite of over 90 indicators for nine major U.S. fishery ecosystem jurisdictions, Link and Marshak systematically track the progress the U.S. has made toward advancing ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) and making it an operational reality. Covering a range of socioeconomic, governance, environmental forcing, major pressures, systems ecology, and fisheries criteria, they evaluate progress toward EBFM in the U.S., covering a wide range of longitude, latitude, and parts of major ocean basins, representing over 10% of the world’s ocean surface area. They view progress toward the implementation of EBFM as synonymous with improved management of living marine resources in general, and highlight lessons learned from a national perspective. Although US-centric, the lessons learned are applicable for all parts of the global ocean. Though much work remains, significant progress has been made to better address many of the challenges facing the sustainable management of our living marine resources"--Publisher's description.

Book Traditional Conservation in Papua New Guinea

Download or read book Traditional Conservation in Papua New Guinea written by Louise Morauta and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Action Plan for Managing the Environment of the Pacific Islands Region 2001 2004

Download or read book Action Plan for Managing the Environment of the Pacific Islands Region 2001 2004 written by South Pacific Regional Environment Programme and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Community based Ecotourism Conservation in the Pacific Islands

Download or read book Community based Ecotourism Conservation in the Pacific Islands written by South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (Samoa). and published by . This book was released on 2001* with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pacific Environment Outlook

Download or read book Pacific Environment Outlook written by Matt McIntyre and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special edition for the Mauritius International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

Book Sustainable Wildlife Management Unasylva 249

Download or read book Sustainable Wildlife Management Unasylva 249 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife management is the focus of considerable international debate because of its importance for biodiversity conservation, human safety, livelihoods and food security. Local people have been managing wildlife for millennia, including through hunting. Sufficient examples are presented in this edition to show that sustainable wildlife management is also feasible in the modern era. In some cases, a sustainable offtake – by local people, trophy hunters and legitimate wildlife traders – is provin g vital to obtain local buy-in to wildlife management and to pay the costs of maintaining habitats. No doubt the debate will continue on the best ways to manage wildlife; this edition of Unasylva is a contribution to that.

Book Science and the Endangered Species Act

Download or read book Science and the Endangered Species Act written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-10-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits. In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective. The committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinctionâ€"and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitatâ€"its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESAâ€"is explored in detail. The book analyzes: Concepts of speciesâ€"how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA. Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies. Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESAâ€"how these decisions can be made more effectively. The book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.

Book Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change

Download or read book Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change written by Jenny Bryant-Tokalau and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how Pacific Island communities are responding to the challenges wrought by climate change—most notably fresh water accessibility, the growing threat of disease, and crop failure. The Pacific Island nations are not alone in facing these challenges, but their responses are unique in that they arise from traditional and community-based understandings of climate and disaster. Knowledge sharing, community education, and widespread participation in decision-making have promoted social resilience to such challenges across the Pacific. In this exploration of the Pacific Island countries, Bryant-Tokalau demonstrates that by understanding the inter-relatedness of local expertise, customary resource management, traditional knowledge and practice, as well as the roles of leaders and institutions, local “knowledge-practice-belief systems” can be used to inform adaptation to disasters wherever they occur.

Book Land Plants Animals and People

Download or read book Land Plants Animals and People written by Randolph R. Thaman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Biodiversity and Ecological Economics

Download or read book Biodiversity and Ecological Economics written by Luca Tacconi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is vital that we adopt interdisciplinary approaches such as ecological economics to gain an understanding of the values that determine human interaction with, and use and abuse of, the environment. This book is a model of applied ecological economics. It presents an accessible introduction to the subject while at the same time broadening its theoretical basis by introducing a post-positivist, participatory method. The theoretical framework is applied to case studies in biodiversity conservation, drawn from around the world and a range of different ecosystems. The book is a suitable textbook for students of ecological economics and an ideal introduction for scientists and environmentalists needing to understand the role of economics in ecology and conservation.