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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 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 Biodiversity Conservation Law and Livelihoods Bridging the North South Divide

Download or read book Biodiversity Conservation Law and Livelihoods Bridging the North South Divide written by Michael I. Jeffery and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies' third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-based, and ecosystem-based conservation measures; the use of components of biodiversity and the processes affecting it; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value.

Book Community based Ecotourism Conservation in the Pacific Islands

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

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 Funding Options to Support Sustainable Development and Conservation in Pacific Island Countries

Download or read book Funding Options to Support Sustainable Development and Conservation in Pacific Island Countries written by Percy Hylton C. Lucas and published by South Pacific Regional Environment Program. This book was released on 1996 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book GroundWork for Community Based Conservation

Download or read book GroundWork for Community Based Conservation written by Diane Russell and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2003-05-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While ecological and biophysical sciences have dominated the theory and practice of conservation, practitioners and researchers worldwide know that conservation initiatives have profound social impacts and consequences for local communities and cultures. This concise and accessible book will give students and practitioners a solid introduction to important methods from ethnography and interviews to surveys and community mapping, always attending to the imperatives of local control and community partnerships.

Book Action Strategy for Nature Conservation in the Pacific Islands Region 1999 2002

Download or read book Action Strategy for Nature Conservation in the Pacific Islands Region 1999 2002 written by and published by South Pacific Regional Environment Program. This book was released on 1999 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.