Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation : exploring the evidence for a link /

• Other Authors: Roe, Dilys
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Series: Conservation science and practice series.
• Subjects: Biodiversity conservation > Economic aspects.; Poverty > Prevention > Environmental aspects.; NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.; Electronic books.

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unrelated, the international policy frameworks that guide action to address them make an explicit assumption that conserving biodiversity will h...

Table of Contents:

• pt. 1. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and poverty : the potential for synergies
• pt. 2. Biodiversity and poverty relationships in different ecological settings
• pt. 3. Poverty impacts of different conservation interventions
• pt. 4. Distributional and institutional issues
• pt. 5. Biodiversity and poverty relationships in the context of global challenges.