Harvesting Wild Species: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801855748 ISBN 13: 9780801855740

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Traditional wildlife conservation policy includes the establishment of protected areas where certain species are off-limits to commercial exploitation. But for people in the developing world who depend on these resources for survival, such a policy is unworkable. Recently, some conservation experts have argued that planned, commercial use--harvesting wild species for human consumption--may actually promote biodiversity conservation.

In Harvesting Wild Species Curtis Freese draws together a diverse group of authorities to discuss the conditions under which commercial use may act as a conservation tool. Presenting fifteen case studies from around the world--in areas ranging from fisheries and forestry to non-timber forest products and trophy hunting--the authors explore the link between sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. Based on a study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Harvesting Wild Species aims to raise among environmentalists, policy makers, funding agencies, students, and researchers an awareness of the role of economic incentives in conservation efforts.

"There is growing interest among environmentalists and conservation scientists in what is often termed 'ecosystem management.' At this stage, it is very important to build case histories of what has worked and what hasn't. This book contributes significantly to that need. The scholarship is sound. Each chapter analyzes a situation and points out where it has worked as well as problems that have emerged."--David A. Perry, Oregon State University

About this title

Book Description

A World Wide Fund for Nature study argues that planned, commercial use -- harvesting wild species for human consumption -- may actually promote biodiversity conservation.

About the Author

Curtis H. Freese is a Senior Fellow with the World Wildlife Fund-US and adjunct professor at Montana State University. He has conducted research and field work in wild species use and biodiversity for more than thirty years.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0801855748
• ISBN 13: 9780801855740
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Freese Professor Curtis H.