Biological Diversity

Name: Biological Diversity
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Providing a better understanding of an emerging management paradigm, this book addresses the problem of how to balance local, national, and global interests in preserving the earth's biological diversity with competing interests in the use and exploitation of these natural resources. The book examines the potential of adaptive collaborative managem > \nWe live in a world of wide pendulum swings regarding management policies for protected areas, particularly as they affect the involvement of local people in management. Such swings can be polarizing and halt on-the-ground progress. There is a need to find ways to protect biodiversity while creating common ground and building management capacity through shared experiences. Diverse groups need to cooperate to manage forests in ways that are flexible and can incorporate feedback.\n\nBiological Diversity: Balancing Interests Through Adaptive Collaborative Management addresses the problem of how to balance local, national, and global inta