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Book SynopsisThe late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there. In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them.
Effective long term conservation in the tropics requires the full participation of local people, organizations and governments. The human population of tropical countries is expected to grow by more than 2.5 billion people over the next several decades, with expectations of increased consumption levels growing even more rapidly than population levels; clearly there will be a need for more trained conservationists and biologists. Significant levels of local involvement are essential to conservation success, with the rights of local people fully recognized, protected and fostered by governmental and international assistance. Overarching conservation plans are necessary, but cannot in themselves lead to success.
The individual experiences presented in the pages of this book will provide useful models that may serve to build better and more sustainable lives for the people who live in the tropics and lead to the continued survival of as many species and functioning ecosystems as possible.
Trade Review“Those involved in funding or planning programmes and projects in the tropics are sure to find this instructive.” (Biodivers Conserv, 1 October 2015)
“Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty. (Choice, 1 May 2014)
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii
Notes on Contributors xi
Acknowledgments xx
Remembering Navjot Sodhi: An Inspiring Mentor, Scholar, and Friend xxi
Maharaj K. Pandit
1 INTRODUCTION: GIVING A VOICE TO THE TROPICS, 1
Luke Gibson and Peter H. Raven
PART 1: FROM WITHIN THE REGION, 5
SECTION 1: AFRICA, 5
2 CONSERVATION PARADIGMS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF BONOBOS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 7
Bila-Isia Inogwabini and Nigel Leader-Williams
3 GOVERNANCE FOR EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT CONSERVATION IN ETHIOPIA, 19
Fikirte Gebresenbet, Wondmagegne Daniel, Amleset Haile and Hans Bauer
4 WILDLIFE IN JEOPARDY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PROTECTED AREAS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE: THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF DISORGANIZATION, LACK OF AWARENESS, AND INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESS, 26
Inza Koné
5 CONSERVATION CHALLENGES FOR MADAGASCAR IN THE NEXT DECADE, 33
Hajanirina Rakotomanana, Richard K.B. Jenkins and Jonah Ratsimbazafy
6 CONSERVATION IN MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUES: CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS FROM TWO ECOLOGICALLY DEVASTATED OCEANIC ISLANDS, 40
F.B. Vincent Florens
7 DESIGN AND OUTCOMES OF COMMUNITY FOREST CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN CROSS RIVER STATE OF NIGERIA: A FOUNDATION FOR REDD+?, 51
Sylvanus Abua, Robert Spencer and Dimitrina Spencer
8 SHADES OF GREEN: CONSERVATION IN THE DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENT OF TANZANIA, 59
Flora I. Tibazarwa and Roy E. Gereau
9 SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION: TIME FOR AFRICA TO RETHINK THE FOUNDATION, 65
Mwangi Githiru
SECTION 2: AMERICAS, 75
10 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRIDGING THE RESEARCH–IMPLEMENTATION GAP IN ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT IN BRAZIL, 77
Renata Pardini, Pedro L.B. da Rocha, Charbel El-Hani and Flavia Pardini
11 CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY IN A COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SETTING: THE CASE OF COLOMBIA, 86
Carolina Murcia, Gustavo H. Kattan, and Germán Ignacio Andrade-Pérez
12 INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, CONSERVATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES IN GUYANA, 97
Michelle Kalamandeen
13 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION OF MEXICAN BIODIVERSITY, 105
Gerardo Ceballos and Andrés García
14 PARAGUAY’S CHALLENGE OF CONSERVING NATURAL HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY WITH GLOBAL MARKETS DEMANDING FOR PRODUCTS, 113
Alberto Yanosky
SECTION 3: ASIA, 121
15 LAND-USE CHANGE AND CONSERVATION CHALLENGES IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYA: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, 123
Maharaj K. Pandit and Virendra Kumar
16 CONSERVATION CHALLENGES IN INDONESIA, 134
Dewi M. Prawiradilaga and Herwasono Soedjito
17 SINGAPORE: HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?, 142
Richard T. Corlett
18 WANT TO AVERT EXTINCTIONS IN SRI LANKA? EMPOWER THE CITIZENRY!, 148
Rohan Pethiyagoda
19 CONSERVATION OF HORNBILLS IN THAILAND, 157
Pilai Poonswad, Vijak Chimchome, Narong Mahannop and Sittichai Mudsri
SECTION 4: OCEANIA, 167
20 TIPPING POINTS AND THE VULNERABILITY OF AUSTRALIA’S TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS, 169
William F. Laurance
21 BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: WHY ARE WE NOT SUCCEEDING?, 181
Gilianne Brodie, Patrick Pikacha and Marika Tuiwawa
22 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, 188
Carter T. Atkinson, Thane K. Pratt, Paul C. Banko, James D. Jacobi and Bethany L. Woodworth
23 THE CHIMERA OF CONSERVATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGING TRAJECTORIES, 197
Phil Shearman
PART 2 THOUGHTS FROM DIASPORA, 205
24 COMPLEX FORCES AFFECT CHINA’S BIODIVERSITY, 207
Jianguo Liu
25 GOVERNANCE AND CONSERVATION IN THE TROPICAL DEVELOPING WORLD, 216
Kelvin S.-H. Peh
26 KNOWLEDGE, INSTITUTIONS, AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY, 226
Kamaljit S. Bawa
27 PEOPLE, PLANTS AND POLLINATORS: UNITING CONSERVATION, FOOD SECURITY, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN EAST AFRICA, 232
Dino J. Martins
28 BALANCING SOCIETIES’ PRIORITIES: A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TROPICS, 239
Lian Pin Koh
29 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PERFORMANCE OF SUSTAINABLE-USE TROPICAL FOREST RESERVES, 245
Carlos A. Peres
30 CONCLUDING REMARKS: LESSONS FROM THE TROPICS, 254
Luke Gibson and Peter H. Raven
Index 259
