| Record |
| Author |
Nagendra, H., |
| Title |
People, Pixels and Parks: Forest Conservation in the Tropics |
Type |
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| Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Exploring the Nature of Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 3 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
28-32 |
| Keywords |
MMV3, Parks, protected areas, community forestry, forest conservation, land cover change, satellite remote sensing, South Asia |
Abstract  |
While protected areas have become a cornerstone of conservation efforts, there is significant debate about whether parks have been effective in enabling conservation. A meta-analysis of information on rates of land cover clearing in protected areas finds that government protected areas are significantly likely to lower rates of habitat clearing over time. At the same time, it is essential to ask whether government protection is the only successful approach to conservation. A focused set of studies in Nepal and India indicates that it is not the official designation of a forest as government or community that impacts forest conservation as much as the actual degree of monitoring that takes place on the ground. Communities can be effective forces for conservation, if properly involved. By locating individual protected areas within the context of the biophysical, social and institutional landscape in which they are embedded, we will be able to better devise more effective approaches to conservation. |
| Call Number |
ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 580 |
Serial |
2414 |
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