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Biodiversity and Livelihood: Lessons from Community Research in India

Author : Oommen V. Oommen
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9811483078
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Livelihood: Lessons from Community Research in India written by Oommen V. Oommen and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity and Livelihood: Lessons from Community Research in India Is a compilation of research articles on the ecological biodiversity and local conservation efforts of selected regions in India, and among local communities throughout the county. 18 chapters have been contributed by experts in ecology, sustainability and ethnic studies in India. The chapters provide information on a wide range of tops which cover local communities, their agricultural practices and the ecological relationships between their community and the species on which their livelihood depends. Contributions emphasize different aspects of these topics, such as observational ecological information about the aforementioned regions and communities, the local biodiversity, tribal customs of ethnic communities that are linked to conservation, specific programs which are aimed at the conservation of specific plant and animal species endemic to the region, the benefits shared by the communities involved with conservation programs and recommendations shared by the authors for sustainable management of the regional ecosystem and its resources. Readers will find a wealth of information about biodiversity conservation in different regions in India (most notably the western and eastern ghats and provinces such as Kerala and Andhra Pradesh), from a basic and applied perspective. The book is, therefore, an informative reference for conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists and ethnologists who are studying the biodiversity and conservation of India. Readers involved in sustainable development programs in the region will also find the content valuable to their knowledge.

Agriculture, Biodiversity and Markets

Author : Stewart Lockie
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849774374
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book Agriculture, Biodiversity and Markets written by Stewart Lockie and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debate about how best to ensure the preservation of agricultural biodiversity is caught in a counter-productive polemic between proponents and critics of market-based instruments and agricultural modernization. However, it is argued in this book that neither position does justice to the range of strategies that farmers use to manage agrobiodiversity and other livelihood assets as they adapt to changing social, economic, and environmental circumstances.

Links Between Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Food Security

Author : Sue Mainka
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831706386
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Book Synopsis Links Between Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Food Security by : Sue Mainka

Download or read book Links Between Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Food Security written by Sue Mainka and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global use of wild animals for meat is now the primary illegal activity in many protected areas, and growing human populations and a lack of livelihood options suggest that demand for wild meat is likely to continue to rise. This Occasional Paper contains the background information presented to participants at a workshop jointly organized by IUCN, FAO and TRAFFIC in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The workshop aimed to forge functional links among the various stakeholders concerned with the unsustainable use of wild fauna for food, and it contains the communiqué and a summary of the discussions related to problems and solutions.

Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions

Author : Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319035339
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions by : Vishwambhar Prasad Sati

Download or read book Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions written by Vishwambhar Prasad Sati and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reaching and burning issues in the wake of high growth of population, low production and per ha yield of crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Mountainous regions of the world are facing the menace of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Further, tremendous growth in population and slow pace of development have together forced most of the population to live below poverty line. Traditionally depending upon cultivating subsistence crops for food requirement, the people living in mountainous region are unable to produce sufficient food grains to run their livelihood smoothly. The Himalayas is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and has an abundance of natural resources: land, water and forest – life sustaining factors. The geo-environmental conditions – climate and landscape further enhance the possibility of sustainable livelihoods through eco-tourism, harnessing water resources and utilizing forests and their products sustainably. Diversifying agricultural practices through cultivating cash and cereal crops and enhancing livelihood options through extensive use of timber and non-timber based forestry products can help to eradicate poverty and provide food security. This book consists of an introduction and nine chapters, covering geo-environmental setting, socio-economy and population profile, sustainable livelihoods: diversification and enhancement, livelihood analysis, development of tourism and hydroelectricity, case studies, mountain ecosystems, sustainable mountain development and also presents a conclusion.

Local Livelihoods and Protected Area Management

Author : Emmanuel Neba Ndenecho
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9956717541
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Local Livelihoods and Protected Area Management written by Emmanuel Neba Ndenecho and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cameroon's tropical forest is home to numerous plants and animals. It is also inhabited by Baka pygmies who are foragers and Bantu farmers. These communities have developed forest-dependent livelihoods, cultures and religions. Destruction of the forest by commercial and state interests, subsistence agriculture and the harvesting of products has necessitated a considerable upsurge in environmental protection projects to conserve and rehabilitate ecosystems, forests, soils and water resources. Ultimately, the approach to conservation that is applied is the responsibility of the government and international development agencies. The case studies documented seek to demonstrate that a broader perspective linking environmental protection and human welfare is important for two reasons. First, it addresses the rights and needs of local people and more marginal groups in society. Second, it also ensures that fundamental conservation objectives are achieved in practice with the participation of local people. The book develop guidelines for a more integrative and socially-aware approach to environmental planning and project design and implementation. It outlines a participatory mapping procedure for the design and implementation of community forest programmes. This is a valuable book for land resource managers, environmentalists, environmental biologists, conservators, field workers and technicians involved with environmental conservation. With the professionalisation of courses in most universities, the book will constitute good reading for students of geography, biology, agriculture, forestry, botany and natural resource management.

Diversity Not Adversity

Author : Izabella Koziell
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 9781899825684
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Diversity Not Adversity written by Izabella Koziell and published by IIED. This book was released on 2001 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Living Off Biodiversity

Author : Izabella Koziell
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 9781899825677
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Living Off Biodiversity written by Izabella Koziell and published by IIED. This book was released on 2001 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book attempts to explore different natural resource sectors and to identify possibilities for mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into these sectors but without compromising livelihoods in the process. It advocates leveraging incremental change within the existing natural resource sectors through research, policy change, development and demonstration of alternative approaches. There are six chapters that discuss these issues in the forestry, agricultural, livestock and fisheries sectors and within rangelands. A discussion on insect diversity and livelihoods also constitutes a separate chapter. The whole book is framed by an introduction and macro-economic perspective on how to start to resolve the conflicts between conservation and development."--Editor.

Biodiversity Conservation, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide

Author : Michael I. Jeffery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521885035
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Biodiversity and Human Health

Author : Francesca Grifo
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9781559635004
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Human Health written by Francesca Grifo and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1997-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity loss affects the spread of human diseases, causes a loss of medical models, diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, and threatens food production and water quality. Biodiversity and Human Health brings together leading thinkers on the global environment and biomedicine to explore the human health consequences of the loss of biological diversity. Based on a two-day conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution, the book opens a dialogue among experts from the fields of public health, biology, epidemiology, botany, ecology, demography, and pharmacology on this vital but often neglected concern. Contributors discuss the uses and significance of biodiversity to the practice of medicine today, and develop strategies for conservation of these critical resources. Topics examined include: the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss emerging infectious diseases and the loss of biodiversity the significance and use of both prescription and herbal biodiversity-derived remedies indigenous and local peoples and their health care systems sustainable use of biodiversity for medicine an agenda for the future In addition to the editors, contributors include Anthony Artuso, Byron Bailey, Jensa Bell, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Michael Boyd, Mary S. Campbell, Eric Chivian, Paul Cox, Gordon Cragg, Andrew Dobson, Kate Duffy-Mazan, Robert Engelman, Paul Epstein, Alexandra S. Fairfield, John Grupenhoff, Daniel Janzen, Catherine A. Laughin, Katy Moran, Robert McCaleb, Thomas Mays, David Newman, Charles Peters, Walter Reid, and John Vandermeer. The book provides a common framework for physicians and biomedical researchers who wish to learn more about environmental concerns, and for members of the environmental community who desire a greater understanding of biomedical issues.

Reimagining Livelihoods

Author : Ethan Miller
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452960445
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Livelihoods written by Ethan Miller and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative reassessment of the concepts underlying the struggle for sustainable development Much of the debate over sustainable development revolves around how to balance the competing demands of economic development, social well-being, and environmental protection. “Jobs vs. environment” is only one of the many forms that such struggles take. But what if the very terms of this debate are part of the problem? Reimagining Livelihoods argues that the “hegemonic trio” of economy, society, and environment not only fails to describe the actual world around us but poses a tremendous obstacle to enacting a truly sustainable future. In a rich blend of ethnography and theory, Reimagining Livelihoods engages with questions of development in the state of Maine to trace the dangerous effects of contemporary stories that simplify and domesticate conflict. As in so many other places around the world, the trio of economy, society, and environment in Maine produces a particular space of “common sense” within which struggles over life and livelihood unfold. Yet the terms of engagement embodied by this trio are neither innocent nor inevitable. It is a contingent, historically produced configuration, born from the throes of capitalist industrialism and colonialism. Drawing in part on his own participation in the struggle over the Plum Creek Corporation’s “concept plan” for a major resort development on the shores of Moosehead Lake in northern Maine, Ethan Miller articulates a rich framework for engaging with the ethical and political challenges of building ecological livelihoods among diverse human and nonhuman communities. In seeking a pathway for transformative thought that is both critical and affirmative, Reimagining Livelihoods provides new frames of reference for living together on an increasingly volatile Earth.

Biodiversity and Livelihoods Issues Paper

Author : International Institute for Environment and Development (London)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Livelihoods Issues Paper written by International Institute for Environment and Development (London) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sustainable Forest Management, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods

Author : Tim Christophersen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Forest Management, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods written by Tim Christophersen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biodiversity Conservation, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide

Author : Michael I. Jeffery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139469128
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity Conservation, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide written by Michael I. Jeffery and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies' third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-based, and ecosystem-based conservation measures; the use of components of biodiversity and the processes affecting it; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value.

The Governance of Nature and the Nature of Governance

Author : Krystyna Swiderska
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843697009
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book The Governance of Nature and the Nature of Governance written by Krystyna Swiderska and published by IIED. This book was released on 2008 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity and ecosystem services are being degraded faster than at any other time in human history.

Biodiversity and Livelihoods

Author : Stefanie von Scheliha
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Livelihoods written by Stefanie von Scheliha and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

Author : Ian Scoones
Publisher : Practical Action
ISBN 13 : 9781853398742
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development written by Ian Scoones and published by Practical Action. This book was released on 2015 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between sustainability and livelihoods are examined, and livelihoods analysis situated within a wider political economy of environmental and agrarian change.

Biodiversity and Human Livelihoods in Protected Areas

Author : Navjot S. Sodhi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107410640
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Human Livelihoods in Protected Areas written by Navjot S. Sodhi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was published in 2007. Protected areas have emerged as major arenas of dispute concerning both indigenous and environmental protection. In the Malay Archipelago, which contains two of the twenty-five biodiversity hotspots identified globally, rampant commercial exploitation is jeopardizing species and rural livelihoods. While protected areas remain the only hope for the imperiled biota of the Malay Archipelago, this protection requires consideration of the sustenance needs and economic aspirations of the local people. Putting forward the views of all the stakeholders of protected areas - conservation practitioners and planners, local community members, NGO activists, government administrators, biologists, lawyers, policy and management analysts and anthropologists - this book fills a niche in the area of biodiversity, and is a highly valuable and original reference book for graduate students, scientists and managers, as well as government officials and transnational NGOs.