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Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities

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Title Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities
 
Creator Sayer, Jeffrey A.
Swartzendruber, J.F.
Nasi, Robert
Byers, B.A.
 
Subject forests
biodiversity
nature conservation
land use
economics
 
Description In the Congo Basin, very large areas of species-rich forests exist in countries that are among the world's poorest. Decision makers and ordinary people in these countries are far more concerned about meeting short-term local and national needs than about long-term value of global biodiversity. Given present economic realities, it is hard to see how such investments can be sustained unless much greater emphasis is given to reconciling conservation objectives with economic needs. Forest conservation in the Congo Basin will require more diversified approahes in order to manage a wider range of land-use systems more effectively, at lower cost, and with significant more local and national participation. The current enthusiasm for the big, remote, pristine parks model of forest conservation is risky.
 
Date 2001
2012-06-04T09:06:33Z
2012-06-04T09:06:33Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Sayer, J.A., Swartzendruber, J.F., Nasi, R., Byers, B.A. 2001. Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities . Congo Basin Information Series No.Issues Brief #3. Washington, DC, Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and Biodiversity Support Program.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18512
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/1038
 
Language en
 
Publisher Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and Biodiversity Support Program