The Vicuna - The Theory and Practice of Community Based Wildlife Management (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)

Things have changed. In 1969 when the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuna was drafted, in an attempt to save the vicuna from its tumbling decline towards extinction, both the science and the philosophy of wildlife conservation were radically different. It is thus a tribute to the prescience of those involved at the time that the rescue plan had, even through the harsh lens of hindsight, a d- tinctly Twenty First Century flavour. After all, it was predicated on the expectation that if vicuna could be saved, they would one day become a valued asset, generating revenue for the human communities that fostered their survival. Embodied in this aspiration are the main structures of modern biodiversity conservation - not only is it to be underpinned by science, but that science should be of both the natural and the social genres, woven into inter-disciplinarity, and thereby taking heed of e- nomics, governance, ownership and the like, alongside biology. In addition, it should include, as a major strut, the human dimension, taking account of the affected constituencies with their varied stakes in alternative outcomes. This c- temporary framework for thinking about biodiversity conservation is inseparable from such wider, and inherently political, notions as community-based conser- tion and ultimately sustainable use.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	2009
Editors:	Iain Gordon
Contributors:	Jane C. Wheeler • Hugo Yacobaccio • Jerry Laker • Marcelo Cassini • Mariela Borgnia • Yanina Arzamendia • Veronica Benitez • Bibiana Vila • Cristian Bonacic
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	2009 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-09475-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > General
LSN:	0-387-09475-X
Barcode:	9780387094755

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