For ecologist John Terborgh, Manu National Park in the rainforest
of Peru is a second home; he has spent half of each of the past
twenty-five years there conducting research. Like all parks, Manu
is assumed to provide inviolate protection to nature. Yet even
there, in one of the most remote corners of the planet, Terborgh
has been witness to the relentless onslaught of civilization.Seeing
the steady destruction of irreplaceable habitat has been a
startling and disturbing experience for Terborgh, one that has
raised urgent questions: Is enough being done to protect nature?
Are current conservation efforts succeeding? What could be done
differently? What "should" be done differently? In "Requiem for
Nature," he offers brutally honest answers to those difficult
questions, and appraises the prospects for the future of tropical
conservation. His book is a clarion call for anyone who cares about
the quality of the natural world we will leave our
children.Terborgh examines current conservation strategies and
considers the shortcomings of parks and protected areas both from
ecological and institutional perspectives. He explains how
seemingly pristine environments can gradually degrade, and
describes the difficult social context -a debilitating combination
of poverty, corruption, abuses of power, political instability, and
a frenzied scramble for quick riches -in which tropical
conservation must take place. He considers the significant
challenges facing existing parks and examines problems inherent in
alternative approaches, such as ecotourism, the exploitation of
nontimber forest products, "sustainable use," and "sustainable
development."Throughout, Terborgh argues that the greatest
challengesof conservation are not scientific, but are social,
economic, and political, and that success will require simultaneous
progress on all fronts. He makes a compelling case that nature can
be saved, but only if good science and strong institutions can be
thoughtfully combined.
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