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In recent years, especially with the approach of the 21st Session
of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change in Paris in late 2015, the number of
publications, conferences and meetings on climate change has been
growing exponentially. Yet uncertainties remain concerning rural
tropical areas where models are forecasting the onset of multiple
disorders and trends are unclear. Meanwhile, the impact of climate
change on the poorest communities is regularly documented, often
prompting alarmist reactions. How can food security be achieved
while adapting to and mitigating climate change? What are the main
threats to agriculture in developing countries? How do farmers in
these countries cope with the threats? What does agricultural
research propose? What options have yet to be investigated? A broad
scope of scientific research is underway to address these
challenges. Diverse solutions are available, including new
agricultural practices, water management, agricultural waste
recycling, diagnosis of emerging diseases, payment for ecosystem
services, etc. Gaining insight into the financial and political
mechanisms that underlie international climate negotiations is also
essential to design practical ways to deal with climate issues and
meet sustainable development requirements in collaboration with
farmers. This book pools the wealth of experience of dozens of
researchers and development officers from a range of disciplines.
We have focused on making it detailed, accurate and hopefully easy
to read for researchers, students and all other informed readers.
Natural resource management by rural citizens in tropical regions
is crucial both to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
processes, but also to the the well-being and food security of the
people that live there. This situation is especially acute in
Africa where conflicts between habitat destruction and utilization
can arise in areas which are important not only for biodiversity
but for the long-term maintenance of ecosystems on which the people
ultimately rely. There can also be conflicts between outside
specialists and the indigenous knowledge of local communities. A
holistic approach involving local peoples in management of their
natural resources is therefore essential. A range of approaches to
the problem is explored here in relation to natural resource
management to local development and livelihoods, and the
multi-functional nature of land-use. Major topics debated are the
dichotomy between strictly protected areas and ones including human
activity, people-centred rather than legally enforced conservation,
market forces, and the interrelationships between agriculture and
conservation. The book has 12 chapters, prepared by researchers
actively involved in community aspects of natural resource
management in Africa, and is based on an international workshop
held in Niamey, Niger, in 2008. It will be of interest to all
involved in the community approach to biodiversity conservation in
less developed countries generally and not only in Africa as many
of the issues addressed are pertinent globally. Reprinted from
Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 10 (2009).
Natural resource management by rural citizens in tropical regions
is crucial both to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
processes, but also to the the well-being and food security of the
people that live there. This situation is especially acute in
Africa where conflicts between habitat destruction and utilization
can arise in areas which are important not only for biodiversity
but for the long-term maintenance of ecosystems on which the people
ultimately rely. There can also be conflicts between outside
specialists and the indigenous knowledge of local communities. A
holistic approach involving local peoples in management of their
natural resources is therefore essential. A range of approaches to
the problem is explored here in relation to natural resource
management to local development and livelihoods, and the
multi-functional nature of land-use. Major topics debated are the
dichotomy between strictly protected areas and ones including human
activity, people-centred rather than legally enforced conservation,
market forces, and the interrelationships between agriculture and
conservation. The book has 12 chapters, prepared by researchers
actively involved in community aspects of natural resource
management in Africa, and is based on an international workshop
held in Niamey, Niger, in 2008. It will be of interest to all
involved in the community approach to biodiversity conservation in
less developed countries generally and not only in Africa as many
of the issues addressed are pertinent globally. Reprinted from
Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 10 (2009).
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