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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"conservation and development"”.
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Improving monitoring and evaluation in conservation and development efforts
Efforts to alleviate poverty and conserve biodiversity require reliable methods to monitor and assess changes in conservation and development status. Projects intended to achieve biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation objectives often fall short of their goal. Considering the investments …
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Tourists, gorillas and guns: integrating conservation and development in the Central African Republic
Integrated conservation and development programs (ICDPs) are aimed at addressing both conservation and development issues through the involvement of local communities in the process of wildlife management. Typically this involves providing park-adjacent communities with conservation-related …
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Revisiting Aldo Leopold's "Perfect" Land Health: Conservation and Development in Mexico's Rio Gavilan
… Sierra Madre Occidental , has significance in conservation history. Upon visiting the remote, largely undeveloped watershed during two hunting trips in the 1930s, renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold thought it was the best picture of land health he had seen. His main indicators of healthy …
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Negotiation between conservation and development objectives in agrarian reform settlements in the south of Para, Brazil
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Department of Geography, 2008
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Tackling poverty at its roots: a case study of skills development in integrated conservation and development with the example of the Working For Water programme
… high rates of structural unemployment and poverty among parts of the previously disadvantaged population since the country's political transition in the 1990s. One policy response is the introduction of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which seeks to alleviate poverty by …
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AVOIDING COLLAPSE: RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN VULNERABLE SMALL ISLANDS
Small islands dependent on reef fisheries, farming and tourism are vulnerable to rising human and natural pressures and may target "sustainable" development. Marine Protected Areas (MPA) have a proven ability to meet ecological goals, such as restoring fisheries and preserving ecosystem function …
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Transitions between town and metropolis : planning strategies for development and conservation of colonial Zacatecas
… the planning strategies critical for the conservation and development of cities full of historic, traditional and cultural value. The colonial city of Zacatecas in central Mexico, was chosen for this study because of its large and considerably well preserved historic center, and because, …
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Integrating conservation and development : community participation in ecotourism projects : an investigation into community participation in ecotourism development projects in order to ensure the integration of protected area conservation and rural development, with particular reference to a case study at Cathedral Peak in the Natal Drakensberg Park
… programme of the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences of the University of Cape Town, was commissioned to conduct a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA) on the proposed development. The author was one of the members of this study team, hereafter referred to as …
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Making markets work for people, climate, and nature: applied development economics for biodiversity conservation and climate change
Climate change and biodiversity loss are being driven by unsustainable human behavior underpinned by market incentives and economic growth models that fail to adequately value nature. If global goals relating to people, climate, and nature are to be achieved, ambitious integrated approaches are …
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Moral natures: the convergence of imagined futures around a national park in Uganda
… the case study of Kibale National Park in Uganda and analyzes different actors’ moral negotiations to understand how well-intended improvement schemes in the fields of conservation and development can lead to oppressive governance and the strengthening of centralized control. The violent …
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Aquaculture and rural livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon - Systems of Innovation and pro-poor technology development
… is about pro-poor agricultural innovations and smallholder development in Amazonia. The focus is on aquaculture in the Bolivian Amazon, with particular reference to indigenous territories. An Innovation Systems framework is used to analyse aquaculture Research and Development at a national …
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Fort Merensky : Abditory & Observatory : Narrating the Botshabelo story through acts of hiding and revealing
… harmony between different cultures, the natural and man-made landscape, this once self-sustainable, flourishing settlement that now stands abandoned and in a state of decay (Langhan, 2000:25). This dissertation research focuses on design within sensitive heritage environments at various scales, …
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An Exploration of Emerging Collaborative Conservation Strategies to Support Sustainable Development in the United States
… aspects of my research into the intersections of conservation and sustainable development as practiced by conservation land trusts and community landcare groups, as well as by faculty and staff at land grant universities. The first paper included in this dissertation explores "Conservation 2.0" …
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The politics of Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA in Botswana
Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) are considered the latest evolution of a more holistic approach to transnational environmental management that brings together conservation and development agendas. As part of bio political governance, TFCAs are ecologically, economically and politically …
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Miljömålet i skogsbruket : Styrning och frivillighet
… the way Swedish forest policy has been developed and implemented in the past few decades. Its primary focus is on the period from the adoption of new legislation governing forestry in 1993 to date, though the historical antecedents of the more recent developments are also discussed. The …
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Evaluating ecological integrity and social equity in national parks : case studies from Canada and South Africa
… ineffective at conserving biological diversity and ecosystem processes, are socially unjust in their relations with Indigenous communities, or both. This dissertation asks: can national parks protect ecological integrity and concurrently address social equity issues? It presents empirical …
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Dynamics of conservation and society : the case of Maputaland, South Africa
Current conservation practices in the developing world are conceptualized as tools to simultaneously protect biodiversity and provide rural economic development. Conservation’s responsibility or ability to contribute to poverty alleviation and maintain its primary function of biodiversity …
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Ethnoecology in the Colombian Amazon: Tikuna-Wildlife Interactions in Amacayacu National Park
… nature to contribute towards culturally relevant conservation thatprovides long-term solutions to environmental issues. Research was carried out with indigenous people from the Tikuna communities of Mocagua (population=511) and San Martín (population= 480). Male and female participants between …
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Developing conservation governance strategies: holistic management of protected areas in Nepal
… as a key component of the national biodiversity conservation strategy to mitigate the impacts of protected areas on local communities, and thereby reduce adverse impacts of local people on protected areas. Unlike traditional Buffer Zone programmes which are mostly limited to creating a protective …
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Knowing and Caring for the Mangrove Ecosystem: The epistemic life of a sustainable development NGO in the Saloum Delta (Senegal)
… examines the epistemic life of a sustainable development NGO, based in the Saloum Delta, in Senegal. This coastal region, composed of rivers, islands, wetlands, and mangrove forests, is facing increasing environmental precarity. In response, a plethora of actors (state conservation agencies, …
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