Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Scales, Ivan R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the status of conservation and environmental management in Madagascar.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136309083
• Artikelnr.: 40823994

Autorenporträt

Ivan R. Scales is McGrath Lecturer in Human Geography, St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Conservation at the Crossroads: Biological Diversity,
Environmental Change and Natural Resource Use in Madagascar Ivan R. Scales
Part 1: Madagascar's Biological Diversity: From Deep Time to the Arrival of
Humans 2. Explaining Madagascar's Biodiversity Jörg U. Ganzhorn, Lucienne
Wilmé and Jean-Luc Mercier 3. Early Human Settlers and their Impact on
Madagascar's Landscapes Robert E. Dewar Part 2: Paradise Lost? The Myths,
Narratives and Received Wisdoms at the Heart of Conservation Research and
Policy 4. Deforestation in Madagascar: Debates over the Island's Forest
Cover and Challenges of Measuring Forest Change William J. McConnell and
Christian A. Kull 5. The Drivers of Deforestation and the Complexity of
Land Use in Madagascar Ivan R. Scales Part 3: The Politics of Biodiversity
Conservation and Environmental Management 6. A Brief History of the State
and the Politics of Natural Resource use in Madagascar Ivan R. Scales 7.
The Roots, Persistence, and Character of Madagascar's Conservation Boom
Christian A. Kull 8. The Transfer of Natural Resource Management Rights to
Local Communities Jacques Pollini, Neal Hockley, Frank Muttenzer and Bruno
Ramamonjisoa 9. Conservation Politics in Madagascar: The Expansion of
Protected Areas Catherine Corson 10. The Durban Vision in practice:
Experiences in the Participatory Governance of Madagascar's New Protected
Areas Malika Virah-Sawmy, Charlie J. Gardner and Nanie A.
Ratsifandrihamanana Part 4: Making Conservation Pay? Incentive-Based
Conservation, the Commodification of Madagascar's nature and Conflicting
Views of Landscape and Nature 11. Tourism, Conservation and Development in
Madagascar: Moving Beyond Panaceas? Ivan R. Scales 12. Bioprospecting a
Biodiversity Hotspot: The Political Economy of Natural Products Drug
Discovery for Conservation Goals in Madagascar Benjamin D. Neimark and
Laura M. Tilghman 13. Incentivising Forest Conservation: Payments for
Environmental Services and Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation
Laura Brimont and Cécile Bidaud 14. Contrasting Visions of Nature and
Landscapes Jeffrey C. Kaufmann 15. Conclusion: The Future of Biodiversity
Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar: Lessons from the
Past and Challenges Ahead Ivan R. Scales