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Bushmeat and Livelihoods: Wildlife Management and Poverty Reduction
Davies
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Description for Bushmeat and Livelihoods: Wildlife Management and Poverty Reduction
Paperback. This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa and other parts of the world, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate. Editor(s): Davies, Glyn; Brown, David. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate.
This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate.
- Assembles biological, social and economic perspectives that illuminate the bushmeat debate
- Features a series of case studies that explore what species survive different intensities of bushmeat hunting and trapping
- Examines the shape and size of household bushmeat consumption and market trading
- Reviews governance and institutional impacts on wildlife management; lessons learned from agriculture, forest plant product, and development sectors; and perspectives from Asia and Latin America
- Provides an excellent resource for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Conservation Science and Practice
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405167796
SKU
V9781405167796
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Ref
99-15
About Davies
Glyn Davies is Director of Conservation Programmes at the Zoological Society of London. A forest ecologist with over 25 years research and management experience, that has included bushmeat investigations in Sierra Leone and Liberia. He has published academic papers and policy documents, and compiled management plans. David Brown is a Research Fellow of the Overseas Development Institute in London. ... Read more
Reviews for Bushmeat and Livelihoods: Wildlife Management and Poverty Reduction
"Through touching on a wide range of issues in the different case studies, this little volume provides much pertinent background material for reflection by those having to reconcile issues of bushmeat usage and conservation." (Biodivers Conserv, 2011)