{"product_id":"9781610910941","title":"Natural Connections: Perspectives In Community-Based Conservation","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth realism and justice demand that efforts to conserve biological diversity address human needs as well. The most promising hope of accomplishing such a goal lies in locally based conservation efforts -- an approach that seeks ways to make local communities the beneficiaries and custodians of conservation efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Connections\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on rural societies and the conservation of biodiversity in rural areas. It represents the first systematic analysis of locally based efforts, and includes a comprehensive examination of cases from around the world where the community-based approach is used. The book provides:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean overview of community-based conservation in the context of the debate over sustainable development, poverty, and environmental decline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecase studies from the developed and developing worlds -- Indonesia, Peru, Australia, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, the United Kingdom -- that present detailed examples of the locally based approach to conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea review of the principal issues arising from community-based programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean agenda for future action\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e ","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548169359601,"sku":"9781610910941","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781610910941_p0.jpg?v=1765861367","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610910941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}