Integrated Protected Area Management

Protected areas have become an increasingly important tool both in the conservation of biodiversity and in revenue generation through sustainable use. This is the only sure way to guarantee the protection necessary for many species, habitats and ecosystems in the future. __Integrated Protected Area Management__ features contributions that consider the design, management and sustainable use of these regions. Three principal aspects are considered: * the theory and practice of designation * community-based conservation and the concept of sustainability * identifying priorities for management. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to planning and the active involvement of all stakeholders in decision-making processes as a means of ensuring long-term sustainability. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Protected areas in context....Pages 1-24 Designation of and management planning for protected areas....Pages 25-79 Conservation through development: the protected landscape approach....Pages 81-101 Links Between Population and Environment research programme: possible lessons for integrated protected area management....Pages 103-115 Identifying priorities for management of large mammals in Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania....Pages 117-128 Valuation and management of protected areas in Venezuela....Pages 129-150 Commercialization, structure and sustainability of biodiversity conservation....Pages 151-180 Aquatic biodiversity conservation in wetland and marine protected areas....Pages 181-208 Modelling for sustainable forest use....Pages 209-235 Conflict analysis and resolution....Pages 237-248 From English moors and meadows to the Amazon rainforest: land use, biodiversity management and forgotten law....Pages 249-260 Aid for environment: the greening of development priorities....Pages 261-276 Training: its importance and responsiveness to changing needs....Pages 277-287 Conclusions and prognosis....Pages 289-291 Back Matter....Pages 293-299