Biodiversity Conservation and the Poor: Practical Issues beyond Global Conferences

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dc.contributor.authorDungumaro, Esther W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T10:59:54Z
dc.date.available2016-05-03T10:59:54Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractThe paper focuses on biodiversity—an issue that easily gets left out of consideration because it is hard to measure. While efforts to reduce over-fishing or conservation of water resources are relatively easy to discuss in quantitative terms, biodiversity in terms of plant species is usually covered by crude and even invalid figures. The paper begins by providing a brief historical overview of attempts to define biodiversity, going back to the early efforts in Africa to deal with conservation and showing how definitions have evolved overtime and how they have shaped conservation efforts. While the main focus of the paper is biodiversity conservation and the poor, the paper makes references to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and other important global conferences including the World Conference on Environment and Development and Convention on Biological Diversity. The paper finds that international conferences by and large do not adequately address the issue of biodiversity and the poor. The limited commitment shown by political leaders at the conferences should be a reason for global and local authorities to create an environment that enables communities to meet their daily needs, foster development and conserve biodiversity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDungumaro, E.W., 2013. Biodiversity Conservation and the Poor: Practical Issues beyond Global Conferences. Natural Resources, 4(4), p.333.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/nr.2013.44040
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1784
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScientific Researchen_US
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectConferencesen_US
dc.titleBiodiversity Conservation and the Poor: Practical Issues beyond Global Conferencesen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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