Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Managing Protected Areas in a Changing World: New Insights and Opportunities
A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid and Sharif Ahmed Mukul (Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, and others)
Chapter 2. Governing the Accessibility of Protected Areas
Christopher M. Fleming (Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
Chapter 3. Shifting Paradigm of Governance in the Natural Resources Management of Bangladesh: A Centralist to Pluralistic Approach in the Forest Protected Areas Management
A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid, Donna Craig and Sharif Ahmed Mukul (Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, and others)
Chapter 4. Conservation without Participation: Detrimental Effect of Escaping People’s Participation in Protected Area Management in Nepal
Sushma Bhattarai, Basant Pant and Niroj Timalsina (Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal, and others)
Chapter 5. Contested Forests: Insights from the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (India) Regarding the Utilisation of Forest Resources
Elisabeth Anne-Sophie Mayrhuber (Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna; Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
Chapter 6. Local Level Policies for Tourism Management in Protected Areas: Experiences from Costa Rica
Carlos Morera Beita and Marta Nel-lo Andreu (Geography Department, National University, Costa Rica, and others)
Chapter 7. Forest Protected Area Systems and Biodiversity Conservation in Bangladesh
Sharif Ahmed Mukul, A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid and Niaz Ahmed Khan (Tropical Forests and People Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, and others)
Chapter 8. Conversion of Native Vegetation in Protected Areas Fuels CO2-Equivalent Losses in Uganda
Giregon Olupot, John R. Otukei, Vincent B. Muwanika, Josephine Esaete, and John R.S. Tabuti (Department of Agricultural Production, School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and others)
Chapter 9. Vascular Plants at the Protected Areas Network of the Republic of Mordovia: Present Status and Prospects
Anatoliy A. Khapugin, Gennadiy G. Chugunov, Elena V. Vargot, and Tatyana B. Silaeva (Mordovia State University, Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia, and others)
About the Editors
Index
Reviews
“Protected areas are our best hope for conserving biodiversity and natural ecological processes in the long term. But many protected areas are under heavy and growing human pressures-especially in developing nations with pressing needs for economic development. This book is an invaluable and timely compendium of studies on the challenges of managing protected areas in developing nations and ensuring that they remain viable not just for us and our children, but also for many generations to come.” – William F. Laurance, PhD, FAA, FAAAS, FRSQ, Distinguished Research Professor & Australian Laureate, Prince Bernhard Chair in International Nature Conservation, James Cook University, Australia
“Throughout the world, and especially in the Global South, the expansion of protected areas is good news for conservation but also touches upon nearly every aspect of human development – poverty, access to resources, and power relations. Sharif Mukul and colleagues address head-on the contradictions, equity concerns, and conflicts between conservation and rights to resources for those living in and around protected areas. Through case studies throughout the Global South, they help chart a path forward for preserving nature in a world of increasing population and aspirations for development.” – Ruth S. DeFries, PhD, Denning Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, USA
“With the world facing the likelihood of a six global extinction event, protected areas are more important than ever in conserving species and ecosystem services. Well-managed protected areas can act as natural solutions to many of the pressures impacting on the environment. This book compiles useful case studies and guidance for protected area managers in the developing world to assist them in ensuring that protected areas can fulfil their potential.” – Marc Hockings, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Australia
Additional Information
The target audience of this book includes protected area managers, conservation scientists, and students/researchers/academics based in universities and research institutes working on biodiversity conservation, environment and natural resources management etc.
