Contents; Introduction: Responding to the Challenge of Habitat Destruction in Latin America; 1. Deforestation in the American Tropics: The Regional and Global Stakes; 2. The Causes of Excessive Habitat Destruction; 3. Putting an End to Ecosystem Depletion; Part II: The Economic Returns of Environmentally Sound Harvesting of Forest Products and of Nature-based Tourism; 4. Harvesting of Nontimber Products; 5. Environmentally Sound Timber Production; 6. Genetic Prospecting; 7. Nature-Based Tourism; 8. Another Approach to Habitat Conservation: Agricultural Intensification
9. Paying for Habitat Conservation and Investing in Human and Social CapitalAbbreviations; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
National parks, like those found in wealthy nations, have proven difficult to establish in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, where inhabitants are resistant to change. This text explores the alternative of integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) and related initiatives
