
Wild Species as Commodities
334 pages
6 x 9
334 pages
6 x 9
Curtis Freese
In recent years, some policymakers and conservationists have argued that natural resources will be protected only if economic benefits accrue to those who are responsible for caring for the resources. Such commercial consumptive use of wild species (CCU) provides an economically viable alternative to more ecologically destructive land uses, and could help accomplish the overall goals of biodiversity conservation.
Yet many questions remain: Will the harvest of wild species be sustainable? Will habitats be protected? What tradeoffs are implied for the populations and ecosystems under management? While this debate goes on, researchers and managers are confronting an array of real-world problems in managing harvested populations of wild species. Wild Species as Commodities presents a balanced, scientifically rigorous consideration of the link between CCU and biodiversity conservation. The outgrowth of a four-year World Wildlife Fund study, the book is both a synthesis of findings and a practical guide. Topics examined include:
forestry, fisheries, sport hunting, and nontimber forest products the economics of wild species use social and institutional frameworks required for sustainability ecological impacts biodiversity consequences of ecosystem specialization conservation benefits of wild species use management principles and guideline.
Wild Species as Commodities provides a primer on the CCU-biodiversity link, and an interdisciplinary analysis of the major economic, social, and ecological factors involved, along with guidelines for incorporating biodiversity conservation into commercial harvesting programs. It is a highly accessible source of information, concepts, and management approaches for professionals in resource management and wildlife conservation, and academics in conservation biology, environmental and ecological economics, and environmental studies.
Preface
Chapter 1. Commercial Consumptive Use of Wild Species: Conservation Issues
Chapter 2. A Global Overview
Chapter 3. Economic Issues
Chapter 4. Social and Institutional Issues
Chapter 5. Ecological Issues
Chapter 6. Biodiversity Consequences of Production Specialization
Chapter 7. Conservation Benefits of Commercial Consumptive Use
Chapter 8. Managing Commercial Consumptive Use for Biodiversity Conservation
Appendix: WWF Guidelines for the Commercial Consumptive Use of Wild Species
References
Index