Screen LibraryEcological sustainability for non-timber forest products : dynamics and case studies of harvesting /
"There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild ani...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
People and plants international conservation
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| Summary: |
"There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal or plant products from the forests and other natural and modified ecosystems must be detrimental to the long-term viability of target populations and species. This book challenges this idea and shows that while examples of such negative impacts certainly exist, there are also many examples of susta |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415728591 (hardback) : 9781315851587 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | SD543 |
| CLC: | S78 |
| Call Number: | S78/E193 |