Publication | 1995
This account of extractive reserves in the Brazilian Amazon region provides practical examples of sustainability based on first-hand reports. The historical background is followed by examination of social organization, analyses of the economic viability of reserves, the key elements in…
Publication | 2006
As áreas protegidas podem contribuir para a redução da pobreza ? Oportunidades e limitações
Poverty has become the central concern for development agencies, and because many of the areas that are most important for conserving biodiversity are occupied by poor people, or have poor people living around them, the relationship between poverty and protected areas can no longer be ignored.…
Publication | 2003
Diretrizes para a translocação in situ de elefantes africanos para fins de conservação
African elephants are confronted with habitat loss and degradation and increasing levels of human elephant conflict. Management authorities in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly turning to translocation as a means to meet such challenges. This trend has to take into account changing political…
Publication | 2000
Direito do ambiente e redacção normativa : teoria e prática nos países lusófonos