Partnerships for protection : new strategies for planning and management for protected areas

How can we successfully conserve what remains of the world's rapidly diminishing natural and semi-natural areas? Although more and more land and water surface is protected many vital ecosystems are under-represented, and traditional conservation methods are often ineffective. New approaches are urgently needed. This book sets out ways to safeguard all the major ecosystems and explores innovative management partnerships involving individuals, communities, companies and governments. It draws attention to the importance of building collaboration among those with a stake in the resources, and an incentive to protect them. This will be essential reading and a vital tool for all those involved with or studying biodiversity and conservation, the planning and management of protected areas