The Earthscan reader in poverty and biodiversity conservation

In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that require urgent attention. However, the nature and scale of the links between these two problems, and between efforts to address them, has been the subject of much heated debate. Understanding the different elements of this debate is critical for the move towards constructive solutions. This Reader provides a guide to, and commentary on, the different strands of the urrent conservation-poverty debate through a selection of key readings from both the conservation and development literature including policy documents, journal articles and reports.