Socio-economic and ecological prospects for multiple use of protected areas in Africa

✍ Scribed by Walter J. Lusigi

• Book ID: 104625040
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 704 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0960-3115
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00057802

✦ Synopsis

Largely triggered by the Bali debate, conservation literature over the last decade has seen increasing realization of man's responsibility in ensuring survival of the world's protected areas. In African terms, there has been an overwhelming number of pilot projects which have the 'people' label. Whereas this trend has been encouraging, the overall conservation picture has not been very bright as the wildlife resources have continued to dwindle under surmounting human pressure. The problem does not seem to be awareness of the necessity for protected areas any more but rather whether it is feasible under the present prevailing circumstances.