Do Community-Managed Forests Work? A Biodiversity Perspective

Do Community-Managed Forests Work? A Biodiversity Perspective

Community-managed reserves (CMRs) comprise the fastest-growing category of protected areas throughout the tropics. CMRs represent a compromise between advocates of nature conservation and advocates of human development. We ask whether CMRs succeed in achieving the goals of either. A fixed reserve ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Terborgh, Carlos A. Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
extractive reserves
communal forests
human-occupied protected areas
Amazonia
indigenous reserves
tropical forest
sustainable-use reserves
hunting
deforestation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/2/22

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http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/2/22

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