Expanding protected areas and incorporating human resource use: a study of 15 forest parks in Ecuador and Peru

Expanding protected areas and incorporating human resource use: a study of 15 forest parks in Ecuador and Peru

Data from legal records, management plans, and interviews with 63 local experts reveal the substantial expansion of 15 protected areas (PAs) of forest in Ecuador and Peru during the last two decades. Combining results for these PAs, the area under protection increased by over half, from 5,760,814 to...

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Main Authors: Lisa Naughton-Treves, Nora Alvarez-Berríos, Katrina Brandon, Aaron Bruner, Margaret Buck Holland, Carlos Ponce, Malki Saenz, Luis Suarez, Adrian Treves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2006-12-01
Series:Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
Subjects:
protected areas
resource availability
parks
forestry
environmental management
human settlements
logging
habitat improvement
ecosystem management
zoning
land use
Online Access:http://ejournal.nbii.org/archives/vol2iss2/0602-009.naughton-treves.html

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