Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unre

In 2002, the Conference of Parties set a target to "achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the cur- rent rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional a

Understanding how to sustain the services that ecosystems provide in support of human wellbeing is an active and growing research area. This book provides a sta

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The global use of wild animals for meat is now the primary illegal activity in many protected areas, and growing human populations and a lack of livelihood opti