Foreword by the Earl of Cranbrook, President, Fauna & Flora International Preface The Challenge of Nature Good Hunting The Global Conservation Regime Nature in Its Place Poachers to Partners Two by Two The Demands of Development Trading Nature Conservation's Plan Society with Nature
Bill Adams is Reader in Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is editor of Decolonizing Nature: strategies for conservation in a postcolonial era and author of Future Nature: a vision for conservation.
'Fascinating.'
From the Foreword by the Earl of Cranbrook, President, Fauna &
Flora International 'An excellent and, often, amusing read.'
IUCN 'This historic account is interesting for anyone working in
conservation.'
Gorilla Journal 'Conservation in the 21st century needs to be
different and this book is a good indicator of why.'
Bulletin of British Ecological Society 'Determinedly factual, and
full of detail, with many interesting examples and case studies...
This book is a major contribution towards opening conservationists
eyes to another world of historical and cultural
understanding.'
Nature 'It vividly portrays conservation's emergence from big game
hunting, the battles for the establishments of national parks, the
global importance of species conservation and debates over the
sustainable use of, and trade in, wildlife.'
Bois and Forets des Tropiques, 2004.
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