Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work - (Biology and Resource Management) by Thomas McShane & Michael Wells (Paperback)

About the Book

This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.

Book Synopsis

This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.

Review Quotes

Anyone interested in the future of global biodiversity conservation should get a copy and make sure to pass it around.--George Robinson "Environmental Conservation"

People engaged in conservation and development projects will find this book important.--Hans Hurni "Basic and Applied Ecology"

About the Author

Thomas O. McShane is senior conservation advisor to WWF International. He is coauthor of The Myth of Wild Africa: Conservation Without Illusion. Michael P. Wells is an independent conservation consultant and has published more than thirty articles and books on the environment and sustainable development, including People and Parks: Linking Protected Areas and Local Communities.