Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Some conservationists continue to call for an increase in the area of forests under strict reserve management.^"^H owever, we actually do not know how well protected areas conserve the lands, so how can we in good conscience extend this system to the rest of the world's forests?^^Considerable debate exists regarding the general causes of loss of biodiversity or the massive levels of deforestation that are occurring.^^Many cases of government weaknesses in managing natural resources have been documented.^În 1999, the World Conservation Union reported on the effectiveness of forest protected areas and concluded that protected areas continue to face threats from human pressures and legal designation does not ensure sustained conservation.The survey that the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (lUCN) conducted of protected areas in 10 key forested countries found only 1% of these protected areas were secure from threat.^^The lUCN further noted that many protected areas lack financial and human resources, a supportive legal framework, and the institutional infrastructure necessary to regulate agriculture, grazing, forestry, mining, hunting, civil conflict, and tourism.^Â recent study conducted by WWF International of more than 200 protected areas in 37 countries found similar results.^^While protected areas in these Projects to Work].14.
Source: Indiana Law Review
DOI: 10.18060/3707
Authors: Tanya Hayes, Элинор Остром
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W273732778