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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- Royal Institute of International Affairs 1999
- ISSN
- 0020-5850
- eISSN
- 1468-2346
- DOI
- 10.1111/1468-2346.00073
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Why does biodiversity conservation matter, and what can be done about it? The article discusses the options in the case of Sub‐Saharan Africa, drawing on the results of a Darwin Initiative project on the ecology and economics of biodiversity conservation in the continent. It uses the case of Sub‐Saharan Africa to illustrate both the consequences of biodiversity loss and the constraints within which policy‐makers operate. To most people the biodiversity loss that matters is not the global extinction of species, but the effects of local change in flora and fauna on watershed protection, soil conservation, habitat, productivity and amenity. For this reason, biodiversity conservation concerns even the poorest communities. But because poverty, indebtedness, insecurity of land tenure and other social conditions affect the way in which people respond to incentives, the policy options for biodiversity conservation may be different in different parts of the world.
Journal
International Affairs – Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 1, 1999