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Beyond Reserves: A Research Agenda for Conserving Biodiversity in Human‐modified Tropical Landscapes

Beyond Reserves: A Research Agenda for Conserving Biodiversity in Human‐modified Tropical Landscapes ABSTRACT To truly understand the current status of tropical diversity and to forecast future trends, we need to increase emphasis on the study of biodiversity in rural landscapes that are actively managed or modified by people. We present an integrated landscape approach to promote research in human‐modified landscapes that includes the effects of landscape structure and dynamics on conservation of biodiversity, provision of ecosystem services, and sustainability of rural livelihoods. We propose research priorities encompassing three major areas: biodiversity, human–environment interactions, and restoration ecology. We highlight key areas where we lack knowledge and where additional understanding is most urgent for promoting conservation and sustaining rural livelihoods. Finally, we recommend participatory and multidisciplinary approaches in research and management. Lasting conservation efforts demand new alliances among conservation biologists, agroecologists, agronomists, farmers, indigenous peoples, rural social movements, foresters, social scientists, and land managers to collaborate in research, co‐design conservation programs and policies, and manage human‐modified landscapes in ways that enhance biodiversity conservation and promote sustainable livelihoods. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biotropica Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2009 The Author(s) Journal compilation © 2009 by The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
ISSN
0006-3606
eISSN
1744-7429
DOI
10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00471.x
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Abstract

ABSTRACT To truly understand the current status of tropical diversity and to forecast future trends, we need to increase emphasis on the study of biodiversity in rural landscapes that are actively managed or modified by people. We present an integrated landscape approach to promote research in human‐modified landscapes that includes the effects of landscape structure and dynamics on conservation of biodiversity, provision of ecosystem services, and sustainability of rural livelihoods. We propose research priorities encompassing three major areas: biodiversity, human–environment interactions, and restoration ecology. We highlight key areas where we lack knowledge and where additional understanding is most urgent for promoting conservation and sustaining rural livelihoods. Finally, we recommend participatory and multidisciplinary approaches in research and management. Lasting conservation efforts demand new alliances among conservation biologists, agroecologists, agronomists, farmers, indigenous peoples, rural social movements, foresters, social scientists, and land managers to collaborate in research, co‐design conservation programs and policies, and manage human‐modified landscapes in ways that enhance biodiversity conservation and promote sustainable livelihoods.

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BiotropicaWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2009

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