On biodiversity conservation and poverty traps

This paper introduces a special feature on biodiversity conservation and poverty traps. We define and explain the core concepts and then identify four distinct classes of mechanisms that define important interlinkages between biodiversity and poverty. The multiplicity of candidate mechanisms undersc...

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Published inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 108; no. 34; pp. 13907 - 13912
Main Authors Barrett, Christopher B, Travis, Alexander J, Dasgupta, Partha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States National Academy of Sciences 23.08.2011
National Acad Sciences
SeriesBiodiversity Conservation and Poverty Traps Special Feature
Subjects
Animal traps
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND POVERTY TRAPS SPECIAL FEATURE
Biological diversity
Biological Sciences
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystems
Environmental conservation
Humans
issues and policy
Natural resources conservation
Poverty
Protected areas
Social Sciences
Sustainable agriculture
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:This paper introduces a special feature on biodiversity conservation and poverty traps. We define and explain the core concepts and then identify four distinct classes of mechanisms that define important interlinkages between biodiversity and poverty. The multiplicity of candidate mechanisms underscores a major challenge in designing policy appropriate across settings. This framework is then used to introduce the ensuing set of papers, which empirically explore these various mechanisms linking poverty traps and biodiversity conservation.
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Author contributions: C.B.B. and A.J.T. designed research; C.B.B. and A.J.T. performed research; and C.B.B., A.J.T., and P.D. wrote the paper.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.1011521108