Biodiversity conservation in developing countries has been a challenge because of the
combination of rising human populations, rapid technological advances, severe social …

Incentive measures for biodiversity conservation cannot be evaluated and compared outside
the context of institutional performance and relationships. The institutional framework for …

The alarming pace of tropical biodiversity loss requires development of innovative
approaches for in situ biodiversity conservation. Incentive‐based approaches have emerged …

Benefit-sharing has been instrumental in empowering local communities living on the edge
of protected areas to engage in natural resource management and enhance biodiversity …

1994, Getz et al. 1999). Given the real possibility of win–win outcomes through an approach
that gives more to the poor while trying to improve conservation indicators, communitybased …

The exclusionary protected area-based approach to biodiversity conservation has
succeeded at several places, but at a significant social cost and conflict, especially in the …

Recognition is growing that the successful management of protected areas ultimately
depends on the cooperation and support of local people. As a result, there has been a …

Community-based conservation projects implemented in conjunction with protected area
management often struggle to meet expectations. This article argues that outcomes will …

Myriad park/people conflicts have resulted in developing countries when Western,
predominantly North American, approaches to protected area management have been …

This is the first of a series of papers that review the state of knowledge and practice
regarding compensation and rewards for environmental services in the developing world …