Indigenous and rural communities have developed strategies aimed at supporting their
livelihoods and protecting biodiversity. Motivational factors underlying these local …

In this article, we explore why conservation schemes that have positive outcomes through
the participation of local communities cannot necessarily be deemed as just. We observe …

Northeastern Peru is considered a global conservation priority due to high biodiversity and
acute threats to natural habitat. Its non-indigenous migrant populations, known as …

Since the 1990s national and international programs have aimed to legitimize local
conservation initiatives that might provide an alternative to the formal systems of state …

Community-based management (CBM) has attracted much interest as a conservation and
development strategy in natural resource-dependent communities in recent decades …

The articles in this Special Feature stem from a 2010 conference (Bridging Conservation
and Development in Latin America and Africa) organized by the University of Florida's …

Under the assumption that local participation can contribute toward conservation, various
policies have sought to increase the participation of local communities in conservation, but …

Community‐based natural resource conservation programs in developing nations face
many implementation challenges underpinned by social‐psychological mechanisms. One …

Local rural and indigenous communities have assumed increasing responsibility for
conservation within and between areas buffering the impacts of agricultural or resource …

Community-based conservation (CBC) projects represent one approach to biodiversity
conservation when working with indigenous and local people. This method aims to achieve …