Sustainable human resources in a protected area in southwestern Gabon

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Studies done on the perseverance of all those who participated in training sessions, held since 1996, in ecological survey techniques and in participatory rural appraisal in the Gamba Protected Areas Complex in southwestern Gabon is presented. Results suggest that village collaborators are the most 'sustainable' human resource and over a long term they can play a significant role in their community as agents of a sustainable development and of natural resource conservation.

Resource Conservation & Development, Conservation & Development, Land Subdivision and Land Development, Methods, Conservation of natural resources, Natural resource conservation

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The oil industry as an underlying factor in the bushmeat crisis in Central Africa

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The article examines illegal poaching in the Gamba Protected Areas Complex in Africa, fostered by an increase in human population levels in the region due to an oil industry presence. Poaching rates for this region were significantly higher than in others; implications for wildlife management in areas with oil companies are discussed.

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Africa, Petroleum industry, Environmental aspects, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gas industry, Human-environment interactions

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Role of Prices and Wealth in Consumer Demand for Bushmeat in Gabon, Central Africa

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Urban and rural Gabon households were surveyed to assess the efficacy of supply reduction and taxation as methods to lessen demand for bushmeat. These are recommended for successful wildlife conservation policy-making.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Animal Specialties, Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, Animal products industry, Animal industry

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