The human dimension of coral reef marine protected areas: Recent social science research and its policy implications

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The long-term sustainability of ecosystem benefits is threatened by direct overexploitation of coral reef resources, destructive fishing practices, air and water pollution and climate change. The findings are synthesized from social science research presented during the ninth International Coral Reef Symposium, which provides valuable insights into the human dimensions of coral reef marine protected areas and several implications of these findings are suggested.

United States, Sales Meetings, Protection and preservation, Social science research, Conferences and conventions, Coral reef ecology, Coral reef ecosystems

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Rural development and sustainable wildlife use in Peru

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An integrated economic and harvest analysis of the costs associated with converting unsustainable hunting to more sustainable hunting in the Peruvian Amazon is examined. It is understood that if the rural-development projects absorb the short-term economic costs, it can help people convert unsustainable wildlife use to more sustainable use and assist rural people in realizing the long-term benefits of more sustainable hunting.

Peru, Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development, Rural Planning & Development, Wildlife management, Rural development

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Hunting-related changes in game encounter rates from 1994 to 2001 in the Mbaracayu Reserve, Paraguay

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Declines were monitored between 1994 and 2001 in Paraguay's Mbaracayu Reserve for 10 traditional Ache hunter prey species. Ache hunter experiences indicated significant declines for one species and nonsignificant declines for six of the remaining nine species. Evidence was found for factors other than hunting pressure contributing in some part to species declines.

Paraguay, Measurement, Environmental aspects, Animal populations, Hunting, Primitive, Traditional hunting

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