Description:
This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate.
- Assembles biological, social and economic perspectives that illuminate the bushmeat debate
- Features a series of case studies that explore what species survive different intensities of bushmeat hunting and trapping
- Examines the shape and size of household bushmeat consumption and market trading
- Reviews governance and institutional impacts on wildlife management; lessons learned from agriculture, forest plant product, and development sectors; and perspectives from Asia and Latin America
- Provides an excellent resource for students and policy makers in wildlife management, conservation, and development
Review Quotes: "Through touching on a wide range of issues in the different case studies, this little volume provides much pertinent background material for reflection by those having to reconcile issues of bushmeat usage and conservation." (Biodivers Conserv, 2011)