People, Plants and Protected Areas: A Guide to in Situ Management

Description

Conservation of plant resources is often focused on seed banks and botanical gardens. However, the two authors of this volume present a comprehensive conservation strategy that complements this ex-situ approach with practical guidance on in-situ management and conservation of plant resources. The book aims to facilitate better management of protected areas and to illustrate new approaches to conservation of plants within their landscapes. It draws on concepts from forestry, the agricultural sciences, anthropology, ethnology and ethnobotany and should be useful to practitioners, academics and policy-makers.

John Tuxill is part of the joint Program in Economic botany of the New York Botanical garden and Yale University. He is also a Research Fellow with the Worldwatch Institute Gary Paul Nabhan is Director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University.

'This excellent guide brings conservation management firmly into the 21st century and is highly recommended for conservation managers and researchers.' Biological Conservation