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Striking a balance: Socioeconomic development and conservation in grassland through community-based zoning [1]

The goal of preserving nature is often in conflict with economic development and the aspirations of the rural poor. Nowhere is this more striking than in native grasslands, which have been extensively converted until a mere fraction of their original extent remains. This is not surprising; grasslands flourish in places coveted by humans, primed for agriculture, plantations, and settlements that nearly always trump conservation efforts. The Umgano grassland conservation and poverty reduction project in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa uses community-based spatial planning to balance the conversion of its lower-conservation value grasslands to a timber plantation, while conserving higher-value grasslands for heritage purposes and managed livestock grazing.

Publication Date: 
21/12/2011
Craig Leisher [2], Roy Brouwer [3], Timothy M. Boucher & et al [4]
PLoS ONE [5]
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Tags:
Protected Area Conservation [6], South Africa [7], Economic Development [8], Rural Poverty [9], Grasslands [10], Land Use [11], Benefit Sharing [12], Livestock [13], Remote Sensing [14], Public Participation [15]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/striking-balance-socioeconomic-development-and-conservation-grassland-through
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/craig-leisher
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/roy-brouwer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/timothy-m-boucher-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/protected-area-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economic-development
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-poverty
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasslands
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation