Arguing Tropical Forest Conservation: People versus Parks

24 de dezembro de 2001

dez 24, 2001

Stephan Schwartzman, Daniel Nepstad, Adriana Moreira

We all agree that nature reserves with minimal human influence are an important component of any conservation strategy in any country. Rather, the point of controversy is how best to achieve a much broader, more comprehensive conservation of nature in a region such as Amazonia. In this setting, it is counterproductive to insist that the only nature worth preserving is pristine, with no human influence.

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