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1. The myths of wilderness : myth 1 : unmodified, wholly natural landscapes and seascapes still exist over large areas -- 2. The myths of the wilderness : myth 2 : naturalness is irrelevant -- 3. How our attitudes to natural ecosystems change with time and place -- 4. Naturalness and ethics -- 5. The things we get from natural ecosystems -- 6. Global attempts to assess naturalness -- 7. Defining naturalness and authenticity -- 8. Managing for authenticity -- 9. Into the future : making choices about natural ecosystems -- 10. A manifesto for authenticity.

"This book provides the first contemporary assessment of area-based conservation and its implications for nature and society. Now covering 15% of the land surface and a growing area of ocean, the creation of protected areas is one of the fastest conscious changes in land management in history. But this has come at a cost, including a backlash from human rights organisations about the social impacts of protected areas. At the same time, a range of new types of area-based conservation have emerged, based on indigenous people's territories, local community lands and a new designation of "other effective area-based conservation measures". This book provides a concise overview of the status and possible futures of area-based conservation. With many people calling for half the earth's land surface to remain in a natural condition, this book taps into the urgent debate about the feasibility of such an aim and the ways in which such land might be managed. It provides a timely contribution by people who have been at the centre of the debate for the last twenty years. Building on the authors' large personal knowledge, the book draws on global case studies where the authors have first-hand experience, including Yosemite National Park (USA), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia), Bwindi National Park (Uganda), Chingaza National Park (Colombia), Ustyart Plateau (Kazakhstan), Snowdonia National Park (Wales) and many more. This book is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners interested in conservation and its impact on society"--

This book makes a number of suggestions for policy changes in Europe to improve the conditions of trade to encourage more sustainable use of the forests. These include better trade regulations, improved socio-environmental assessment of aid projects, a code of conduct for the European timber trade and coordination of international efforts to relate the timber trade to the need for survival of tropical moist forests

AbstractEvaluation of protected area management has received increased attention over the past decade, with many thousands of sites assessed. Many of the management effectiveness evaluation systems rely predominantly on expert knowledge and qualitative assessment, especially where the emphasis is on rapid assessment. Others use quantitative data or a mix of data types. We propose that decisions about the appropriateness of qualitative and quantitative data and methods for evaluating management effectiveness of protected areas can be informed by considering issues of (1) the subject matter of evaluation; (2) available resources and data; (3) scale, scope, and time frame of the evaluation; and (4) risks associated with management of the site. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.