The Importance and Values of Wild Plants and Animals in Africa: Part I

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Union for Conservation of Nature
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherSale, J. B.
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-18T20:12:00Z
dc.date.available2019-10-18T20:12:00Z
dc.date.issued1981-09
dc.descriptionThis report is a logical follow-up to an earlier study on "Wildlife Utilization and Game Ranching", sponsored by IUCN, (Mossman and Mossman, 1974-75). That study examined at length the economic potential of large wild ungulates either through ranching or through the exploitation of stocks in wildlife reserves, based on experience gained in southern Africa. However, there is a wealth of varied wildlife resources outside the large ranches and wildlife reserves. It is these resources of wild fauna and flora which significantly contribute to the daily well-being of the rural, and often urban, human populations in Africa, particularly those in West and Central Africa. The problem, however, is how to assure the sustainability of these resources in the light of rapid changes brought about through the modernization of rural Africa. The study carried out by Dr Sale partially answers the question. More important, however, it underlines the little-recognized value of these resources to the overall economy of African countries. Follow-up suggestions are made but it seems, and this is supported by comments from reviewers, that the speed of rural development in Africa argues for urgent intervention by those in governments responsible for conservation of wild fauna and flora. Development institutions and international organizations concerned with the conservation of living natural resources can also help governments in the design of rural development projects in which the conservation of these wild resources is an integral part.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30342
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number44 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.subjectplant
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectanimal
dc.titleThe Importance and Values of Wild Plants and Animals in Africa: Part Ien
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