INTERNATIONAL-COOPERATION IN CONSERVING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY - A WORLD STRATEGY, INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, AND FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION

Stimulated by the growing awareness of deforestation at all latitudes, the loss of species, declines in several fisheries, pollution, and ot her environmental threats, governments, citizen groups, academics, and indigenous peoples have been actively seeking ways to reverse current trends of impoverishment and achieve sustainable development. This pa per considers the problems which confront managers of protected areas and proposes a six-point agenda for management based upon improved int ernational policies, funding initiatives and other support mechanisms.