SHARING BENEFITS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WITH LOCAL-COMMUNITIES - LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

Authors
PATHAK N KOTHARI A
Citation
N. Pathak et A. Kothari, SHARING BENEFITS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WITH LOCAL-COMMUNITIES - LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, Economic and political weekly, 33(40), 1998, pp. 2603-2610
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Political Science","Planning & Development
Journal title
Economic and political weekly → ACNP
ISSN journal
00129976
Volume
33
Issue
40
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2603 - 2610
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(1998)33:40<2603:SBOWCW>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This paper traces the history of conservation practices in India, both official and non-official, and their direct and indirect impact on th e status of biodiversity today. The authors then analyse the costs and benefits of official efforts at conservation, specifically focusing o n who gains and who loses. The implications of the above for policy an d legal frameworks, including the existing and proposed laws dealing w ith wildlife and biodiversity, are then discussed.