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Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas in Africa: From Principles to Practice

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Author(s)Nelson, J.
Hossack, L.
Date2003
Reference typeEdited Book
Pages312 pp.
PublisherForest Peoples Programme, Moreton in Marsh

Summary
This book, reviewing two years of collaborative work to document the impact of 10 conservation projects on the lives and futures of indigenous peoples in 7 African countries, illustrates how conservation organisations have failed to implement the 'new conservation principles' for working with indigenous and traditional peoples established by the World Conservation Congress, and the associated guidelines published jointly in 2000 by the World Commission on Protected Areas, the IUCN and WWF.

Themes
Protected areas
Indigenous and Local Community Rights

Geographic coverage
Africa

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