People Plants and Protected Areas
A Guide to in Situ Management
By Gary Paul Nabhan and John Tuxill
Paperback
Conservation of plant resources is often focused on seed banks and botanical gardens. However, the two authors of this volume present a comprehensive conservation strategy that complements this ex-situ approach with practical guidance on in-situ management and conservation of plant resources. The book aims to facilitate better management of protected areas and to illustrate new approaches to conservation of plants within their landscapes. It draws on concepts from forestry, the agricultural sciences, anthropology, ethnology and ethnobotany and should be useful to practitioners, academics and policy-makers.
CONTENTS
The 'People and Plants' Initiative
Panel of Advisers
Foreword
Preface
Why Preserve Plant Resources in Situ?
In Situ Plant Conservation: Who is Involved?
Working with Local Communities
Setting Priorities and Planning for Management
Monitoring and Evaluating Plant Resource Management
Traditional Agriculture and Plant Conservation
Appendices
References
Index
John Tuxill is part of the joint Program in Economic botany of the New York Botanical garden and Yale University. He is also a Research Fellow with the Worldwatch Institute
Gary Paul Nabhan is Director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University.