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| Cutter, P.; Hean, S. | |
| Costs and benefits of sustaining wild tigers in Cambodia: a strategic economic perspective | |
| 2010 Book Chapter | |
Following decades of political instability, Cambodia has experienced rapid economic development and land use change over the past 15 or so years. Private landownership has increased dramatically and forest cover has decreased by approximately 20%. In response to these changes, many wildlife populations, particularly those that require large areas, have declined. When faced with these development challenges, Cambodian policy-makers found it difficult to justify and defend the costs of landscape-scale wildlife conservation, partly because conceptual frameworks and tools for evaluating the outcomes of such decisions are not yet part of the decision-making process. In this chapter we discuss the costs and benefits of landscape-scale conservation efforts in the context of Cambodia's existing tiger landscapes. We believe that this is important because past efforts to make this case over the last 15 years have failed. We explore economic aspects of landscape conservation and show that such considerations can complement and reinforce the goal of tiger conservation in Cambodia. |
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