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Kothari, A.
Time to move _Out of Africa_! - A response to Adams and Hulme
2001 Oryx (35): 204-205
Adams and Hulme (this issue ) have provided a useful overview of the current debate regarding community based conservation in Africa. Their conclusion, that the question is not whether conservation should be done with people, but how this should happen, is important, and the points made regarding conservation by communities rather than for communities, and regarding the variety of community conservation (CC) initiatives, are vital. Having said that, however, Adams and Hulme's analysis is incomplete, and I wish here to make some constructive criticisms in order to encourage a more international perspective on this important issue. The material and cases used are exclusively from Africa, and it should be acknowledged that this is not representative of CC initiatives across the world. If a global view is taken and, even for Africa, if a full spectrum of initiatives is considered, the following issues would emerge.
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