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Karanth, K.K.; DeFries, R.
Conservation and management in human-dominated landscapes: Case studies from India
2010 Biological Conservation (143): 2865-2869
A large and growing body of conservation literature exists for understanding interactions between people and landscapes. Countries in South Asia and India in particular, face immense challenges posed by poverty, high densities of people, rapidly changing landscapes, complicated political and institutional regimes, and recent economic growth and urbanization. These regions have historically supported and continue to support high biodiversity, with significant conservation value. The high human populations and their dependence on landscapes for basic livelihood needs create the imperative to balance broader conservation objectives and human needs. We devote this issue to these human-dominated landscapes. We assembled this issue based on the premise that an evidence-based approach is a necessary step to further discussion of appropriate approaches to address these challenges. We focus on India as our main case study however the issues covered here are widely applicable to other regions of the world.
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