Anthropology and the conservation of biodiversity

BS Orlove, SB Brush - Annual Review of Anthropology, 1996 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Conservation programs for protected areas and plant genetic resources have
evolved in similar ways, beginning with a focus on single species and expanding to …

The demographic transition: are we any closer to an evolutionary explanation?

MB Mulder - Trends in ecology & evolution, 1998 - cell.com
The radical shift in human reproduction in the late 19th century, known as the demographic
transition, constitutes a major challenge to evolutionary approaches to human behaviour …

Contingent valuation of ecotourism in Annapurna conservation area, Nepal: Implications for sustainable park finance and local development

N Baral, MJ Stern, R Bhattarai - Ecological economics, 2008 - Elsevier
To determine willingness to pay (WTP) for candidate entry fees, contingent valuation surveys
were administered to 315 foreign visitors to the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal …

Valuation of ecosystem services from an important wetland of Nepal: a study from Begnas watershed system

S Thapa, L Wang, A Koirala, S Shrestha, S Bhattarai… - Wetlands, 2020 - Springer
Determining the economic value of wetlands is essential while creating sustainable wetland
development plans and market-based ecological protection strategies. This paper studies …

The economic value of wetland ecosystem services: Evidence from the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

B Sharma, G Rasul, N Chettri - Ecosystem Services, 2015 - Elsevier
We assessed the economic values of the selective ecosystem services of the Koshi Tappu
Wildlife Reserve, using a combination of market-based and value transfer methods. The …

Climate-change threats to distribution, habitats, sustainability and conservation of highly traded medicinal and aromatic plants in Nepal

SK Rana, HK Rana, S Ranjitkar, SK Ghimire… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change poses significant challenges to the conservation of highly traded prioritized
medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) from the Greater Himalayas. It is therefore essential to …

A framework for evaluating the effects of human factors on wildlife habitat: the case of giant pandas

J Liu, Z Ouyang, WW Taylor, R Groop… - Conservation …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
To address the complex interactions between humans and wildlife habitat, we developed a
conceptual framework that links human factors with forested landscapes and wildlife habitat …

Do tigers displace leopards? If so, why?

M Odden, P Wegge, T Fredriksen - Ecological research, 2010 - Springer
We investigated predictions concerning the competitive relationships between tigers
Panthera tigris and leopards Panthera pardus in Bardia National Park, Nepal, based on …

Park-people relationships: the case of damage caused by park animals around the Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal

JE Studsrød, P Wegge - Environmental conservation, 1995 - cambridge.org
Crop damage and livestock predation were a serious problem in three Village Development
Committees (VDCs) situated adjacent to the Southwestern Part of the Royal Bardia National …

Shifting paradigms for Nepal's protected areas: history, challenges and relationships

BR Bhattarai, W Wright, BS Poudel, A Aryal… - Journal of Mountain …, 2017 - Springer
The modern history of protected area (PA) management in Nepal dates back to 1973 when
the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act (1973) was promulgated and Chitwan …