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Science 12 November 2004:
Vol. 306. no. 5699, pp. 1146 - 1149
DOI: 10.1126/science.1097920
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Biodiversity Conservation and the Eradication of Poverty

William. M. Adams,1 Ros Aveling,2 Dan Brockington,3 Barney Dickson,2 Jo Elliott,5 Jon Hutton,4 Dilys Roe,6 Bhaskar Vira,1 William Wolmer7

It is widely accepted that biodiversity loss and poverty are linked problems and that conservation and poverty reduction should be tackled together. However, success with integrated strategies is elusive. There is sharp debate about the social impacts of conservation programs and the success of community-based approaches to conservation. Clear conceptual frameworks are needed if policies in these two areas are to be combined. We review the links between poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation and present a conceptual typology of these relationships.

1 Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, UK.
2 Fauna & Flora International, Great Eastern House, Tenison Road, Cambridge, CB1 2RS, UK.
3 School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB, UK.
4 Resource Africa, Post Office Box 198, Cambridge, CB3 0TF, UK.
5 Department for International Development, 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE, UK.
6 International Institute for Environment and Development, 3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD, UK.
7 Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Sussex, BN1 9RE, UK.

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