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Summary
There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibility of evidence on the effectiveness of different interventions. This is the basis for this book adopting an 'evidence-based approach', modelled on the systematic reviews used in health sciences and now being applied to many policy arenas.
Evidence-based Conservation brings together a series of case studies, written by field practitioners, that provides the evidence-base for evaluating how effective conservation and poverty alleviation strategies can be better implemented. A series of systematic reviews uses experiences and data from fifteen integrated conservation and development projects conducted in the Lower Mekong region, specifically in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. They provide wide-ranging overviews of the effectiveness of protected areas and how innovative tools and methods for monitoring and evaluation can be utilised for more effective outcomes. Results are in the form of management and policy recommendations, based on the quality of evidence and the cost-utility of the intervention. By bridging the gap between field practice and conservation, the analysis should lead to more effective integrated conservation and development interventions. The book represents one of the first attempts to apply the evidence-based approach to conservation and development.
Author Notes
Terry C.H. Sunderland is a Principal Scientist in the Forests and Livelihoods Programme at the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia.
Jeffrey Sayer is Professor of Development Practice at James Cook University, Caims, Australia.
Minh-Ha Hoang is a Senior Scientist with the World Agroforestry Centre, based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Table of Contents
List of illustrations | p. ix |
Notes on contributors | p. xiii |
Foreword | p. xvii |
Acknowledgements | p. xix |
List of acronyms and abbreviations | p. xxi |
Part 1 Introduction | p. 1 |
1 Introduction: evidence-based conservation from the Lower Mekong | p. 3 |
Part 2.1 Experiences from the field: lessons learned in the implementation of integrated conservation and development projects: Vietnam | p. 15 |
2 Cat Tien National Park | p. 17 |
3 Song Thanh Nature Reserve | p. 29 |
4 Bach Ma National Park | p. 39 |
5 Tam Dao National Park | p. 50 |
6 Hoang Lien - Van Ban Nature Reserve | p. 61 |
Part 2.2 Experiences from the field: lessons learned in the implementation of integrated conservation and development projects: Laos | p. 71 |
7 Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area | p. 73 |
8 Nam Kading National Protected Area | p. 91 |
9 Nakai-Nam Theun National Protected Area | p. 110 |
10 The Xe Pian-Dong Hua Sao-Dong Ampham Biodiversity Conservation Corridor | p. 125 |
Part 2.3 Experiences from the field: lessons learned in the implementation of integrated conservation and development projects: Cambodia | p. 143 |
11 Creating options for long-term resource use and conservation in the eastern plains dry forest landscape of Cambodia | p. 145 |
12 Seima Protection Forest | p. 157 |
13 Central Cardamom Conservation Program | p. 187 |
14 Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 202 |
15 Virachey National Park | p. 216 |
Part 3 Analysis of conservation and development initiatives in the Lower Mekong: possibilities, prospects and policy | p. 225 |
16 Assessing design of integrated conservation and development projects: a case study using ICDPs in the Lower Mekong | p. 227 |
17 Organizational strategies for reconciling forest conservation and livelihood goals in interventions | p. 252 |
18 A review of conservation area governance in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam | p. 273 |
19 An analysis of conservation and development trade-offs at the Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam | p. 309 |
20 Forest degradation in the Lower Mekong and an assessment of protected area effectiveness c.1990-c.2009: a satellite perspective | p. 332 |
21 Quantifying threats to forests in the Lower Mekong and assessing responses | p. 351 |
22 Local perspectives on payments for environmental services | p. 369 |
23 Policy framework required for pro-poor payments for environmental services and REDD: the case of Vietnam | p. 386 |
24 Getting REDD to work in the Lower Mekong: lessons learned from integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) | p. 401 |
Part 4 Conclusions and recommendations | p. 419 |
25 Lessons learned from conservation and development interventions in the Lower Mekong | p. 421 |
Index | p. 430 |