Ecology and Sustainable Development

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Ecology and Sustainable Development

The recognition, in recent times, of perturbation as an integral component of ecosystem functioning, and which contributes towards sustainability and resilience of ecosystem has triggered off a shift in ecological paradigms. This shift has been further accentuated through the increasing realisations that ‘knowledge systems’ play a key role in précising the rapidly emerging sustainability science. The book discusses community participation in natural resource management which is linked to sustainable management of natural and human-managed ecosystems, with concern for sustainable livelihood of rural societies in the short term, and sustainable development of the region as part of a long-term plan.

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