Table of Contents

Foreword; Kenton Miller, vii; Preface; Jeffrey A. McNeely, ix; Introduction: building broader support for protected areas; Jeffrey A. McNeely, 1; 1 A taxonomy of support: how and why new constituencies are supporting protected areas; Jeffrey A. McNeely, Kent H. Redford and Assheton Stewart Carter, 11; 2 Extractive industries as a new constituency for protected areas; Assheton Stewart Carter, 21; 3 Urban dwellers and protected areas: natural allies; Ted Tryzna, 35; 4 The role of hunting in promoting protected areas; Kent H. Redford and Miranda Mockrin, 49; 5 Building support for protected areas using a "one health" perspective; Steven A. Osofsky, Richard A. Kock, Michael D. Kock, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Richard Grahn, Tim Leyland and William B. Karesh, 65; 6 Protected areas and the security community; Anne Hammill, 81; 7 Protected areas and development assistance agencies: at the intersection of conservation and development; Thomas O. McShane, 91; 8 Protected areas and local and indigenous communities; Lea M. Scherl, 101; 9 Protected areas and indigenous peoples: the Durban contributions to reconciliation and equity; Peter Bille Larsen and Gonzalo Oviedo, 113; 10 Building cultural support for protected areas through sacred natural sites; Allen Putney, 129; 11 Building support for protected areas through tourism; Robyn Bushell, 141; 12 Making connections: the tactics, art and science of building political support for protected natural areas; David Ostergren, 155; 13 Contribution of the World Heritage Convention to building support for the global protected area system; Jim Thorsell, 169; 14 Communication as a means of building support for protected areas; Wendy Goldstein and Elisabeth Auchincloss, 177; 15 Some conclusions and ways ahead; Jeffrey A. McNeely, 191; Acronyms, 197; List of contributors, 198; References, 201.

About the Author

Jeff McNeely served as Chief Scientist of IUCN until retirement in July 2009, and as Senior Science Advisor until March 2012. He has recently worked with the Government of Tanzania on World Heritage issues and the Government of Japan, also on World Heritage issues as well as protected areas and natural hazards and advising on the content of the Asia Parks Congress. He has worked on protected areas for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and numerous bilateral agencies/NGOs in over 80 countries. His publications comprise over 40 books and 500 scientific and popular papers on various aspects of conservation seeking to link conservation of natural resources to the maintenance of cultural diversity and to economically-sustainable ways of life. He serves on the editorial advisory board of seven biodiversity-related journals.