ABSTRACT
Since the late 1980s, when the concept of biodiversity was brought to the public domain, scientists, conservationists, and policy makers have increased research activities in order to understand and manage the complexities of our natural world. Since then, biodiversity management objectives have not changed much; they still seek to protect biodiversity, to restore it, and to use it in a sustainable way. In contrast, new biodiversity management strategies and approaches have been undertaken during the past 10 years, as our understanding of biodiversity threats and ecosystem dynamics have increased. These new approaches include in situ strategies (e.g., conservation corridors); restoration and rehabilitation strategies (e.g., reintroduction of native species and repair of ecosystem services); major land use strategies (e.g., bioprospecting initiatives and sustainable use practices included in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, wildlife management, and tourism); and policy and institutional strategies (e.g., methods such as access laws, subsidies, and taxes to regulate access to and use of land resources).
