ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 looked at previous approaches to combining poverty issues with conservation and their limited success in terms of benefits to people. It also noted some concepts that may be useful in understanding the linkages between poverty and conservation. The case studies in Chapter 3 explored ways in which poverty and conservation issues have been addressed. These two chapters provide the context for a discussion of a reinvigorated approach to sustainable development, one that ensures that both conservation and poverty reduction are addressed explicitly. Sustainable development is the ideal objective, however difficult it may be to achieve in practice.
