Last stand: protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity

Abstract

1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection 3. One Minute to Midnight: Time to Fight to Conserve Biodiversity in Tropical Rain Forests 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why 9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas 10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm