Radical Approach Results In A Conservation Success Story

Award-winning ecologist pioneered a radically different model for conservation that includes humans as part of the ecological equation of wildlife preserves.

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December 19, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Ayres pioneered a novel approach to conservation that balances the needs of all forest inhabitantsincluding humans.Wildlife preserves traditionally ban human residents. But Ayres developed a radically different model, where local communities remain intact and serve a key role in the management of wildlife and natural resources. 'Instead of seeing people as the problem, we realized it was better to make them part of the solution.'

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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