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Emerging professions in environmental conservation and habitat protection, growing number of courses in forestry/natural resource management, and an increasing recognition of eco-tourism and protected areas management calls for an appropriate reference that should enable amateur professionals to understand the various intricacies and ramifications in the field and help those already in the profession by improving their knowledge. This book combines the theoretical and practical knowledge of the authors and has been written in accordance with the above mentioned objectives. The book deals with a gamut of activities associated with protected area management, including the concepts, principles, history and movement of environmental conservation, classification of protected areas, planning principles, strategies and guidelines for establishing protected areas management, natural resources and sustainable livelihood of resource dependent communities, tourism management in the protected areas, trend in eco-tourism-its planning, management, evaluation and conservation. A glossary of technical terms has been included as the final chapter to facilitate the comprehension of the key concepts.

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