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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Townsend, Amy K. |
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Conference:
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Inequality and the Commons, the Third Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property |
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Location:
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Washington, DC |
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Conf. Date:
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September 17-20, 1992 |
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Date:
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1992 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5611
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Sector:
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Forestry |
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Region:
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Middle East & South Asia |
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Subject(s):
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common pool resources
parks
conservation
sustainability
global commons
IASC
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Abstract:
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"This paper will address the issues in exploring protected areas as commons. It will also examine the apparently conflicting issues of conservation and locals' access to traditionally used resources in Indian's Sundarbans National Park and Tiger Reserve. Shared by India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is a dynamic mangrove ecosystem characterized by great biodiversity. India's recognition of the area's importance resulted in the creation of the Park and core Reserve in 1984 and an elevation of its status to World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve in 1990. While the establishment of protected areas such as Sunderbans National Park has offered some security to species and ecosystems, conflicts between resident populations and officials mirror the fact that conservation and human use rights are still viewed as somewhat mutually exclusive."
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