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Author(s) -
Lynam Antony J.,
Porter Lindsay,
CamposArceiz Ahimsa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1111/cobi.12781
Subject(s) - geography , wildlife , natural resource , biodiversity , habitat destruction , threatened species , wildlife conservation , environmental resource management , environmental planning , agroforestry , environmental protection , habitat , ecology , environmental science , biology
Southeast Asia is a biodiversity hotspot where the risk of extinction for many vertebrates is high (Duckworth et al. 2012) due to the loss and degradation of habitats resulting from burgeoning human populations and economies, expansion of agricultural development, and unsustainable harvest of wildlife and other natural resources (Sodhi et al. 2010). Important conservation challenges in the region, especially in the terrestrial and coastal realms, include reducing the loss and degradation of native vegetation and reducing the risk of species' extinction and extirpation. This will involve mitigating impacts of land-use change, reducing human-wildlife conflicts, improving management of protected areas, resolving land-tenure conflicts, increasing community engagement in in resource conservation, and ultimately developing proconservation behaviors in Asian societies as a whole. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.