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. 2007 Oct 23;5(11):e289.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050289.

The costs of exclusion: recognizing a role for local communities in biodiversity conservation

Marc Ancrenaz  1 , Lisa Dabek, Susan O'Neil
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The costs of exclusion: recognizing a role for local communities in biodiversity conservation

Marc Ancrenaz et al. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

Two cross-cultural, community-based conservation initiatives in Borneo and Papua New Guinea incorporate poverty eradication into their biodiversity conservation programs in areas harboring some of the world's most endangered species.

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Figure 1. At eight years old, orang-utans like Etin, who lives in the KOCP intensive study site in the Lower Kinabatangan Sanctuary, start wandering alone in the forest to find a new territory.
(Image: Jamil Sinyor)
Figure 2
Figure 2. KOCP conducts orang-utan ecological fieldwork during a joint program with staff from Sabah parks in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary.
(Image: Jamil Sinyor)
Figure 3
Figure 3. Gabriel Porolak of PNG prepares to outfit a tree kangaroo with a radio collar.
(Image: TKCP)
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