Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Why the link between long-term research and conservation is a case worth making
- 2 Links between research and Protected Area management in Uganda
- 3 The use of research: how science in Uganda's National Parks has been applied
- 4 Long-term research and conservation in Kibale National Park
- 5 Monitoring forest–savannah dynamics in Kibale National Park with satellite imagery (1989–2003): implications for the management of wildlife habitat
- 6 Long-term studies reveal the conservation potential for integrating habitat restoration and animal nutrition
- 7 Long-term perspectives on forest conservation: lessons from research in Kibale National Park
- 8 Health and disease in the people, primates, and domestic animals of Kibale National Park: implications for conservation
- 9 The importance of training national and international scientists for conservation research
- 10 Community benefits from long-term research programs: a case study from Kibale National Park, Uganda
- 11 Potential interactions of research with the development and management of ecotourism
- 12 The human landscape around the Island Park: impacts and responses to Kibale National Park
- 13 Conservation and research in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Masindi District, Western Uganda
- 14 Long-term research and conservation in Gombe National Park, Tanzania
- 15 Long-term research and conservation in the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania
- 16 The contribution of long-term research by the Taï Chimpanzee Project to conservation
- 17 The Green Corridor Project: long-term research and conservation in Bossou, Guinea
- 18 Long-term research and conservation of the Virunga mountain gorillas
- 19 Long-term research and conservation of great apes: a global future
- 20 Long-term research and conservation: the way forward
- Index
20 - Long-term research and conservation: the way forward
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Why the link between long-term research and conservation is a case worth making
- 2 Links between research and Protected Area management in Uganda
- 3 The use of research: how science in Uganda's National Parks has been applied
- 4 Long-term research and conservation in Kibale National Park
- 5 Monitoring forest–savannah dynamics in Kibale National Park with satellite imagery (1989–2003): implications for the management of wildlife habitat
- 6 Long-term studies reveal the conservation potential for integrating habitat restoration and animal nutrition
- 7 Long-term perspectives on forest conservation: lessons from research in Kibale National Park
- 8 Health and disease in the people, primates, and domestic animals of Kibale National Park: implications for conservation
- 9 The importance of training national and international scientists for conservation research
- 10 Community benefits from long-term research programs: a case study from Kibale National Park, Uganda
- 11 Potential interactions of research with the development and management of ecotourism
- 12 The human landscape around the Island Park: impacts and responses to Kibale National Park
- 13 Conservation and research in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Masindi District, Western Uganda
- 14 Long-term research and conservation in Gombe National Park, Tanzania
- 15 Long-term research and conservation in the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania
- 16 The contribution of long-term research by the Taï Chimpanzee Project to conservation
- 17 The Green Corridor Project: long-term research and conservation in Bossou, Guinea
- 18 Long-term research and conservation of the Virunga mountain gorillas
- 19 Long-term research and conservation of great apes: a global future
- 20 Long-term research and conservation: the way forward
- Index
Summary
This book has described the conservation activities generated by seven African long-term research stations. They are the sites where research has been on-going for the longest period – the six oldest sites for chimpanzees, and the single oldest site for gorillas. In all of them the impacts on conservation appear to be diverse and positive, suggesting that the presence of researchers is an important predictor of conservation success. There is also informal evidence suggesting that the conservation status of these sites is better than comparable areas without such research. Gombe National Park, for example, was once surrounded by forest but is now an island of forest in a sea of agriculture. However, our sample of field stations is small, and various kinds of bias could temper the conclusion that long-term research has been responsible for conservation. In this chapter, therefore, we first summarize the conservation activities carried out by long-term researchers. We then suggest that the increased establishment and support of field stations might lead to improved conservation success in the future.
THE CONSERVATION IMPACTS OF LONG-TERM RESEARCH
Conservation consequences emanating from long-term research are diverse both within and across sites. Within sites, the variety is illustrated by the case considered in the greatest detail, Makerere University Biological Field Station (MUBFS) at Kibale National Park in Uganda. Across sites, researchers from the six other sites considered in this book (Bossou, Budongo, Gombe, Mahale, Taï, Virungas) report on major activities that vary from ecotourism and education to community-based conservation projects.
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- Science and Conservation in African ForestsThe Benefits of Longterm Research, pp. 242 - 245Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008
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