[MPWG] Sustainable use of wild living resources

[Patricia_Ford at fws.gov]

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HOW CAN WILD LIVING RESOURCES BE USED SUSTAINABLY?
Sustainable use of wild living resources, namely plants and animals, can
play a vital role in lifting people out of poverty and securing their
future. IUCN is among the many organisations trying to identify the factors
associated with sustainability of resource use. It is now widely accepted
that sustainable use of wild species depends on economic, social and
biological factors. Yet there has been little quantitative research showing
the relative importance of these factors, or investigation of the links
between them. To address this, the Union is providing seed funds for a
project entitled: the Sustainable Use of Species and Ecosystems: Developing
Tools for the Management of Living Wild Resources from a Quantitative
Review of the Factors that Determine Sustainability. This will be
implemented by a partnership between the IUCN/SSC Wildlife Trade Programme,
SSC Sustainable Use Specialist Group, IUCN South American Regional Office,
IUCN Asia Regional Office, TRAFFIC (the wildlife trade monitoring network)
and the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). More
information: http://www.iucn.org/info_and_news/press/sustuse.pdf

http://iucn.org/themes/ssc/susg/3ICprojectbrochure.htm

http://www.iucn.org/themes/sustainableuse/policy/polstateng.html