aplumptre posted on January 17, 2013 06:20
A recent report has been uploaded that describes a method to examine trade offs in competing land uses and biodiversity conservation. Using the conservation planning software
Marxan the report shows how it can be used to identify sites which will conserve the biodiversity of an area while at the same time maximizing the benefits of other land uses to people. Other land uses examined include timber harvesting, oil extraction and small scale agriculture.
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