In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that require urgent attention. However, the nature and scale of the links between these two problems, and between efforts to address them, has been the subject of much heated debate. Understanding the different elements of this debate is critical if we are to move towards constructive solutions. This Reader provides a guide to, and commentary on, the different strands of the current conservation-poverty debate through a selection of key readings from both...

In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that require urgent attention. However, the nature and scale of the links between these two problems, and between efforts to address them, has been the subject of much heated debate. Understanding the different elements of this debate is critical if we are to move towards constructive solutions. This Reader provides a guide to, and commentary on, the different strands of the current conservation-poverty debate through a selection of key readings from both...

All that Johnathan Chalmers wanted was to write a book. But his aspirations came to a crashing halt with one rejection letter. Upset about the rejection, Johnathan responded to a classified ad looking for a worker at a kid's camp. Little did he know how this job would monumentally change his life. Camp Aldridge, a camp for underpriveleged children, is a camp designed like an Old West town. Johnathan took a job as the Sheriff in the town. But Camp Aldridge has always had a dark secret, and it is one that could make his job far more interesting. Can the man known as the Chocolate Sheriff learn...