The irony is that "anti-people" conservation doesn't appear to be having a beneficial effect on wildlife and may in fact be self-defeating.
A survey of 57 conservancy managers from conservancies across Kenya found the main aims in setting up conservancies to be improved incomes for local people and conservation of habitat for wildlife and tourism (Reid, RS, D Kaelo, KA Galvin, and R Harmon: Pastoral wildlife conservancies in Kenya: A bottom-up revolution in conservation, balancing livelihoods and conservation?, unpublished).
Following these beliefs and traditions, Kanak people and Conservation International (CI) have been jointly involved in conserving the ancestral waters and natural resources.
Resettlement of people for conservation is a contentious issue, but remains an important policy for conserving species like tigers which require vast, inviolate habitats.
François accepts that there is a long way to go with local people and conservation.
Oh the other side of the ledger, the drought has taught people about conservation, water, grasses scientific feeding, etc.
Dr. Yoder sees the Lemur Center as a powerful tool for interesting young people in conservation and science in general.
People's conservation concerns have mainly focused on land, even though the seas cover two-thirds of the planet and are a vital source of food and pleasure.
"Being a ranger is a job with dangers in places like Kenya, but it also gives security and people recognise conservation is working for peace," she said.
"Big iconic species are a way to bring people into conservation – you start with whales, move onto sharks and their tourism value and then bring in turtles, dugongs…from there you can begin protecting entire ecosystems," says Heinrichs.
Today Mr. Davis insisted that "if a rate increase becomes absolutely necessary to keep our lights on and our economy strong," he would fight to protect poor people, reward conservation and punish waste.
