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SUBMITTER: Cao S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2705541 | biostudies-other | 2009 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cao Shixiong S Zhong Binglin B Yue Hui H Zeng Heshui H Zeng Jinhua J
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20090615 26
It is widely accepted that environmental degradation and poverty are linked and that conservation and poverty reduction should be tackled together. However, success with integrated strategies has been elusive. Here, we present the results of a study that illustrates how development that combines environmental and economic perspectives and that provides appropriate compensation to affected populations can improve both nature and society, thereby eradicating the "poverty trap." The results show th ...[more]