Living on the Edge - Climate Change and Human-Wildlife Interactions in the Buxa Tiger Reserve of India

In a rapidly changing climate, understanding the complex interactions between humans and wildlife is crucial for fostering coexistence. This book offers an in-depth analysis of how climate change exacerbates conflicts between local communities and wildlife in the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Through historical insights, current challenges, and community narratives, it reveals the adaptive strategies employed by villagers and their unintended consequences on wildlife. Readers will gain valuable insights into the cascading effects of these conflicts and find evidence-based policy recommendations aimed at promoting sustainable and harmonious coexistence. Essential for conservationists, policymakers, and anyone interested in sustainable development, this book provides practical solutions for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in the face of climate change.

List of contents

Human-Wildlife Dynamics in a Changing Climate.- The Forest, Wildlife, and People: Traversing the Changes in the Buxa Tiger Reserve.- Objectives and Methodological Approach.- An Account of the Geographical Details of the Buxa Tiger Reserve.- Climate Change Impact on Wildlife and the Livelihoods of the Forest Villagers in the Buxa Tiger Reserve.- Policy implication for human-wildlife co-existence under climate change.

Summary

In a rapidly changing climate, understanding the complex interactions between humans and wildlife is crucial for fostering coexistence. This book offers an in-depth analysis of how climate change exacerbates conflicts between local communities and wildlife in the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Through historical insights, current challenges, and community narratives, it reveals the adaptive strategies employed by villagers and their unintended consequences on wildlife. Readers will gain valuable insights into the cascading effects of these conflicts and find evidence-based policy recommendations aimed at promoting sustainable and harmonious coexistence. Essential for conservationists, policymakers, and anyone interested in sustainable development, this book provides practical solutions for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts in the face of climate change.

Product details

• Authors: Bhagirath Behera, Pritha Datta, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Tetsushi Sonobe
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2025
• EAN: 9783031826542
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3182654-2
• No. of pages: 82
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 9 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 82 p. 41 illus., 40 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Soziologie, Klimawandel, Ökologie, Biosphäre, Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften, Society, Politik der National- Zentral- oder Bundesregierung, Biodiversität (Artenvielfalt), Environmental Policy, Biodiversity, Environmental Management, Climate Change Ecology, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Population, culture and livelihoods, Rapidly changing climate, Interactions between humans and wildlife, Climate science, ecology, sociology, and policy, Human-wildlife dynamics in a changing climate, Forest, wildlife, and people