a Kuznets curve for biodiversity. It appears that results are strongly contrasted; economic growth does not seem to be … necessarily the solution of biodiversity loss. Then, we focus on the main biodiversity conservation policies implemented in Africa …

are now said to have assumed a mandate to go beyond just biodiversity conservation to improving the welfare of local … protected areas, there is a paradigm shift that seeks to promote a model of biodiversity conservation where livelihood … activities are not just seen as compatible with biodiversity conservation but that it actually drives and facilitates conserv... …