Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Protecting beyond the protected Tim O'Riordan

Part II. Policy and Management: 2. Biodiversity: threats and challenges Tom Lovejoy

3. Biodiversity and biodepletion: the need for a paradigm shift Norman Myers

4. People, livelihoods and collective action in biodiversity management Jules Pretty

5. Deliberative democracy and participatory biodiversity Tim O'Riordan

Part III. Case Studies: 6. The politics of biodiversity in Europe Tim O'Riordan, Jenny Fairbrass, Martin Welp and Susanne Stoll-Kleemann

7. Community-based involvement in biodiversity protection in the United States Toddi Steelman

8. An ecoregional approach to biodiversity conservation in the Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa Amanda Younge

9. Wildlife management in Namibia: the conservancy approach Markus Nuding

10. Brazil: selling biodiversity with local livelihoods Ione Egler

11. The mixed experience of private sector involvement in biodiversity management in Costa Rica Michael Sturm

12. The uncertain role of biodiversity management in emerging democracies Martin Welp, Dami Buchori, David Ardhain and Daniela Hamidovic

Part IV. Perspective: 13. Enhancing biodiversity and humanity Susanne Stoll-Kleemann and Tim O'Riordan

Epilogue Walter Reid.