Application of a rights-based approach to conservation: The problem of fragmentation and the need for a coordinated response

Abstract

This analysis examines the emerging concept of a 'rights-based approach to conservation' as a process that aims to further the protection and realisation of human rights in the context of conservation measures. The author suggests a 'coordinated' method of applying a rights-based approach in response to situations where the human rights of indigenous and local communities might be marginalised by conservation efforts such as the management of forests as carbon sinks. It is suggested that components of a comprehensive approach, demarcated in this analysis, are to be addressed by the most appropriate actors given time and resource constraints, and that efforts, if distinct from one another, be..