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Nature 448, 111 (12 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448111a; Published online 11 July 2007

Conserving life and livelihood

Emma Marris

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Does conservation really benefit the poor?

Last week, more than 1,600 people involved in conserving Earth's flora and fauna came to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It was the first time that the Society for Conservation Biology, based in Arlington, Virginia, had met in Africa, and the setting raised a challenging question: does conservation help poor people?