"National Parks: Management and Conservation" ed. by Mohd Nazip Suratman

This book highlights various approaches for managing and conserving protected areas in temperate and tropical regions to respond to some pressing global challenges today. It is divided into five main sections, viz., protected area management, fish and wildlife conservation, biodiversity conservation, ecotourism and recreation, and local community participation. The book enhances the understanding of the important roles national parks play in the environment and society.

The rapid fragmentation and habitat change in natural environments have created a need for management and conservation, which will ensure areas are protected from anthropogenic interference. These protected areas are necessary to provide adequate location for biodiversity conservation, environmental monitoring, and scientific research where a complete understanding of the natural process and full protection of ecosystems can be attained.

Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Conserving Biodiversity in Protected Areas
2 Protected Areas and Regional Development: An Austrian Case Study
3 Development Vision of Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia: National Park “Krka" as a Trend Leader
4 Transboundary Cooperation: The Best Way to Share Common Responsibility for Future
5 Challenges in the Management of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Republic of Croatia
6 Establishment of Management Plan by Sighting Reports of Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus): A Case Study in Oze National Park, Central Japan
7 Genotoxic Biomarkers in Fishes of the Chapada Das Mesas National Park, Brazil
8 A Centennial Path Towards Sustainability in Spanish National Parks: Biodiversity Conservation and Socioeconomic Development (1918-2018)
9 Biomass and Carbon Stocks Estimation of Lowland Dipterocarp, Riparian and Hill Dipterocarp Forests in Pahang National Park, Malaysia
10 The Roles of Interpretation in the Management of National Parks in South Africa
11 Light Intensity and Soil Compaction as Influenced by Ecotourism Activities in Pahang National Park, Malaysia
12 Policy and Related Issues Pertaining Community Participation in the Management of Protected Area (PA): A Case of Pahang National Park, Malaysia