Butterfly farming for sustainable development in the developing world: A value chain approach

Abstract

The sustainable management of ecological resources requires conservation efforts that not only protect against habitat loss but also link stakeholder incentives to the process itself. One means of achieving this is through integrated conservation and development projects (McShane and Wells, 2004). In such settings, the idea is that linkages are made between the protection of the environment on the one hand, and opportunities for income generation and sustainable livelihoods on the other. a particular aspect of such projects is that they are bottom-up in nature, providing diversified options for empowered local groups to manage natural resources (Hughes and Flintan, 2001).