Hunting role: does tradition fit the sustainable development?
2010
Lavadinović, V., Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia)
Trough the history of mankind, the role of hunters was to provide security for their community. The hunting enabled the development of civilization, transformating the humans from collectors to the hunters, from a pray to the predators. Therefore the Hunting was the corner stone for establishing the human society. Nevertheless, during the 20th century, especially during the last quarter, the pressure of environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) increased against hunting. At a present time the public concern about the climate changes, the losses of biodiversity and habitat fragmentation raised the question if the hunting is needed any more. Except the pressure of variety eNGOs, the Hunting is in a collision with the traditional forestry. The traditional role of monofunctional forestry is productivity, which can be affected with tree damages caused by large ungulates. From its perspective, the presence of wild ungulates is negative for a forest utilization. The sustainable development, based on economical, ecological, social and cultural components is the right solution to solve this conflict. The balance between the traditional forestry, biodiversity conservation and wildlife management, is necessary for establishing multifunctional forestry. Therefore, the role of hunting in modern forestry is a complex issue which needs carefully to be evaluated.
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