Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland is the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford and director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science. She is particularly known for her work on Saiga Antelope. Ruth Mace is the author of Conservation of Biological Resources, published by Wiley.

• Part I: Introduction to Biological Conservation and Sustainable Use. Part II: Theoretical Background.The Ecological and Economic Theory of Sustainable Harvesting.Harvesting and Ecological Realities.Decision-Making by Users of Natural Resources.Practical Considerations when Applying the Theory.Part III: Case Studies.Sustainable Use as a Conservation Tool in the Forests of South-East Asia (Kathy Mackinnon).Will Bigleaf Mahogany Be Conserved Through Sustainable Use? (R E Gullison).Cosiguina, Nicaragua: A Case Study in Community-Based Management of Wildlife (Vivienne Solis Rivera and Stephen R Edwards).Sustainability of the Falkland Islands Loligo Squid Fishery (Sophie des Clers).Recreational Use of Coral Reefs in the Maldives and Caribbean (Andrew R G Price, Callum M Roberts and Julie P Hawkins).A Century of Change in the Central Luangwa Valley of Zambia (Joel Freehling and Stuart A Marks).The Economics of Wildlife Conservation Policy in Kenya (M Norton-Griffiths).Gorilla Tourism: A Critical Look (Thomas M Butynski and Jan Kalina).Caribou and Muskox Harvesting in the Northwest Territories (Anne Gunn).Hunting of Game Mammals in the Soviet Union (Leonid M Baskin).Part IV: Making Conservation Work.Making Conservation Work.References.Glossary of Terms.Index.

"The book's coverage of ecological and economic theory of sustainable use, decision-making and practical considerations when applying the theory is beautifully done and very readable....... this fine volume is sure to be important and will set a standard for truly interdisciplinary work in conservation biology." Nature