In Africa and Asia, it is counterproductive to try to prevent local people from exploiting their natural resources to improve their livelihoods. It does not stop the process of the deterioration of the environment, and it generates local resentment. Thus international conservation groups have been reassessing their actions.
在人口密度高的亞、非洲，限制當地住民利用自然資源以謀生計，對環境惡化沒有幫助，又造成許多反感與反擊，都促使國際保育組織重新調整步伐。