Further, local and indigenous peoples often receive multiple, tangible benefits from well-designed protected areas (e.g., [35]).
Finally, a recent, extensive survey of development and conservation professionals revealed a
broad consensus that biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are generally positively linked, whereas countervailing minority positions have polarized the debate[36].
Altogether, the evidence shows that biodiversity-motivated conservation can be compatible with rights of indigenous groups and that the motivation of preserving nature for its own sake does not need to be thrown aside to achieve both goals