Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- Indigenous people and local communities provide the best long-term outcomes for conservation at a time when environmentalists debate strategies best suited for the world experiencing increasingly drastic impact of climate change, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and partners in France.

The study, published today in the journalEcology and Society, found that conservation success is "the exception rather than the rule" but suggests the answer could be equitable conservation, which empowers and supports the environmental stewardship of indigenous people and local communities.

The research team studied the outcomes of 169 conservation projects around the world -from restoring national ...