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Mongabay.com Open Access Journal - Tropical Conservation Science Vol.1(4):307-320, 2008 Conservation Letter Integrating landscapes that have experienced rural depopulation and ecological homogenization into tropical conservation planning 1 2 3Aerin L. Jacob , Ismael Vaccaro , Raja Sengupta , Joel 4 5Hartter and Colin A. Chapman 1Dept. of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1B1, Canada – 2Aerin.Jacob@mail.McGill.ca; Dept. of Anthropology & McGill School of Environment, McGill University, 3Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Ismael.Vaccaro@McGill.ca ; Dept. of Geography & McGill School of Environment, 805 Sherbrooke St W., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6, Canada – 4Raja.Sengupta@McGill.ca; Dept. of Geography, University of New Hampshire, 127 James Hall, Durham, 5NH 03824, USA - Joel.Hartter@unh.edu; Dept. of Anthropology & McGill School of Environment, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, USA – Colin.Chapman@McGill.ca Abstract If current trends of declining fertility rates and increasing abandonment of rural land as a result of urbanization continue, this will signal a globally significant transformation with important consequences for policy makers interested in conservation planning. This transformation is presently evident in a number of countries and projections suggest it may occur in the future in many developing ...