Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor this study is a guide for those looking to improve national wildlife laws with a view to ensuring environmental sustainability and strengthening the role of disadvantaged people and increasing their participation in the sharing of benefits in doing so this study concentrates on legal tools for the empowerment of local and indigenous communities . Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor fao legislative studies no 103 food and agriculture organization fao 9789251067109 books amazonca. The empowerment of the poor fao legislative study 103 issn 1014 6679 wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor 103 wildlife law can contribute to the legal empowerment of the poor to varying extents by granting local and indigenous communities clear and secure rights to conserve and use sustainably wildlife and benefit from it particularly through community based wildlife management . 2010 fao legal papers online no 83 is a comparative analysis of national wildlife legislation in asia and oceania with the aim of identifying strengths and weaknesses of legal frameworks in the promotion of sustainable wildlife management and in allowing disadvantaged people particularly indigenous and local communities to directly benefit from it. Wildlife legislation and the empowerment of the poor in asia and oceania this fao study analyses national legislation on wildlife management in 12 countries in asia and oceania it identifies strengths and weaknesses of legal frameworks in promoting sustainable wildlife management and proposes options to support empowerment of the poor