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For decades, conservationists argued that establishing strict nature reserves was the sole effective mechanism for protecting endangered rainforest biodiversity. However, recent empirical studies of tropical forest management challenge this exclusive focus. Researchers comparing strictly protected reserves with community-managed forests discovered that community-managed zones often maintained comparable, and in several cases superior, canopy coverage and wildlife density. The researchers attribute this outcome to active anti-poaching patrolling conducted by local residents who possess a direct economic stake in sustainable forest harvesting. Consequently, biodiversity preservation strategies that integrate local community governance are increasingly recognized as more resilient than top-down enforcement models.

Which sentence in the passage provides the underlying explanation for why community-managed forests achieved conservation outcomes comparable or superior to those of strict reserves?