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Protected Areas, Sustainable Land?
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 99.95Protected areas, such as nature reserves, national parks and marine conservation areas, are the main tool of nature conservation policies and are increasing on a worldwide scale. Giving an account of the extension and diversification of protected areas, this book determines whether these two processes constitute a breakdown in conservation policies. more...
Transfrontier Conservation in Africa At the Confluence of Capital, Politics and Nature
CABI 2007; US$ 70.00Transfrontier conservation is a global concept, which encompasses the protection of biodiversity spanning the borders of two or more countries in ways that support local economic development, international relations and peace. Nowhere is this more relevant but highly debatable than in Africa,. which is home to a third of the world's terrestrial biodiversity,... more...
Freiraum und Naturschutz
Springer 2006; US$ 139.99Flächenverbrauch sowie Störungen und Zerschneidungen in der Landschaft führen für viele Tier- und Pflanzenarten zu einschneidenden Konsequenzen. Erhöhte Mortalität, Dezimierung von Lebensräumen, verringerter Genaustausch und Verinselung der Restpopulationen erfordern eine weit über die einzelne Population oder den einzelnen Biotop hinausgehende Betrachtungsweise.... more...
Transforming Parks and Protected Areas
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95** This title was originally published in 2007. The version published in 2012 is a PB reprint of the original HB** The protection of natural resources and biodiversity through protected areas is increasingly based on ecological principles. Simultaneously the concept of ecosystem-based management has become broadly accepted and implemented over... more...
Saving the Earth as a Career
Wiley 2008; US$ 39.95Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation. Written in an informal and engaging style this book introduces all the important steps to becoming a conservation professional, from making the right career choice to finding a position... more...
Conservation and the Environment
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 49.50Conservation and environmental jobs account for between 1 and 3 percent of total U.S. employment, and educational options for this field have grown significantly in recent years. According to U.S. News & World Report, there are now some 515 colleges that offer degrees in natural resources and conservation fields, 266 that offer environmental sciences... more...
Protected Areas and Regional Development in Europe
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 124.95The past decade has seen a marked increase in the innovative and dynamic types of protected areas in Europe. Illustrated with a wide range of case studies from across Europe, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between protected areas and regional development policies and suggests the most innovative and successful ways... more...
Rights Resources and Rural Development
Earthscan 2004; US$ 37.50Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is an approach that offers multiple related benefits: securing rural livelihoods; ensuring careful conservation and management of biodiversity and other resources; and empowering communities to manage these resources sustainably. Recently however the CBNRM concept has attracted criticism for failing... more...
Against Extinction
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95'Conservation in the 21st century needs to be different and this book is a good indicator of why.' Bulletin of British Ecological Society Against Extinction tells the history of wildlife conservation from its roots in the 19th century, through the foundation of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire in London in 1903 to... more...









