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  • Against Extinctionby William (Bill) Adams

    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...

  • Protected Areas, Sustainable Land?by Catherine Aubertin; Estienne Rodary

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 99.95

    Protected 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...

  • Freiraum und Naturschutzby Hermann Baier; Frithjof Erdmann; Rainer Holz; Arno Waterstraat

    Springer 2006; US$ 139.99

    Flächenverbrauch 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...

  • Natural Resources Management in African Agricultureby C.B. Barrett; F. Place; A.A. Aboud

    CABI 2002; US$ 120.00

    This text consists of selected, edited and revised papers from a workshop held at ICRAF in July 2000. It synthesizes existing information on the adoption of natural resource management investments and strategies for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. more...

  • Development and Local Knowledgeby Alan Bicker; Paul Sillitoe; Johan Pottier

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 138.00

    There is a revolution happening in the practice of anthropology. A new field of 'indigenous knowledge' is emerging, which aims to make local voices hear and ensure that development initiatives meet the needs of indigenous people. Development and Local Knowledge focuses on two major challenges that arise in the discussion of indigenous knowledge... more...

  • Celebrity and the Environmentby Dan Brockington

    Zed Books 2009; US$ 26.95

    The battle to save the world is being joined by a powerful new group of warriors. Celebrities are lending their name to conservation causes, and conservation itself is growing its own stars to fight and speak for nature. In this timely and essential book, Dan Brockington argues that this alliance grows from the mutually supportive publicity celebrity... more...

  • Nature Unboundby Dan Brockington; Rosaleen Duffy; Jim Igoe

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 38.95

    This groundbreaking volume is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the rise of protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual categories they impose. The book explores key debates... more...

  • Biological Diversityby Louise E. Buck

    CRC Press 2001; US$ 119.95

    This text addresses the problem of how to balance local, national, and global interests in preserving the earth's biological diversity with competing interests in the use and exploitation of these natural resources. more...

  • Taking Care of What We Haveby Patrick Christie; David Bradford; Ray Garth; Bonifacio Gonzalez; Mark Hostetler

    International Development Research Centre 2000; US$ 25.00

    Together, rapid population growth, increased commercialization and exploitation of aquatic resources, deforestation and pollution, and encroachments on communally owned resources by national and transnational private interests are placing the world's coastal regions under enormous pressure. One example is the Pearl Lagoon estuary, the main basin on... more...

  • A Fishery Manager's Guidebookby Kevern L. Cochrane; Serge M. Garcia

    Wiley 2009; US$ 239.95

    Co-published with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fisheries management is the process that has evolved to try to ensure that fisheries operate in a manner that provides the immediate benefits in a sustainable manner. The widely accepted goal is that the full range of benefits should not only be available for this generation... more...