Conserving the World's Biological Diversity
- ISBN-10
- 0915825422
- ISBN-13
- 9780915825424
- Category
- Nature / Natural Resources
- Pages
- 193
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- IUCN
- Authors
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Jeffrey A. McNeely
Description
Biological diversity: what it is a and why it is important; The values of biological diversity; How and why biological resources are threatened; Approaches to conserving biological diversity; The information required to conserve biological diversity; Establishing priorities for conserving biological diversity; The role of strategies and action plans in promoting conservation of biological diversity; How to pay for coserving biological diversity; Enlisting new partners for conservation of biological diversity.
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