Estrategia mundial para la conservación

Estrategia mundial para la conservación
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1980
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN: 2880321042

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Strange Natures

Strange Natures
Author: Kent H. Redford
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0300230974

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A groundbreaking examination of the implications of synthetic biology for biodiversity conservation Nature almost everywhere survives on human terms. The distinction between what is natural and what is human-made, which has informed conservation for centuries, has become blurred. When scientists can reshape genes more or less at will, what does it mean to conserve nature? The tools of synthetic biology are changing the way we answer that question. Gene editing technology is already transforming the agriculture and biotechnology industries. What happens if synthetic biology is also used in conservation to control invasive species, fight wildlife disease, or even bring extinct species back from the dead? Conservation scientist Kent Redford and geographer Bill Adams turn to synthetic biology, ecological restoration, political ecology, and de-extinction studies and propose a thoroughly innovative vision for protecting nature.

Major Conservation Issues of the 1990s

Major Conservation Issues of the 1990s
Author: Jeffrey A. McNeely
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 25
Release: 1998
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN: 2831704332

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One of the innovative features of the first World Conservation Congress was the organization of some 57 workshops divided into ten major streams. These ranged from topics as diverse as sustainability in artisanal fisheries to managing mountain protected areas to business and the environment. This publication presents a summary of all the workshops, the main speakers and the papers they presented. It is an ideal starting point for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the issues that were explored by pointing the reader in the direction of further sources of information.

Connectivity Conservation

Connectivity Conservation
Author: Kevin R. Crooks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 675
Release: 2006-11-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 113946020X

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One of the biggest threats to the survival of many plant and animal species is the destruction or fragmentation of their natural habitats. The conservation of landscape connections, where animals, plants, and ecological processes can move freely from one habitat to another, is therefore an essential part of any new conservation or environmental protection plan. In practice, however, maintaining, creating, and protecting connectivity in our increasingly dissected world is a daunting challenge. This fascinating volume provides a synthesis on the current status and literature of connectivity conservation research and implementation. It shows the challenges involved in applying existing knowledge to real-world examples and highlights areas in need of further study. Containing contributions from leading scientists and practitioners, this topical and thought-provoking volume will be essential reading for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners working in conservation biology and natural resource management.

Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation

Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation
Author: Fikret Berkes
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1839102233

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Professor Fikret Berkes provides a unique introduction to the social and interdisciplinary dimensions of biodiversity conservation. Examining a range of approaches, new ideas, controversies and debates, he demonstrates that biodiversity loss is not primarily a technical issue, but a social problem that operates in an economic, political and cultural context. Berkes concludes that conservation must be democratized in order to broaden its support base and build more inclusive constituencies for conservation.

Agenda and Documents

Agenda and Documents
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre:
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