Biodiversity: A Reference HandbookCurrent threats to biodiversity, extinction of species, and major changes in human behavior that experts think are needed to conserve existing biodiversity are all addressed. Successful examples of biodiversity conservation provide a hopeful conclusion for the book. Filled with data, anecdotes, and examples, Biodiversity will capture the interest of a variety of readers from students to scientists. |
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... Date : 1993 Length : Series of six programs , 26 minutes each Price : $ 175 each or $ 645 for the series ( purchase ) ; $ 45 each or $ 180 for the series ( rental ) Source : Bullfrog Films Each of the programs in this series focuses on ...
... Date : 1993 Length : Series of six programs , 26 minutes each Price : $ 175 each or $ 645 for the series ( purchase ) ; $ 45 each or $ 180 for the series ( rental ) Source : Bullfrog Films Each of the programs in this series focuses on ...
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... Date : 1992 Bullard describes how minority communities are frequently tar- geted for toxic waste dumps and as sites for toxic industries . Environmental Racism in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin Speaker : Date : Haunani - Kay Trask 1993 ...
... Date : 1992 Bullard describes how minority communities are frequently tar- geted for toxic waste dumps and as sites for toxic industries . Environmental Racism in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin Speaker : Date : Haunani - Kay Trask 1993 ...
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... Date : Alexander Cockburn 1989 The author of The Fate of the Amazon discusses the political causes of rain forest destruction in Brazil . Recovering the Commons Speaker : Date : Vandana Shiva 1994 The commons in twelfth- and thirteenth ...
... Date : Alexander Cockburn 1989 The author of The Fate of the Amazon discusses the political causes of rain forest destruction in Brazil . Recovering the Commons Speaker : Date : Vandana Shiva 1994 The commons in twelfth- and thirteenth ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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