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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... Media Center , based in Costa Rica , which issues newsletters and briefs to conservationists in Latin America . Publications : The Canopy is RA's membership newsletter . The Conservation Media Center publishes the Eco - Exchange newslet ...
... Media Center , based in Costa Rica , which issues newsletters and briefs to conservationists in Latin America . Publications : The Canopy is RA's membership newsletter . The Conservation Media Center publishes the Eco - Exchange newslet ...
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... Media , The Video Project This is a reference guide to more than 700 endangered species of plants and animals that are legally protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act . Multimedia reports use written and spo- ken words , animal ...
... Media , The Video Project This is a reference guide to more than 700 endangered species of plants and animals that are legally protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act . Multimedia reports use written and spo- ken words , animal ...
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... Media and the Environment Speaker : Date : Alexander Cockburn 1992 Media analyst Cockburn comments on how mass media has neg- atively stereotyped the environmental movement . Plundering Paradise : The Struggle for the Environment in the ...
... Media and the Environment Speaker : Date : Alexander Cockburn 1992 Media analyst Cockburn comments on how mass media has neg- atively stereotyped the environmental movement . Plundering Paradise : The Struggle for the Environment in the ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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