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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... sustainable practices would result in conservation of biodiversity not only in public parks and reserves but on private lands as well . Sustainability in Indigenous Lifestyles Sustainable development may be a new concept for national ...
... sustainable practices would result in conservation of biodiversity not only in public parks and reserves but on private lands as well . Sustainability in Indigenous Lifestyles Sustainable development may be a new concept for national ...
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... sustainable development . So far , however , only three countries ( New Zealand , the Netherlands , and Singapore ) and several cities have adopted them . In those places a consensus has been achieved that encourages all participants to ...
... sustainable development . So far , however , only three countries ( New Zealand , the Netherlands , and Singapore ) and several cities have adopted them . In those places a consensus has been achieved that encourages all participants to ...
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... Sustainable Development . Oslo , Norway : Scandinavian University Press , 1992. 324 pages . ISBN 82-00-21508-3 The 1990 International Conference on the Conservation of Genetic Resources for Sustainable Development held in Røros , Norway ...
... Sustainable Development . Oslo , Norway : Scandinavian University Press , 1992. 324 pages . ISBN 82-00-21508-3 The 1990 International Conference on the Conservation of Genetic Resources for Sustainable Development held in Røros , Norway ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
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