Biodiversity conservation, law + livelihoods : bridging the north-south divide / edited by Michael I. Jeffery, Jeremy Firestone, Karen Bubna-Litic.

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TextSeries: IUCN Academy of Environmental Law research studiesPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 598 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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9780511394652
0511394659
9780511551161
0511551169
9780511393181
0511393180
1107186412
9781107186415
1281982229
9781281982223
9786611982225
6611982221
0511394004
9780511394003
0511391870
9780511391873
0511390696
9780511390692

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Biodiversity conservation, law and livelihoods

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Biodiversity conservation, law + livelihoods.DDC classification:

346.04/695 22

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K3488 .B566 2008eb

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Contents:

The context -- Biodiversity : its conservation -- Conservation measures -- Uses of components of biodiversity -- Processes affecting biodiversity -- Biosecurity issues -- Access and benefit sharing.

Summary: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies' third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-based, and ecosystem-based conservation measures; the use of components of biodiversity and the processes affecting it; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The context -- Biodiversity : its conservation -- Conservation measures -- Uses of components of biodiversity -- Processes affecting biodiversity -- Biosecurity issues -- Access and benefit sharing.

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The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies' third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-based, and ecosystem-based conservation measures; the use of components of biodiversity and the processes affecting it; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value.

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