Climate Change and Biodiversity
Climate Change and Biodiversity

Author: Mehtab Singh

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-05-09

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 4431548386

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The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At the same time, land-use change caused by various human activities has led to extinction of many plant and animal habitats and species. In this context, the relevance of biodiversity for human survival is becoming a major international political issue as scientific evidence builds on the global health implications of biodiversity loss. These issues are closely linked with the issue of climate change, as many of the health risks due to climate change are associated with rapid degradation of biodiversity. This present work focuses on holistic natural resource-based spatio-temporal planning, development, and management and considers them as essential to save the degraded ecosystem for sustainable resource management. Contributions are compiled in two volumes: 1. Climate Change and Biodiversity and 2. Landscape Ecology and Water Management. Geoinformatics along with its tools such as remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS) have been used in assessing the results of various environmental problems both physical and social. The volume will be useful for geographers, geoscientists, hydrologists, landscape ecologists, environmentalists, engineers, planners and policy makers.

Conflicts in Conservation
Conflicts in Conservation

Author: Stephen M. Redpath

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1107017696

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An insightful guide to understanding conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity and groundbreaking strategies to deal with them.

The Rhinoceros of South Asia
The Rhinoceros of South Asia

Author: Kees Rookmaaker

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-06-12

Total Pages: 891

ISBN-13: 9004691545

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The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.

Asian Rhinos
Asian Rhinos

Author: Mohd. Khan bin Momin Khan

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9782831703367

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There are currently three species of Asian rhino: the Indian or greater one-horned Asian rhino, the Javan or lesser one-horned Asian rhino and the Sumatran or Asian two-horned rhino. Today, all three are threatened with extinction and two, the Sumatran rhino and Javan rhino, critically so. Although the Indian rhino is to be found in greater numbers than the other two, the threats to this species nevertheless remain significant. As in the case of the African rhinos, the threats to the Asian rhinos stem from poaching for the horn, the primary demand for which is in traditional Chinese medicine but which is also a speculator's commodity in several consumer nations. However, a further threat to these animals is also posed by the destruction of their habitat. Indeed, two of these species inhabit the tropical rainforest which is being destroyed. This action plan describes the major requirements for rhino conservation and describes some of the programmes which can and are being implemented to stem the threats to these species such as managed breeding and the "in situ" conservation of their habitats.

Rhino and Tiger Conservation
Rhino and Tiger Conservation

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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On the Brink
On the Brink

Author: Vivek Menon

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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A wonderfully entertaining exploration of the lives of the rarest of animals in India. The majestic Bengal tiger sets out for a hunt and the forest erupts, animals chittering and barking in alarm. A pack of wild dogs whistle to each other even as they rip open the flanks of a still-running spotted deer. Sarus cranes do their elaborate, spellbinding mating dance and pair for life. Ancient turtles haul themselves out of the ocean once every three years to lay their eggs in the moonlit sands. Sooner than most of us expect, these rituals will be part of history. On the Brink introduces us to these and seven other animal species of India that are in imminent peril, victims of human greed and callousness. The author, a wildlife biologist who has travelled extensively in the subcontinent, tells us stories of their births and deaths, their elaborate strategies of survival and their baffling idiosyncrasies. And into their stories intrude more than a few humansýpoachers with a genius for slaughter, a handful of harried conservationists, and restless tourists who will not be satisfied till a tiger dutifully makes an appearance. Well researched and full of anecdotes, On the Brink makes the complexities of the animal kingdom and manýs interaction with it accessible and compelling.