The World's Protected Areas
The World's Protected Areas

Author: Stuart Chape

Publisher: Univ de Castilla La Mancha

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780520246607

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"Illustrated with maps, color photographs, and graphics, this reference offers a comprehensive status report on the world's 60,000 parks, nature reserves, and other land and marine areas designated as protected areas. It offers an overview of what these protected areas have and have not accomplished and what threats they face." -- Provided by publisher.

The Future is an Ancient Lake
The Future is an Ancient Lake

Author: Caterina Batello

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9789251050644

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This art book contains over 350 color photographs by Marzio Marzot, documenting information on traditional food production systems, scientific details and notes from a journey through one of the world' s outstanding region: the Lake Chad Basin in Africa. It provides an insight into the life and customs of the local farmers, fishermen and pastoralists who foster, maintain and utilize biodiversity in their traditional agricultural systems, thereby deploying the knowledge and techniques that they have accumulated over many centuries. FAO promotes the sharing of experiences and awareness related to the role of rural people in conserving and sustainably using agricultural biodiversity. Building on the local knowledge and social organization of farmers is indispensable. The images in this book are a tribute to the knowledge and work of farmers and their care for the land.

The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Charles Perrings

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Reporting on a research project, environmental economists, most from York University, offer case studies of the economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystems, including wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid savannas, and lakes, discussing the policy options for conserving biodiversity in each case. They also analyze in detail the environmental consequences of policy reform in Ghana on the large and small scale, and present practical recommendations for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. Among the other areas they consider are the Hadejiia-Nguru wetlands of northern Nigeria, Nyae Nyae in Namibia, the Marsabit Forest Reserve, and demersal and gillnet fisheries in Malawi. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR