Arguments for protected areas : multiple benefits for conservation and use /

"Most protected areas (e.g.national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and land- and seascape values. They currently cover over 13% of the world's land surface, around 12% of marine coastal areas and 4% of the marine shelf. Retaining and expanding these areas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stolton, Sue, Dudley, Nigel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Washington : Earthscan, 2010.
Temas:
Protected areas > Management.
Ecosystem management.
Nature conservation.
Aires protégées > Gestion.
Écosystèmes > Gestion.
Nature > Conservation.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Ecosystem management
Nature conservation
Protected areas > Management
Naturschutzgebiet
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Protected areas: linking environment and well-being / Sue Solton
  • Vital sites: protected areas supporting health and recreation / Sue Stolton
  • Running pure: protected areas maintaining purity and quantity of urban water supplies / Nigel Dudley and Lawrence Hamilton
  • Food stores: protected areas conserving crop wild relatives and securing future food stocks / Nigel Maxted [and others]
  • Nursery tails: protected areas conserving wild marine and freshwater fish stocks / Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton
  • Natural security: protected areas and hazard mitigation / Jonathan Randall, Sue Stolton and Glenn Dolcemascolo
  • Safety net: protected areas contributing to human well-being / Liza Higgins-Zogib [and others]
  • Beyond belief: linking faiths and protected areas to support biodiversity conservation / Liza Higgins-Zogib [and others]
  • Living traditions: protected areas and cultural diversity / Liza Higgins-Zogib, Nigel Dudley and Ashish Kothari
  • Diverting places: linking travel, pleasure and protection / Sue Stolton, Nigel Dudley and Zoltan Kun
  • Climate change: the role of protected areas in mitigating and adapting to change / Nigel Dudley, Trevor Sandwith and Alexander Belokurov
  • Making peace: protected areas contributing to conflict resolution / Trevor Sandwith and Charles Besancon
  • Nature conservation: leaving space for biodiversity / Nigel Dudley
  • Precious places: getting the arguments right / Nigel Dudley, Marc Hockings and Sue Stolton.

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