Biodiversity : a challenge for development research and policy / Wilhelm Barthlott, Matthias Winiger (eds.)

The preservation of biodiversity is an essential part of the global concept for sustainable development. Ecologically and socially acceptable management of biodiversity is a prerequisite for the preservation of the wealth and productivity of natural ecological systems, and maintainance of the cultur...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Barthlott, Wilhelm, Winiger, Matthias
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]
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Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Introduction
  • Biodiversity: Basic Facts and Trends
  • Biodiversity in Change
  • Consequences for Development and Environmental Policy
  • Bolivia
  • A Megadiversity Country
  • The Biodiversity of Bolivia. Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
  • Case Studies from the Andes. Policy and the Conservation of Biodiversity. Call for Research and Action.