A Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Page : pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biodiversity conservation
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Author :
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Page : pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biodiversity conservation
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Author : Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781853837371
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Publisher : Secretariat of Convention
Page : 1540 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biodiversity conservation
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Author : Ruth Mackenzie
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 2831706718
This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI). The main goal of the guide is to facilitate the understanding of the obligations of Parties to the Protocol, by providing an information base on the content and origin of the Protocol provisions, accessible to the non-specialist and useful for those who will be involved in the development and implementation of national safety frameworks.
Author : Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biodiversity
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Author : Boris Worm
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 069115483X
The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Little mechanistic theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of observed gradients of biodiversity both on land and in the oceans. Based on a comprehensive empirical synthesis of global patterns of species diversity and their drivers, A Theory of Global Biodiversity develops and applies a new theory that can predict such patterns from few underlying processes. The authors show that global patterns of biodiversity fall into four consistent categories, according to where species live: on land or in coastal, pelagic, and deep ocean habitats. The fact that most species groups, from bacteria to whales, appear to follow similar biogeographic patterns of richness within these habitats points toward some underlying structuring principles. Based on empirical analyses of environmental correlates across these habitats, the authors combine aspects of neutral, metabolic, and niche theory into one unifying framework. Applying it to model terrestrial and marine realms, the authors demonstrate that a relatively simple theory that incorporates temperature and community size as driving variables is able to explain divergent patterns of species richness at a global scale. Integrating ecological and evolutionary perspectives, A Theory of Global Biodiversity yields surprising insights into the fundamental mechanisms that shape the distribution of life on our planet.
Author : Geoff Tansey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 12,2 MB
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136553924
This practical book highlights the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity and food security. Additionally it covers negotiations in the World Trade Organization, Convention on Biological Diversity, UN Food and Agriculture Organization and various other international bodies.
Author : Thomas Greiber
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 2012
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ISBN : 2831715296
Author : John I. Spicer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1780741324
Biologist John Spicer shows how closely our future is linked with that of biodiversity while navigating readers through some key problems facing our planet, including mass extinctions, population explosions, habitat destruction, and pollution. Along the way, he provides valuable insight into the impact humans have had upon the earth and its inhabitants, whether efforts such as ecotourism really help, and how scientists and economists calculate the 'value' of biodiversity. Passionately argued, this book is a must for anyone who has an appreciation for nature and wants to understand the real issues at stake in preserving it.
Author : Francesca Grifo
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,34 MB
Release : 1997-02-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781559635004
The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity loss affects the spread of human diseases, causes a loss of medical models, diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, and threatens food production and water quality. Biodiversity and Human Health brings together leading thinkers on the global environment and biomedicine to explore the human health consequences of the loss of biological diversity. Based on a two-day conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution, the book opens a dialogue among experts from the fields of public health, biology, epidemiology, botany, ecology, demography, and pharmacology on this vital but often neglected concern. Contributors discuss the uses and significance of biodiversity to the practice of medicine today, and develop strategies for conservation of these critical resources. Topics examined include: the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss emerging infectious diseases and the loss of biodiversity the significance and use of both prescription and herbal biodiversity-derived remedies indigenous and local peoples and their health care systems sustainable use of biodiversity for medicine an agenda for the future In addition to the editors, contributors include Anthony Artuso, Byron Bailey, Jensa Bell, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Michael Boyd, Mary S. Campbell, Eric Chivian, Paul Cox, Gordon Cragg, Andrew Dobson, Kate Duffy-Mazan, Robert Engelman, Paul Epstein, Alexandra S. Fairfield, John Grupenhoff, Daniel Janzen, Catherine A. Laughin, Katy Moran, Robert McCaleb, Thomas Mays, David Newman, Charles Peters, Walter Reid, and John Vandermeer. The book provides a common framework for physicians and biomedical researchers who wish to learn more about environmental concerns, and for members of the environmental community who desire a greater understanding of biomedical issues.