Author: Claudia Cerda
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: Teja Tscharntke
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540302905
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. This book contributes to an improved understanding of the processes that have destabilizing effects on ecological and socio-economic systems of tropical rain forest margins, as well as striving to integrate environmental, technological and socio-economic issues in their solution.

Author: Ricardo Rozzi
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 718

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Author: Michael Markussen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540240228
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 429

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The goal of this transdisciplinary book is to identify the problems and challenges facing implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - from the global, regional and local points of view. The valuation and conservation of biodiversity are critical first steps necessary for the adequate protection of the environment. The authors give insights into the the influences the CBD exerts, and current trends in the field.

Author: J. M. Gray
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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Geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms and the physical processes that underlie our environment. This book describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence.

Author: Collectif
Publisher: OECD
ISBN: 9264257136
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews provide independent assessments of countries’ progress towards their environmental policy objectives. Reviews promote peer learning, enhance government accountability, and provide targeted recommendations aimed at improving environmental performance, individually and collectively. They are supported by a broad range of economic and environmental data, and evidence-based analysis. Each cycle of Environmental Performance Reviews covers all OECD countries and selected partner economies. This report is the second Environmental Performance Review of Chile. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on climate change and biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.

Author: Santiago Carrizosa
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831708168
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 315

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The book aims to address the lack of information on the experiences of others by providing a comparative analysis of national access and benefit-sharing laws and policies in the 41 Pacific Rim countries that signed the CBD. It provides key insights on the main characteristics of selected access and benefit-sharing (ABS) policies and laws, their development, and implementation process. It contains a detailed comparative analysis of existing laws and policies. It presents four case studies of countries with regulations in place and contrasts them with four case studies of countries that are struggling to develop their regulations. It ends by discussing options of an international regime on ABS and a summary analysis of the main lessons and recommendations from the study.

Author: Manuel Ruiz Muller
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429761236
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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This book reviews the frameworks and implementation of marine, fishery and coastal laws and policies in Chile, Mexico and Peru. Chile, Mexico and Peru share biodiverse coastal and marine environments which are being affected by unregulated and informal developments, and thus share similar challenges. Each country is currently at a different stage of advancement in their institutional response to these complex challenges. By providing a comparison of the frameworks, approaches and overall implementation of policies and laws, this book acts as a tool to influence and inform further efforts in conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, particularly fisheries, in these countries and others in Latin America and the Caribbean. A broad range of issues are covered including food security, tourism, fisheries, oil and mineral extraction from the seabed, wind power, coastal and marine pollution and endangered species conservation. The chapters compare how each country addresses these issues from an institutional, legal and policy perspective. The book concludes by identifying common lessons, reoccurring challenges and develops scalable recommendations applicable to the case study countries and the wider region. The book will be of interest to advanced students, policy makers and researchers in marine and fishery science, law and policy.

Author: Wallace E. Oates
Publisher: Resources for the Future
ISBN: 9780915707966
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307

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RFF University Fellow Wallace Oates has assembled much of RFF's best work in a new volume that provides teachers and students, the public policy community, and informed readers with a broader, deeper perspective on natural resources and the environment. This treasure trove of balanced and authoritative analysis belongs on the bookshelf of any individual or institution concerned about environmental policy.

Author: K V Krishnamurthy
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482280183
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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A comprehensive text and reference book covering all the aspects of biodiversity science for students and researchers of biodiversity, plant science, biotechnology, as well as zoology.