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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141490503321

Titolo

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the evidence for a link / / edited by Dilys Roe ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-118-42835-8

1-118-42851-X

1-283-99365-1

1-118-42848-X

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Collana

Conservation science and practice series ; no. 12

Altri autori (Persone)

RoeDilys

Disciplina

333.95/16

333.9516

Soggetti

Biodiversity conservation - Economic aspects

Poverty - Prevention - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and poverty : the potential for synergies -- pt. 2. Biodiversity and poverty relationships in different ecological settings -- pt. 3. Poverty impacts of different conservation interventions -- pt. 4. Distributional and institutional issues -- pt. 5. Biodiversity and poverty relationships in the context of global challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unrelated, the international policy frameworks that guide action to address them make an explicit assumption that conserving biodiversity  will help to tackle global poverty. Part of the Conservation Science and Practice Series published with the Zoological Society of London, this book explores the validity of that assumption. The book addresses a number of critical questions:  Which aspects of biodiversity are of value