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Record Nr.

UNINA9910760499503321

Autore

Alderson Lawrence

Titolo

The quest to conserve rare breeds : setting the record straight / / Lawrence Alderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-78924-712-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 119 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

636.082

Soggetti

Rare breeds - Conservation

Rare breeds - Breeding

Sustainable biodiversity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A blank canvas -- Visionaries: a concept is born -- Building the structure -- Conservation in action -- The way ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

"Biological diversity is essential for sustainability, and in this book, Lawrence Alderson CBE corrects misconceptions while recounting the creation and development of the rare breed conservation movement. He addresses extinctions, endangered breeds, and safe-guarding genetic diversity while considering our future - challenged as it is by climate change, sustainability and feeding the world"--