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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810288203321

Titolo

Last stand : protected areas and the defense of tropical biodiversity / / edited by Randall Kramer, Carel van Schaik, Julie Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997

ISBN

0-19-756080-6

1-280-52795-1

9786610527953

0-19-535733-7

1-4294-1588-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

KramerRandall A

SchaikCarel van

JohnsonJulie

Disciplina

333.95/16/0913

Soggetti

Biodiversity conservation - Tropics

Conservation biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Preservation Paradigms and Tropical Rain Forests; 2. Minimizing Species Loss: The Imperative of Protection; 3. The Ecological Foundations of Biodiversity Protection; 4. The Silent Crisis: The State of Rain Forest Nature Preserves; 5. Policy and Practical Considerations in Land-Use Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation; 6. Biodiversity Politics and the Contest for Ownership of the World's Biota; 7. User Rights and Biodiversity Conservation; 8. Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection: Who Pays and Why

9. Compensation and Economic Incentives: Reducing Pressure on Protected Areas10. Toward a New Protection Paradigm; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

During the past century, tropical rain forests have been reduced to about half of their original area, with a consequent loss of biodiversity. This book takes a close look at how this has happened and what the consequences may be, with an emphasis on those strategies that have proven successful in stemming the loss of plant and animal inhabitants.