03071nam 2200565z- 450 991034682810332120210210(CKB)4920000000095335(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36224(DcWaBHL)201588(oapen)doab36224(EXLCZ)99492000000009533520202102d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierConservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa[Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]Open Book Publishers20191 online resource (694 p.)9781783747504 1783747501 "Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. "Applied ecologybicsscConservation of the environmentbicsscConservation of wildlife and habitatsbicsscSub-Saharan AfricabicsscAfricabiodiversityconservationenvironmental lawshuman-wildlife conflictpovertyprotected areas managementSub-Saharan AfricasustainabilitytextbooktextbookApplied ecologyConservation of the environmentConservation of wildlife and habitatsSub-Saharan AfricaWilson W. Johnnyauth1331132Primack Richard BauthGBVCPBOOK9910346828103321Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa3040245UNINA