LEADER 02900nam 2200505z- 450 001 9910346828103321 005 20231214133139.0 035 $a(CKB)4920000000095335 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36224 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000095335 100 $a20202102d2019 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa 210 $cOpen Book Publishers$d2019 215 $a1 electronic resource (694 p.) 311 $a1-78374-750-1 330 $a"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. " 606 $aSub-Saharan Africa$2bicssc 606 $aApplied ecology$2bicssc 606 $aConservation of the environment$2bicssc 606 $aConservation of wildlife & habitats$2bicssc 610 $aSub-Saharan Africa 610 $atextbook 610 $aconservation 610 $abiodiversity 610 $aenvironmental laws 610 $aprotected areas management 610 $asustainability 610 $apoverty 610 $ahuman-wildlife conflict 610 $aAfrica 615 7$aSub-Saharan Africa 615 7$aApplied ecology 615 7$aConservation of the environment 615 7$aConservation of wildlife & habitats 700 $aWilson$b W. Johnny$4auth$01331132 702 $aPrimack$b Richard B$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910346828103321 996 $aConservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa$93040245 997 $aUNINA