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The Return of the Unicorns
The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
Häftad, 2016
724 kr
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Beginning in 1984, Eric Dinerstein led a team directly responsible for the recovery of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, where the population had once declined to as few as 100 rhinos. The Return of the Unicorns is an account of what it takes to save …
Useful Palms of the World
A Synoptic Bibliography
Inbunden, 1990
1843 kr
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-- Richard Evans Schultes, Botanical Museum of Harvard University
Footprints of the Forest
Ka'apor Ethnobotany—the Historical Ecology of Plant Utilization by an Amazonian People
Häftad, 1999
847 kr
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Footprints of the Forest is the clearest and most comprehensive account to date of the relationship between an Amazonian people and their botanical environment. Based on Balee's ten years of ethnological and botanical research among the Tupi-Guarani-speaking Indians, especially the Ka'apor, of …
Conservation of Neotropical Forests
Working from Traditional Resource Use
Av Kent Redford, Christine Padoch
Inbunden, 1992
1154 kr
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The destruction of tropical forests is intimately intertwined with the fate of the rural poor who rely on this resource for their livelihood. Conservation of Neotropical Forests provides important information for understanding the interactions of forest peoples and forest resources in the lowland …
Conservation of Neotropical Forests
Working from Traditional Resource Use
Av Kent Redford, Christine Padoch
Häftad, 1999
389 kr
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The destruction of tropical forests is intimately intertwined with the fate of the rural poor who rely on this resource for their livelihood. Conservation of Neotropical Forests provides important information for understanding the interactions of forest peoples and forest resources in the lowland …
Contested Frontiers in Amazonia
Av Marianne Schmink, Charles H. Wood
Inbunden, 1992
1384 kr
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Based on 15 years of research in Brazil, this book is an interdisciplinary documentation and analysis of the process of frontier change in one region of the Brazilian Amazon, the southern region of the state of Para. The authors' analysis was based on the idea that what they documented in the field …
The Return of the Unicorns
The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
Inbunden, 2003
2533 kr
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Beginning in 1984, Eric Dinerstein led a team directly responsible for the recovery of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, where the population had once declined to as few as 100 rhinos. The Return of the Unicorns is an account of what it takes to save …
GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies
Tropical Forest Recovery and Willdlife Management in Costa Rica
Av Basil Savitsky, Thomas Lacher , Jr.
Inbunden, 1998
814 kr
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Tropical habitats may contain more than a third of the world's plant and animal species; Costa Rica alone is home to one of the highest levels of biodiversity per unit area in the world, and stands at center stage in worldwide conservation efforts. Within such regions, the use of state-of-the-art …
Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest
Biodiversity and Its Importance to Human Health
Av Michael Balick, Elaine Elisabetsky m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
1077 kr
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-- Times Higher Education Supplement
The Catfish Connection
Ecology, Migration, and Conservation of Amazon Predators
Av Ronaldo Barthem, Michael Goulding
Inbunden, 1997
814 kr
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The Amazon Basin's rivers, estuaries and tributaries are home to as many as 1000 species of catfish. In this work, two scientists offer a natural history of the Amazon giant catfish and its central place as a source of food and income within the ecology and economy of the Amazon Basin. While …
Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests
Av John Robinson, Elizabeth Bennett
Inbunden, 2000
3146 kr
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Throughout the world people are concerned about the demise of tropical forests and their wildlife. Hunting by forest-dwelling people has a dramatic effect on wildlife in many tropical forests, frequently driving species to local extinction, with devastating implications for other species and the …
Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests
Av John Robinson, Elizabeth Bennett
Häftad, 2000
474 kr
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Throughout the world people are concerned about the demise of tropical forests and their wildlife. Hunting by forest-dwelling people has a dramatic effect on wildlife in many tropical forests, frequently driving species to local extinction, with devastating implications for other species and the …
The Cutting Edge
Conserving Wildlife in Logged Tropical Forests
Av Robert Fimbel, Alejandro Grajal m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
729 kr
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Recent decades have seen unprecedented growth in the scale and intensity of industrial forestry. Directly and indirectly, it has degraded the wildlife and ecological integrity of these tropical forests, prompting a need to evaluate the impact of current forest management practices and reconsider …
Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work
Towards More Effective Conservation and Development
Av Thomas O. McShane, Michael P. Wells
Inbunden, 2004
1707 kr
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This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and …
Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work
Towards More Effective Conservation and Development
Av Thomas O. McShane, Michael P. Wells
Häftad, 2004
474 kr
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This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and …
Working Forests in the Neotropics
Conservation Through Sustainable Management?
Av Daniel Zarin, Janaki Alavalapati m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1367 kr
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Neotropical forests sustain a wealth of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services and products, and support the livelihoods of millions of people. But is forest management a viable conservation strategy in the tropics? Supporters of sustainable forest management have promoted it as a …
Human Impacts on Amazonia
The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development
Av Darrell A. Posey, Michael J. Balick
E-bok, 2006
596 kr
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From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from …
Alternatives to Deforestation
Steps Toward Sustainable Use of the Amazon Rain Forest
Häftad, 1992
517 kr
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Alternatives to Deforestation explores some of the possible sustainable uses of the world's largest rain forest, the Amazon. The collection by scientists, policy makers, and foundations presents innovative approaches and technologies that will permit simultaneous use and conservation of the rain …
The Subsidy from Nature
Palm Forests, Peasantry, and the Development of Amazon Frontier
Av Anthony Anderson, Peter May m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
657 kr
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Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book
Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest
Biodiversity and Its Importance to Human Health
Av Michael Balick, Elaine Elisabetsky m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
1367 kr
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-- Times Higher Education Supplement
Human Impacts on Amazonia
The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development
Av Darrell A. Posey, Michael J. Balick
Inbunden, 2006
1127 kr
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From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from …
Human Impacts on Amazonia
The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development
Av Darrell A. Posey, Michael J. Balick
Häftad, 2006
389 kr
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From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from …
So Fruitful a Fish
Conservation Ecology of the Amazon's Tambaqui
Av Carlos Araujo-Lima, Michael Goulding
Inbunden, 1997
848 kr
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Aquaculture, or "fish farming" is a rapidly growing industry in several parts of the world. The Amazon Basin contains at least 2500 species of fish, making it well-suited for the aqualculture business. Of these fish, none is more ecologically spectacular or economically vital than the tambaqui. It …
Working Forests in the Neotropics
Conservation Through Sustainable Management?
Av Daniel Zarin, Janaki Alavalapati m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
347 kr
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Neotropical forests sustain a wealth of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services and products, and support the livelihoods of millions of people. But is forest management a viable conservation strategy in the tropics? Supporters of sustainable forest management have promoted it as a …
