People and Plants International Conservation – serie
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22 produkter
Wild Product Governance
Finding Policies that Work for Non-Timber Forest Products
Av Sarah A. Laird, Rebecca J. McLain m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
910 kr
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Products from the wild, also known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs), are used as medicines, foods, spices, and a multitude of other purposes. They contribute substantially to rural livelihoods, generate revenue for companies and governments, and have a range of impacts on biodiversity …
Ecological Sustainability for Non-timber Forest Products
Dynamics and Case Studies of Harvesting
Av Charlie M. Shackleton, Ashok K. Pandey m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
2512 kr
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There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal …
Human Health and Forests
A Global Overview of Issues, Practice and Policy
Häftad, 2013
772 kr
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Hundreds of millions of people live and work in forests across the world. One vital aspect of their lives, yet largely unexamined, is the challenge of protecting and enhancing the unique relationship between the health of forests and the health of people. This book, written for a broad audience, is …
Plant Invaders
The Threat to Natural Ecosystems
Av Quentin C.B. Cronk, Janice L. Fuller
Inbunden, 2017
2524 kr
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A practical guide to the protection and management of ecosystems against invasions by non-indigenous plant species. The authors seek to offer an accessible account of the subject and how to protect natural habitats. The majority of countries suffer from invasive plants and there are case studies …
Ethnobotany
A Methods Manual
Inbunden, 2015
3075 kr
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Ethnobotany, the study of the classification, use and management of plants by people, draws on a range of disciplines, including natural and social sciences, to show how conservation of plants and of local knowledge about them can be achieved. Ethnobotany is critical to the growing importance of …
Applied Ethnobotany
People, Wild Plant Use and Conservation
Inbunden, 2016
2520 kr
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Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.' ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.' TEG NewsWild or …
People, Plants and Protected Areas
A Guide to in Situ Management
Av John Tuxill, Gary Paul Nabhan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
3080 kr
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Conservation of plant resources is often focused on seed banks and botanical gardens. However, the two authors of this volume present a comprehensive conservation strategy that complements this ex-situ approach with practical guidance on in-situ management and conservation of plant resources. The …
Uncovering the Hidden Harvest
Valuation Methods for Woodland and Forest Resources
Av Martin K Luckert, Bruce M Campbell
Inbunden, 2017
3072 kr
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Forests and woodlands provide an enormous range of goods and services to society, from timber and firewood to medicinal plants, watershed protection, destinations for tourists and sacred sites. Only when these are understood and valued can forests and their resources be properly managed and …
Plant Identification
Creating User-Friendly Field Guides for Biodiversity Management
Inbunden, 2017
3072 kr
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An important prerequisite for successful conservation is a good understanding of what we seek to conserve. Nowhere is this more the case than in the fight to protect plant biodiversity, which is threatened by human activity in many regions worldwide. This book is written in the belief that tools …
Ecological Sustainability for Non-timber Forest Products
Dynamics and Case Studies of Harvesting
Av Charlie M. Shackleton, Ashok K. Pandey m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
752 kr
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There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal …
Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands
Resource Management, Values and Local Livelihoods
Av Anthony B. Cunningham, Xuefei Yang
Häftad, 2016
752 kr
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Many mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable, wild-gathered products which are utilised for both their medicinal properties and as food. In many of the world's tropical and temperate forests, they are the primary source of income for the people who live there. These forests …
Ethnobotany
A Methods Manual
Häftad, 2004
825 kr
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Ethnobotany, the study of the classification, use and management of plants by people, draws on a range of disciplines, including natural and social sciences, to show how conservation of plants and of local knowledge about them can be achieved. Ethnobotany is critical to the growing importance of …
Human Health and Forests
A Global Overview of Issues, Practice and Policy
Inbunden, 2008
2595 kr
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Hundreds of millions of people live and work in forests across the world. One vital aspect of their lives, yet largely unexamined, is the challenge of protecting and enhancing the unique relationship between the health of forests and the health of people. This book, written for a broad audience, is …
Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands
Resource Management, Values and Local Livelihoods
Av Anthony B. Cunningham, Xuefei Yang
Inbunden, 2010
2520 kr
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Many mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable, wild-gathered products which are utilised for both their medicinal properties and as food. In many of the world's tropical and temperate forests, they are the primary source of income for the people who live there. These forests …
Applied Ethnobotany
People, Wild Plant Use and Conservation
Häftad, 2001
824 kr
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Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.' ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.' TEG NewsWild or …
People, Plants and Protected Areas
A Guide to in Situ Management
Av John Tuxill, Gary Paul Nabhan m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
824 kr
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Conservation of plant resources is often focused on seed banks and botanical gardens. However, the two authors of this volume present a comprehensive conservation strategy that complements this ex-situ approach with practical guidance on in-situ management and conservation of plant resources. The …
Uncovering the Hidden Harvest
Valuation Methods for Woodland and Forest Resources
Av Martin K Luckert, Bruce M Campbell
Häftad, 2001
1044 kr
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Forests and woodlands provide an enormous range of goods and services to society, from timber and firewood to medicinal plants, watershed protection, destinations for tourists and sacred sites. Only when these are understood and valued can forests and their resources be properly managed and …
Tapping the Green Market
Management and Certification of Non-timber Forest Products
Av Patricia Shanley, Alan Robert Pierce m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
1044 kr
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There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber forest products (NTFPs). They provide critical resources across the globe fulfilling nutritional, medicinal, financial and cultural needs. However, they have been largely overlooked in mainstream conservation and forestry politics. …
Plant Conservation
An Ecosystem Approach
Av Alan Hamilton, Patrick Hamilton
Inbunden, 2006
1591 kr
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In this, the latest in the People and Plants series, plant conservation is described in the context of livelihoods and development, and ways of balancing the conservation of plant diversity with the use of plants and the environment for human benefit are discussed. A central contention in this book …
Plant Conservation
An Ecosystem Approach
Av Alan Hamilton, Patrick Hamilton
Häftad, 2006
600 kr
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In this, the latest in the People and Plants series, plant conservation is described in the context of livelihoods and development, and ways of balancing the conservation of plant diversity with the use of plants and the environment for human benefit are discussed. A central contention in this book …
Wild Product Governance
Finding Policies that Work for Non-Timber Forest Products
Av Sarah A. Laird, Rebecca J. McLain m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1181 kr
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Products from the wild, also known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs), are used as medicines, foods, spices, and a multitude of other purposes. They contribute substantially to rural livelihoods, generate revenue for companies and governments, and have a range of impacts on biodiversity …
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
Equitable Partnerships in Practice
Av Sarah A. Laird, Sarah A Laird
Häftad, 2002
693 kr
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Biodiversity research and prospecting are long-standing activities taking place in a new legal and ethical environment. Following entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1993, and other recent policy developments, expectations and obligations for research and prospecting …
