Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Richard B. Primack, John W. Wilson

Description

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.

 

Sujets

• Desierto del Sahara
• Sahara

Informations

• Publié par: Open Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 10 septembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783747535
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA

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© 2019 John W. Wilson and Richard B. Primack This work is licensed under a Creative Commons A %ribution 4.0 I nternational license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the text; to adapt the text and to make commercial use of the text providing a%ribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). A %ribution should include the following information: J. Wilson and Richard B. Primack,ohn W Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Afric.aCambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2019,https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0177 I n order to access detailed and updated information on the license, please visit, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0177#copyright Further details about CC BY licenses are available at, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ A ll external links were active at the time of publication unless otherwise stated and have been archived via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine athttps://archive.org/web Updated digital material and resources associated with this volume are available at https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0177#resources Licencing for images obtained online, many of which underwent minor stylistic adjustments, were correct at the time of publication. Every effort has been made to identify and contact copyright holders and any omission or error will be corrected if notification is made to the publisher. The Lounsbery Foundation has generously contributed to the publication of this volume. ISBN Paperback: 978-1-78374-750-4 ISBN Hardback: 978-1-78374-751-1 ISBN Digital (PDF): 978-1-78374-752-8 ISBN Digital ebook (epub): 978-1-78374-753-5 ISBN Digital ebook (mobi): 978-1-78374-754-2 ISBN XML: 978-1-78374-755-9 DOI: 10.11647/ OBP.0177 Cover photo and design by Anna Gatti.

This book is dedicated to our spouses Lesley Starke and Margaret Primack, who supported our efforts to write this book and our decision to provide it for free to students and researchers across Africa