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050 4 _aQH77.T78
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082 0 4 _a333.720913
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245 0 0 _aConservation biology : voices from the tropics /
_c[edited by] Navjot S. Sodhi, Luke Gibson, Peter H. Raven.
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aChichester, West Sussex, U.K. :
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_c©2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xxiv, 264 pages) :
_billustrations (some color), maps, graph
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
505 0 _aCover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Remembering Navjot Sodhi: An Inspiring Mentor, Scholar, and Friend; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Giving a Voice to the Tropics; References; PART 1: From Within the Region; Section 1: Africa; CHAPTER 2: Conservation Paradigms Seen through the Eyes of Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Summary; Conservation paradigms; Paradigms in wildlife species conservation; Great apes and conservation paradigms; Conservation and bonobos in DRC; Bonobos: part of a failing conservation paradigm?
505 8 _aImplications for conservation of bonobosBonobos and parks as a conservation paradigm; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 3: Governance for Effective and Efficient Conservation in Ethiopia; Summary; Introduction; Babile Elephant Sanctuary; Nech Sar National Park; Kafta Sheraro National Park; Agricultural investment in southern Ethiopia; Synthesis; The way forward; References; CHAPTER 4: Wildlife in Jeopardy Inside and Outside Protected Areas in Côte d'Ivoire: The Combined Effects of Disorganization, Lack of Awareness, and Institutional Weakness; Summary; Introduction.
505 8 _aDisorganization of the conservation sector in Côte d'IvoireLack of awareness at multiple levels; Institutional weakness in the field of conservation; Conclusion and recommendations; References; CHAPTER 5: Conservation Challenges for Madagascar in the Next Decade; Summary; The State of Madagascar's Biodiversity; Conservation Progress; Threats to Madagascar's Biodiversity; Challenges; Stopping the illegal exploitation of animals; Sustaining the Expanded Protected Area Network; Reducing the destruction of natural resources; Strengthening the effectiveness of forest management.
505 8 _aImproving Benefits Sharing and Equitable Use of Natural ResourcesEnsuring that Science Is Better Used to Support Conservation; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 6: Conservation in Mauritius and Rodrigues: Challenges and Achievements from Two Ecologically Devastated Oceanic Islands; Summary; Introduction; Daunting Conservation Challenges; Conservtion and Successes; Remaining Challenges; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 7: Design and Outcomes of Community Forest Conservation Initiatives in Cross River State of Nigeria: A Foundation for REDD+?; Summary; Introduction.
505 8 _aContext and drivers for community forestry in CRS, NigeriaDonor Interventions and Accomplishments; The DFID CRS Community Forestry Project (CRSCFP): 1999-2002; Analysis and Discussion; Project capacity; FMCs' capacity; System builders: a major prerequisite for effective and impactful community conservation projects; A Case Study on a Local Systems Builder; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; CHAPTER 8: Shades of Green: Conservation in the Developing Environment of Tanzania; Summary; Introduction; The Lake Natron Soda Ash Project; The Kitulo National Park.
520 _aUnprecedented habitat loss, species declines, climate warming, and pollution are culminating in an environmental crisis that needs to be addressed with innovative and radical solutions. The crisis runs deep in the tropics, where two-thirds of the biodiversity exists in the backdrop of massive loss of native habitats and environmental neglect. Environmental apathy, corruption, poor natural resource governance, poverty, and lack of conservation funding remain formidable challenges to tangible conservation in the tropics. Ultimately, our ability to ride the current environmental crisis will de.
588 0 _aOnline resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 30, 2013).
650 0 _aNature conservation
_zTropics.
650 0 _aConservation biology
_zTropics.
650 4 _aConservation biology
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650 4 _aNature conservation
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650 7 _aConservation biology.
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650 7 _aNature conservation.
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651 7 _aTropics.
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aSodhi, Navjot S.
700 1 _aGibson, Luke.
700 1 _aRaven, Peter H.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSodhi, Navjot S.
_tConservation Biology : Voices from the Tropics.
_dHoboken : Wiley, ©2013
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856 4 0 _uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118679838
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