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Protected Areas: Are They Safeguarding Biodiversity?
Contributor(s): Joppa, Lucas N. (Author), Bailie, Jonathan E. M. (Author), Robinson, John G. (Author)
ISBN: 1118338162     ISBN-13: 9781118338162
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $132.95  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - General
- Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development
Dewey: 333.72
LCCN: 2015036766
Series: Conservation Science and Practice
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 288 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Protected areas spearhead our response to the rapidly accelerating biodiversity crisis. However, while the number of protected areas has been growing rapidly over the past 20 years, the extent to which the world's protected areas are effectively conserving species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services is poorly understood.

  • Highlights new techniques for better management and monitoring of protected areas

  • Sets guidelines for the decision making processes involved in setting up and maintaining protected areas

  • Fully international in scope and covering all ecosystems and biomes