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Author : A. Latiff
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Malaysia's Plant Diversity - a Disappearing Resource? written by A. Latiff and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : T. Pullaiah
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429946848
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Global Biodiversity written by T. Pullaiah and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume in the new multi-volume set, Global Biodiversity. Each volume in this series aims to provide insightful information on the biodiversity of selected nations in particular regions. The volumes summarize the available data on both wild and cultivated plants, wild and domesticated animals, and microbes of the different nations. Global Biodiversity, Volume 1: Selected Countries in Asia focuses on selected countries of Asia, providing an abundance of biodiversity information on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. The first chapter in the volume provides an informative overview of what is biodiversity along with biogeographic classifications. It provides explanations of biodiversity patterns and species number; biodiversity conservation, protection, and international commitments and cooperation; biodiversity threats and drivers of change (such as human population growth, climate change, land use change); and the economics of biodiversity as well.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book State of the Environment in Malaysia written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marian Berihuete-Azorín
Publisher : Barkhuis Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9493194353
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)
Download or read book The missing woodland resources written by Marian Berihuete-Azorín and published by Barkhuis Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woodlands are a key source of raw materials for many purposes since early Prehistory. Wood, bark, resin, leaves, fibres, fungi, moss, or tubers have been gathered to fulfill almost every human need. That led societies to develop specific technologies to acquire, manage, transform, elaborate, use, and consume these resources. The materials provided by woodlands covered a wide range of necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, or tool production, but they also provided resources employed for waterproofing, dying, medicine, and adhesives, among many others. All these technological processes and uses are commonly difficult to identify through the archaeological record. Some materials are exclusively preserved by charring or in anaerobic conditions at very exceptional sites or leave only a very slight trace behind them (e.g., containers). Consequently, they have received far less attention in archaeobotanical studies compared to other kind of plant materials consumed as food or firewood. This book provides an overview of technological uses of plants from the Palaeolithic to the Post-Medieval period. This collection of papers presents different archaeobotanical and archaeological studies dealing with the use of a wide range of woodland resources, most of them among the less visible for archaeology, such as bast, fibres and fungi. These papers present different approaches for their study combining archaeology, archaeobotany and ethnoarchaeology.
Author : Sophia Twarog
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Protecting and Promoting Traditional Knowledge written by Sophia Twarog and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of papers presented at a conference on traditional knowledge in 2000.
Author : International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Publisher : Bioversity International
ISBN 13 : 9290434260
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (94 download)
Download or read book South Asia Network on Plant Genetic Resources (SANPGR) written by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Chew
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Culture and Environment written by Daniel Chew and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rijksen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401090203
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Our vanishing relative written by Rijksen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The orang-utan is a superb representative of a major sector of the structure of biological diversity in Sumatra and Borneo. Conservation of the living conditions of the orang-utan implies maintaining the integrity of the entire natural ecosystem of indigenous plant and animal species known as the West Malesian rainforest, i.e. the natural tropical evergreen forests of distinctive floral composition which stretch from the isthmus of Kra, in Thailand, across peninsular West Malaysia, south and eastwards, including Sumatra, Borneo and Java. The main question behind this study is: What is the current status of the orang-utan? Or in other words: • what is the current geographical distribution range? • what have been the trends in the size of its range and numbers? • to what extent is this range covered by (a) conservation areas, (b) timher concessions (i.e. modified habitat) and (c) plans for conversion (i.e. obliteration of the habitat)? • what is the current quality of habitat in this range and what is the prospect for conservation or restoration of such habitat? • what is a plausible average density of the ape in such habitat? • what are the prospects for protection of the ape? • what should and can be clone to give the ape a chance of survival? Several actions were undertaken to find answers to these questions, and the major results are: • In Sumatra the orang-utan has a much more extensive range than was hitherto
Author : Bhuwon Sthapit
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131763621X
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity written by Bhuwon Sthapit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farmers have developed a range of agricultural practices to sustainably use and maintain a wide diversity of crop species in many parts of the world. This book documents good practices innovated by farmers and collects key reviews on good practices from global experts, not only from the case study countries but also from Brazil, China and other parts of Asia and Latin America. A good practice for diversity is defined as a system, organization or process that, over time and space, maintains, enhances and creates crop genetic diversity, and ensures its availability to and from farmers and other users. Drawing on experiences from a UNEP-GEF project on "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild and Cultivated Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity for Promoting Livelihoods, Food Security and Ecosystem Services", with case studies from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, the authors show how methods for identifying good practices are still evolving and challenges in scaling-up remain. They identify key principles effective as a strategy for mainstreaming good practice into development efforts. Few books draw principles and lessons learned from good practices. This book fills this gap by combining good practices from the research project on tropical fruit trees with chapters from external experts to broaden its scope and relevance.
Author : Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme. Inception Workshop
Publisher : Bioversity International
ISBN 13 : 9290436247
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management written by Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme. Inception Workshop and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Saiful Arif Abdullah
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811672431
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Conserving Biocultural Landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia for Sustainable Development written by Saiful Arif Abdullah and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents perspective on the importance of natural and cultural relationships for conserving bio-cultural landscapes. It explores the approaches and concepts used to conserve bio-cultural landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia. The book highlights the importance of bio-cultural landscape in sustainable development framework and its link to sustainable development goals are also included. It fills the gap in literature with special focus on this region. The book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, conservationists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also it serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international environmental scientists, policy makers also find this to be a useful read.
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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464964955
Total Pages : 1175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (649 download)
Download or read book Issues in Global Environment: Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation: 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 1175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in Global Environment: Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Global Environment—Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation. The editors have built Issues in Global Environment: Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Global Environment—Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Global Environment: Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.
Author : Ganesh Shivakoti
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128104740
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volume 3 written by Ganesh Shivakoti and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Southeast Asia, Volumes 1-4 brings together scientific research and policy issues across various topographical areas in Asia to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues facing this region. Natural Resource Dynamics and Social Ecological Systems in Central Vietnam: Development, Resource Changes and Conservation Issues, Volume 3, focuses on the issues specific to Central Vietnam that are also found globally. War had significantly impacted both land and water resources, from which it had to recover environmentally. Additionally, this is an area with growing urbanization pressures and industrial development, both of which are known for stretching resources beyond their limits. The introduction of several hydro-electric power projects have even further eroded the local agricultural and forest ecosystems. This volume looks at Central Vietnam holistically, from management and use to policy and data-driven solutions. Provides land management practitioners and policy makers with the tools to deal with natural resource issues in a developing nation Reviews the impacts of the first PES, Payment for Ecosystem Services, policies upon which were based similar programs in Latin America Reviews the current and potential future land management of Central Vietnam, giving an eye to solutions for any nation impacted by war, trying to balance development with conservation efforts and provide their populations with sustainable economic futures Examines Central Vietnam holistically, from management and use to policy and data-driven solutions
Author : Hilary French
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134198892
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Vanishing Borders written by Hilary French and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is shrinking faster than ever. Goods, money, microbes, pollution, people and ideas are crossing boundaries ever more frequently. The implications for our future and for the health of the planet are profound. Vanishing Borders outlines the ecological challenges posed and then goes on to define the necessary strategies for tackling them. Presently, national governments are singularly ill-equipped for tackling transitional environmental problems-from ozone depletion to soaring trade in commodities such as timbre- problems which are climbing ever higher on the international political agenda. Industrial and developing countries are on a collision course over climate change, and water shortages are creating tensions in several parts of the world. The author argues that only a worldwide commitment to strengthening treaties and institutions needed to integrate ecological considerations into the rules of global commerce holds out hope. Over 200 international environmental treaties exist but most need more stringent conditions and enforcement, and continuing support from NGO and business communities. Significantly, the digital revolution, integral in itself to processes to globalization, offers channels through which powerful coalitions can effect change. The book provides a compelling and accessible analysis and a clear plan of action in pursuit of environmental stability. Originally published in 2000
Author : Vernon Hilton Heywood
Publisher : Bioversity International
ISBN 13 : 9290436980
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (94 download)
Download or read book In Situ Conservation of Wild Plant Species written by Vernon Hilton Heywood and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : L. S. L. Chua
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Status of Biological Diversity in Malaysia and Threat Assessment of Plant Species in Malaysia written by L. S. L. Chua and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sol 90
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1615358366
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Ecology written by Sol 90 and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated for 2013, Ecology is one title in the Britannica Illustrated Science Library Series. Long ago when people still lived in cavesperhaps at the same time when they developed habits that were different from those of other animals humans began to practice ecology. They became keen observers of nature through such basic and instinctive actions as tracking both large wild animals and small prey, discerning edible plants from poisonous ones, and noting the time of year when different plants could be gathered. From necessity and inherent curiosity, humans began to learn about the relationships between living things and the environment. As the field of ecology grew, its focus went beyond the simple cataloging of living things in the world. Ecologists also became interested in understanding how living things function and how they interrelate with one another and with the environmentto explain that peculiar element that makes the Earth unique: life. We will begin by learning what ecology is and what it is not. (At times the word has been used incorrectly as a synonym for environmental protection.) Later, we will look at how living things are classified, before moving into the study of the environments in which they live: the land, water, and air.
