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Book Synopsis Global Biodiversity Assessment by : Vernon H. Heywood
Download or read book Global Biodiversity Assessment written by Vernon H. Heywood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-11-09 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The survival of the Earth's biological resources is under threat from rapidly expanding human populations that are degrading the environment at an accelerating rate. Despite the increased awareness of the importance of biological diversity, the scientific foundations on which to plan conservation and development policies are still being developed. The Global Biodiversity Assessment represents an unparalleled attempt to provide an independent scientific analysis of the current issues. It assesses the present state of knowledge, identifies gaps in understanding and draws attention to those issues where scientists have reached a consensus as well as those where uncertainty has led to conflicting viewpoints and a need for further research. The Assessment provides an unprecedented source of information for decision-makers, officials, scientists and others interested in the future of the planet.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity in Environmental Assessment by : Roel Slootweg
Download or read book Biodiversity in Environmental Assessment written by Roel Slootweg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First of its kind and unique in its blend of theoretical and practical approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity in impact assessment.
Book Synopsis Biological Diversity by : Anne E. Magurran
Download or read book Biological Diversity written by Anne E. Magurran and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up to date review of the methods of measuring and assessing biological diversity, together with their application.
Book Synopsis Mountain Biodiversity by : Ch. Korner
Download or read book Mountain Biodiversity written by Ch. Korner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2002, Mountain Biodiversity deals with the biological richness, function and change of mountain environments. The book was birthed from the first global conference on mountain biodiversity and was a contribution to the International Year of Mountains in 2002. The book examines biological diversity as essential for the integrity of mountain ecosystems and argues that this dependency is likely to increase as environmental climates and social conditions change. This book seeks to examine the biological riches of all major mountain ranges, from around the world and using existing knowledge on mountain biodiversity, examines a broad range of research in diversity, including that of plants, animals, human and bacterial diversity. The book also examines climate change and mountain biodiversity as well as land use and conservation.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ISBN 13 :9251324875 Total Pages :50 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (513 download)
Book Synopsis Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool | B-INTACT – Guidelines by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool | B-INTACT – Guidelines written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an unprecedented rate across the planet putting a great number of species on the brink of extinction. A decline in the plants, animals and micro-organisms threatens food security, sustainable development and the supply of vital ecosystem services. In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, there is an urgent need to take action to halt biodiversity loss and consequently ecosystem degradation. Since the introduction of the Aichi targets, released by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2010, the United Nations have been empowered with greater influence on decision-making impacting biodiversity. However, there was an urgent need for an easy-to-use tool to rapidly, yet effectively assess the impact on biodiversity posed by projects, programmes and policies. As a timely response, the EX-ACT team from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed the Biodiversity Integrated Assessment and Computation Tool (B-INTACT). B-INTACT uniquely seeks to extend the scope of environmental assessments to capture biodiversity concerns, which are not accounted for in conventional carbon pricing. The tool is designed for users ranging from national investment banks, international financial institutions and policy decision-makers, and allows for a thorough biodiversity assessment of project-level activities in the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) sector while maintaining the logic of the EX-ACT model.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity Impact & Assessment by : P.C. Trivedi
Download or read book Biodiversity Impact & Assessment written by P.C. Trivedi and published by Pointer Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity Assumed Prominence At The Global Level Over The Past One And Half Decade. This Was In Part Due To The Increasing Recognition Of The Economic Potential Of Biodiversity. Almost All Cultures Have In Some Way Or Form Recognized The Importance That Nature, And Its Biological Diversity Has Had Upon Them And The Need To Maintain It. Yet, Power, Greed And Politics Have Affected The Precarious Balance. It Is Necessary That We Conserve And Preserve Our Biodiversity At All Levels. The Present Book Biodiversity- Impact And Assessment Includes 15 Chapters On The Topics Which Are Contributing Toward This Goal. Chapters On Biodiversity-The Concepts, Measurements And Status; Biodiversity Of Mangrove Ecosystems Of Orissa And Its Conservation; Biodiversity Crisis Management; Biodiversity Of Tropical Deciduous Forest Of Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve; Biodiversity Granaries Of Orissa; Diversity Of Grass Flora Of West Bengal Provides Detailed Information On The Topics. Articles On Trees And Shrubs Of Koch Bihar (W. Bengal); The Palms Of West Bengal; Maize : Advances In Domestic And Industrial Uses; Edible Pteridophytes In India Provide Sufficient Information On The Varied Plants. Article On Comparative Tree Community Analysis Of Evergreen Forests Of Peninsular India; Ground Flora Diversity Under Man-Made Forests And Invasive Alien Plants-A Threat To The Biosphere Have Added Value To The Book. This Book Will Be Highly Beneficial To Students, Teachers And Research Workers In The Field Of Environment, Botany, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology, Zoology And Forestry.
Author :Vinod Kumar Publisher :Agro Environ Media, Publication Cell of AESA, Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy, ISBN 13 :8195499643 Total Pages :400 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (954 download)
Book Synopsis Biological Diversity: Current Status and Conservation Policies by : Vinod Kumar
Download or read book Biological Diversity: Current Status and Conservation Policies written by Vinod Kumar and published by Agro Environ Media, Publication Cell of AESA, Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy,. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book has been designed to bind prime knowledge of climate change-induced impacts on various aspects of our environment and its biological diversity. The book also contains updated information, methods and tools for the monitoring and conservation of impacted biological diversity.
Book Synopsis Integrating Global and Local Values by : S. Vermeulen
Download or read book Integrating Global and Local Values written by S. Vermeulen and published by IIED. This book was released on 2002 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment by : E.V. Balian
Download or read book Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment written by E.V. Balian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-27 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive study of species- and genus-level diversity and chorology of the global freshwater fauna to date. It gives a state of the art assessment of the diversity and distribution of Metazoa in the continental waters of the world.
Book Synopsis Assessing Biodiversity Status and Sustainability by : World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Download or read book Assessing Biodiversity Status and Sustainability written by World Conservation Monitoring Centre and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity by : Rathoure, Ashok Kumar
Download or read book Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity written by Rathoure, Ashok Kumar and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the balance of society and nature is imperative when researching ecosystems and their global influence. A method of studying the health of these ecosystems is biodiversity. The more diverse the species that live in an ecosystem, the healthier it is. As the climate continues to transform, small-scale ecosystems are affected, altering their diversity. Environmentalists need a book of research that studies the specific impacts of climate change and how it affects the future of the environment. Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on biological systems and how climate change influences their health. While highlighting topics such as genetic diversity, economic valuation, and climatic conditions, this publication explores the effects of climate change as well as the methods of sustainable management within ecosystems. This book is ideally designed for environmental scientists, environmental professionals, scientists, ecologists, conservationists, government officials, policymakers, agriculturalists, environmentalists, zoologists, botanists, entomologists, urban planners, researchers, scholars, and students seeking research on current and future developments of various ecosystems.
Book Synopsis From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity by : Elena Casetta
Download or read book From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity written by Elena Casetta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book features essays written by philosophers, biologists, ecologists and conservation scientists facing the current biodiversity crisis. Despite increasing communication, accelerating policy and management responses, and notwithstanding improving ecosystem assessment and endangered species knowledge, conserving biodiversity continues to be more a concern than an accomplished task. Why is it so?The overexploitation of natural resources by our species is a frequently recognised factor, while the short-term economic interests of governments and stakeholders typically clash with the burdens that implementing conservation actions imply. But this is not the whole story. This book develops a different perspective on the problem by exploring the conceptual challenges and practical defiance posed by conserving biodiversity, namely: on the one hand, the difficulties in defining what biodiversity is and characterizing that “thing” to which the word ‘biodiversity’ refers to; on the other hand, the reasons why assessing biodiversity and putting in place effective conservation actions is arduous.
Book Synopsis Plant Biodiversity by : Abid A Ansari
Download or read book Plant Biodiversity written by Abid A Ansari and published by CABI. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide. Changes in plant communities can, for example, be a reflection of increased levels of pollution, a response to long-term climate change, or the result of shifts in land-use practices by the human population. This book presents a series of essays on the application of plant biodiversity monitoring and assessment to help prevent species extinction, ecosystem collapse, and solve problems in biodiversity conservation. It has been written by a large international team of researchers and uses case studies and examples from all over the world, and from a broad range of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The book is aimed at any graduate students and researchers with a strong interest in plant biodiversity monitoring and assessment, plant community ecology, biodiversity conservation, and the environmental impacts of human activities on ecosystems.
Book Synopsis Global Biodiversity Assessment by : Vernon H. Heywood
Download or read book Global Biodiversity Assessment written by Vernon H. Heywood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-11-09 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The survival of the Earth's biological resources is under threat from rapidly expanding human populations that are degrading the environment at an accelerating rate. Despite the increased awareness of the importance of biological diversity, the scientific foundations on which to plan conservation and development policies are still being developed. The Global Biodiversity Assessment represents an unparalleled attempt to provide an independent scientific analysis of the current issues. It assesses the present state of knowledge, identifies gaps in understanding and draws attention to those issues where scientists have reached a consensus as well as those where uncertainty has led to conflicting viewpoints and a need for further research. The Assessment provides an unprecedented source of information for decision-makers, officials, scientists and others interested in the future of the planet.
Book Synopsis Assessment of Biodiversity for Improved Forest Planning by : Peter Bachmann
Download or read book Assessment of Biodiversity for Improved Forest Planning written by Peter Bachmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The `Global Biodiversity Strategy' signed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, and the resolutions at the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Strasbourg, 1990, and Helsinki, 1993, commit the signatory states to monitor nationally the state of biodiversity and to sustain the characteristic natural variation in the country. Sustainability and long-term planning are the two terms best describing the philosophy of traditional forest management practices. However, the traditional planning techniques are not primarily developed to maintain sustainability of biodiversity. The gap between the international commitments and the practices in forest assessment and management is obvious. This publication presents experience in methodology for assessing and monitoring the variation of ecosystems and habitats in relation to biodiversity conservation and for integrating biodiversity in regional planning of forest management and land use. The state of the art in the field of natural resource assessments with special reference to forest biodiversity is reviewed, progress in integrating data on biodiversity in forest management planning is presented and the information needs regarding biodiversity conservation and the question to what degree assessment methods for forest biodiversity can be simplified for practical applications are discussed. The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of forest and environmental planning and environmental policies.
Book Synopsis Draft Biological Diversity Assessment by :
Download or read book Draft Biological Diversity Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Biodiversity in Wetlands by : Brij Gopal
Download or read book Biodiversity in Wetlands written by Brij Gopal and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity of the French river Rhône and its floodplain: current state, historical changes and restoration potential, Biodiversity changes in the lower Danube river system, Plant diversity of fen landscapes in the Netherlands, Factors influencing biodiversity in coastal plain wetlands of Southwestern Australia, Wetlands of East Africa: biodiversity, exploitation and policy perspectives, Biodiversity and conservation of afrotropical wetland invertebrates, Diversity in some tropical wetland systems of South America, Biodiversity in the pantanal wetland, Brazil; Biodiversity and management of Keoladeo National Park (India) - a wetland of International importance, South Asian wetlands and their biodiversity: the role of monsoons, Assessment, determinants, function and conservation of biodiversity in wetlands.
