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Drylands - Biodiversity, Management and Conservation (Hardcover)
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Drylands - Biodiversity, Management and Conservation (Hardcover)
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This book Drylands: Biodiversity, Conservation and Management,
edited by Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur and Salah Attia Ismail,
fills a gap in the literature admirably. It gets away from 'species
lists' and designation of species and habitats as 'endangered' or
'at risk'. Instead, it opens up discussion on a range of issues
relating to the important matters of biodiversity, land management
and efforts at conservation (wise use) of natural resources that
support an area's biodiversity. Dryland ecologists, land use change
specialists, policy makers from UN agencies or from bilateral and
multilateral donors and other natural resource management agencies
will find the book very useful. It is also a valuable reference
book for university students in ecology, geography, environmental
studies and development studies in general. Key points aProvides a
synoptic overview of the current problems and prospects for
biodiversity conservation in a changing world based on a focus on
selected ecosystems across Africa, Asia and the Middle East
aDiscusses the path forward to maintain and improve dryland
ecosystems, conserve biodiversity and achieve land protection This
edited volume is devoted to the examination of the implications of
the inevitable changes wrought by global change on the welfare and
livelihoods of tens of millions of people who live in
dryland-dominated regions on all continents except Antarctica.
Global change is more than just climate change. The shift to the
market economy and demographic factors (population growth,
urbanization and resettlement) receive attention here. The
implications of change (including an analysis of the drivers of
change) and the role of humans as agents of these changes are
canvassed. Chapters by leading experts who live and work in lands
focus on examples that are drawn from a number of sources including
previously unpublished studies. The key purpose is to provide an up
to date and in-depth global overview of drylands and give readers
insights into the status of these vulnerable biomes and to alert
readers to the consequences of a loss of biodiversity to the tens
of millions of people, their livestock and the myriad of plants and
animals that make up dryland ecosystems across the globe.
Maintenance of biodiversity ensures the continued flow of
ecosystems' goods and services on which most of us depend!
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