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The Atlas of Global Conservation : Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference /

The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to create this guide to the state of the planet today. With over 80 full-color maps and other graphics contextualized with clear, informa...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hoekstra, Jonathan M., Molnar, Jennifer L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Series:Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
Subjects:
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental protection.
Globalization.
Conservation of Natural Resources
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
Environnement > Protection.
Mondialisation.
environmental protection.
globalism.
Conservation des ressources.
Ressources naturelles.
Protection de l'environnement.
Biodiversité.
Ecologie.
Environment and ecology.
Conservation of natural resources
Environmental protection
Globalization
Humanökologie
Biodiversität
Umweltschutz
Geopolitik
Globalisierung
Internationale Politik
Naturschutz > 0 Gesamtdarstellung.
Miljöskydd.
Globalisering.
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
natuurlijke hulpbronnen
natural resources
milieu
environment
milieubescherming
environmental protection
globalisering
globalization
ecosystemen
ecosystems
natuur
nature
natuurbeheer
nature management
Nature Conservation
Environmental Protection
Natuurbescherming
Milieubescherming
Nonfiction.
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Summary:The Atlas of Global Conservation is a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to create this guide to the state of the planet today. With over 80 full-color maps and other graphics contextualized with clear, informative discussion, this book offers an unprecedented view of trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Interspersed throughout, essays by noted international authorities point the way forward in confronting some of our greatest conservation challenges.--Publisher information.
Physical Description:xv, 234 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-228) and index.
ISBN:9780520262560
0520262565