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Author |
: Sylvester Chibueze Izah |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 625 |
Release |
: 2022-08-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811933264 |
ISBN-13 |
: 981193326X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biodiversity in Africa: Potentials, Threats and Conservation by : Sylvester Chibueze Izah
This edited work brings out a comprehensive collection of information on Potentials, Threats and Conservation of Biodiversity in Africa. The main focus of this book is to address the sustainability of Biodiversity of Africa. Biodiversity are organisms that typically have life and possess the characteristics of living things. The biodiversity is being affected by human activities as well as natural effects. This in turn is affecting the uses of biodiversity which are mainly food and medicine. Therefore it will be useful to point possible means of conserving biodiversity of African so as to enhance the sustainability of their uses especially in Africa. This book is of interest and useful to biodiversity experts, policy makers, conservationists and industries interested in biodiversity conservation of native flora and fauna in the area. It will also be useful to environmental and agricultural scientists, foresters, horticulturists, ecologists, and valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students (undergraduate and Post graduate) in the region.
Author |
: Richard Primack |
Publisher |
: Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 712 |
Release |
: 2019-09-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783747535 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783747536 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Richard Primack
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.
Author |
: Sylvester Chibueze Izah |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 691 |
Release |
: 2023-04-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811969744 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811969744 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Africa’s Biological Resources and Environment by : Sylvester Chibueze Izah
This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa. The book centers on documenting current trends and issues in the field of resource use and conservation with the view of emphasizing their benefits to the pursuit of development within the region. By documenting the array of natural resources and environment in Africa, this book addresses the topical knowledge and understanding gaps that characterize conservation (rationale for sustainable resource exploration), utilization patterns, and conservation challenges including policy status, environmental threats, impacts of tourism, reduction in food resources, etc., and their effects on the sustainable development of Africa. Through an integrated approach, the book focuses on below and above-ground biological resources and the diverse scales of environment that characterize Africa. This collection of works is very helpful for natural and social scientists, policymakers, strategists, researchers, government and non-government organizations, biodiversity and environmental managers, climate change scientists, practitioners, activists, conservationists, academics, ecologists, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and others who want to learn about and understand the best way to use and protect Africa's resources and heritage sustainably.
Author |
: S. N. Stuart |
Publisher |
: IUCN |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: 2831700213 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9782831700212 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Islands by : S. N. Stuart
Author |
: Karen Beazley |
Publisher |
: MDPI |
Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 2019-04-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783038977322 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3038977322 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biodiversity and Protected Areas by : Karen Beazley
Biodiversity and Protected Areas assembles twelve topics from around the world, illustrating the complexities and promise of addressing the biodiversity crisis. Authors from Mongolia, Africa, India, Canada, Iraq, and the United States dwell on particular aspects and challenges relevant to those regions. Lessons and approaches from interesting localities, coupled with global analyses give the reader a synthetic view of emerging problems. The opportunities for understanding common issues across different geographies abound, such as comparing local conservation in sub-Saharan Africa with a distribution of very small protected areas in Massachusetts. Several topics will be of immediate interest to policymakers. The book is illustrated with numerous color maps and figures and the authors strove for clear, uncomplicated writing. The editors provide an overview of chapters, placing them in the context of other biodiversity and protected area literature. Students and conservationists attempting to broaden their views of biodiversity and protected areas should find this collection to be interesting.
Author |
: R E Hester |
Publisher |
: Royal Society of Chemistry |
Total Pages |
: 291 |
Release |
: 2007-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847557650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847557651 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Biodiversity Under Threat by : R E Hester
There is much public concern about threats to global biodiversity. Industrial pollution, changes in agricultural practices and climate change, are all having a direct impact on biodiversity. In this book the Editors provide a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them. This excellent text includes the work of some 44 authors and offers a solid description of the current understanding of threats to biodiversity with a range of illustrative examples - a valuable point of reference for ecologists, environmental scientists, and students as well as, policymakers and all other environmental professionals.
Author |
: Charles Perrings |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015050284044 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Charles Perrings
Reporting on a research project, environmental economists, most from York University, offer case studies of the economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystems, including wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid savannas, and lakes, discussing the policy options for conserving biodiversity in each case. They also analyze in detail the environmental consequences of policy reform in Ghana on the large and small scale, and present practical recommendations for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. Among the other areas they consider are the Hadejiia-Nguru wetlands of northern Nigeria, Nyae Nyae in Namibia, the Marsabit Forest Reserve, and demersal and gillnet fisheries in Malawi. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author |
: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain) |
Publisher |
: Royal Society of Chemistry |
Total Pages |
: 193 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847559487 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847559484 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aspects of African Biodiversity by : Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
The proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference which connected African scientists and provides a valuable overview of biodiversity in Africa.
Author |
: Toshio Meguro |
Publisher |
: African Books Collective |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2021-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789956552627 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9956552623 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis 'African Potentials' for Wildlife Conservation and Natural Resource Management by : Toshio Meguro
This book focuses on two specific areas: wildlife conservation policies and projects, and the interaction between local societies and the surrounding environment in Africa. Against the internationally dominant approach that regards Africa as being a state of 'deficiency', this book demonstrates, based on fieldwork concerning various natural resources (e.g. wildlife, forests, fruit, fish and land) as well as many famous protected areas, that African people are collectively and actively trying to solve the environmental problems they are facing by strategically utilising both indigenous means and new extrinsic opportunities. Meanwhile, it also becomes clear that wildlife conservation still continues to cause local societies a multitude of problems, and the 'potentials' of local people and societies are existing but unnoticed and suppressed by powerful outsiders, and therefore, remaining informal and invisible.
Author |
: T. Pullaiah |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 366 |
Release |
: 2018-12-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429891854 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429891857 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Global Biodiversity by : T. Pullaiah
This is the third volume in the new multi-volume set, Global Biodiversity. Each volume in this series covers the biodiversity of a selection of nations in particular regions of the world. The volumes discuss and summarize the available information on both wild and cultivated plants, wild and domesticated animals, and the variety of microbes of the different nations. This volume looks at the biodiversity of selected countries of Africa, providing a rich resource of biodiversity information on countries in different parts of Africa, including: Libya, Morocco, and Egypt in North Africa countries on the east coast, including Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, Senegal land-locked countries, including Burkina Faso and Zambia, countries on the west coast, including Sudan, Tanzania and South Africa With chapters written by research scientists and conservationists, the book covers geographical status, ecosystem diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity, and conservation efforts in each selected country. The authors provide statistical data on plants, animals, and microbes of that country along with genetic diversity with the focus on crop plants/cultivated plants and domesticated animals and their wild relatives. Endangered plants and animals and protected areas are discussed. Other volumes in this series include coverage of selected countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia.