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Gis Methodologies For Developing Conservation Strategies - Tropical Forest Recovery And Willdlife Management In Costa Rica

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 Tropical habitats may contain more than a third of the world's plant and animal species; Costa Rica alone is home to one of the highest levels of biodiversity per unit area in the world, and stands at center stage in worldwide conservation efforts. Within such regions, the use of state-of-the-art digital mapping technologiessophisticated techniques that are relatively inexpensive and accessiblerepresents the future of conservation planning and policy. These methods, which employ satellites to obtain visual data on landscapes, allow environmental scientists to monitor encroachment on indigenous territories, trace park boundaries through unmarked wilderness, and identify wildlife habitats in regions where humans have limited access. Focusing on the rich biodiversity of Costa Rica, the contributors demonstrate the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance conservation efforts. They give an overview of the spatial nature of conservation and management and the current status of digital mapping in Costa Rica; a review of the basic principles behind digital mapping technologies; a series of case studies using these technologies at a variety of scales and for a range of conservation and management activities; and the results of the Costa Rican gap analysis project. GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies provides powerful tools for those involved in decision-making about the natural environment, particularly in developing nations like Costa Rica where such technologies have not yet been widely adopted. For specialists in such areas as geography, conservation biology, and wildlife and natural resource management, the combination of conceptual background and case examples make the book a crucial addition to the literature.
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Return Of The Unicorns - The Natural History And Conservation Of The Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros

by Eric Dinerstein

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 Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
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The Return Of The Unicorns - The Natural History And Conservation Of The Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros

by Eric Dinerstein

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 Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
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Getting Biodiversity Projects To Work - Towards More Effective Conservation And Development

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 This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.
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Cutting Edge - Conserving Wildlife In Logged Tropical Forests

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 Bringing together leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammal species. Its contributors suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for the tropics' valuable -- and invaluable -- resources.
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Working Forests In The Neotropics - Conservation Through Sustainable Management?

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 By focusing on a set of critical issues and case studies, this book explores of the polarized debate over production-oriented forestry and the chances of achieving forest conservation through sustainable management.
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Gis Methodologies For Developing Conservation Strategies - Tropical Forest Recovery And Willdlife Management In Costa Rica

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 Focusing on the biodiversity of Costa Rica, the contributors to this book demonstrate the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance conservation efforts. They give an overview of the spatial nature of conservation and management and the current status of digital mapping in Costa Rica.
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Human Impacts On Amazonia - The Role Of Traditional Ecological Knowledge In Conservation And Development

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 From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmental scientists, botanists, and anthropologists, this volume explores the various effects of human development on Amazonia. The contributors argue that by protecting and drawing on local knowledge and values, further environmental ruin can be avoided.
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Getting Biodiversity Projects To Work - Towards More Effective Conservation And Development

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 This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.
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Alternatives To Deforestation - Steps Toward Sustainable Use Of The Amazon Rain Forest

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 A series of essays which explore some of the possible sustainable uses of the world's largest rain forest, the Amazon. The contributors present approaches and technologies that intend to permit simultaneous use and conservation of the Amazon, while putting an end to tropical deforestation.
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So Fruitful A Fish - Conservation Ecology Of The Amazon'S Tambaqui

by Carlos Araujo-Lima e Michael Goulding

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 This text presents a portrait of the tambaqui as it exists in its natural habitat. More than just biology, the book demonstrates how the tambaqui symbolizes the tight ecological link between rivers and rainforests.
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Working Forests In The Neotropics - Conservation Through Sustainable Management?

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 By focusing on a set of critical issues and case studies, this book explores of the polarized debate over production-oriented forestry and the chances of achieving forest conservation through sustainable management.
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Thinking Teams/Thinking Clients - Knowledge-Based Team Work

by Anne Opie

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 A universal method of working with teams that focuses on working with knowledge and is applicable to a variety of disciplines. Drawing on Foucaultian theories of discourse, Thinking Teams / Thinking Clients presents a postmodern look at team work that stresses working with professional knowledge in an organized context.
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The Cutting Edge - Conserving Wildlife In Logged Tropical Forests

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 Bringing together leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammal species. Its contributors suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for the tropics' valuable -- and invaluable -- resources.
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The Catfish Connection - Ecology, Migration, And Conservation Of Amazon Predators

by Michael Goulding e Ronaldo Barthem

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 The Amazon Basin's rivers, estuaries and tributaries are home to as many as 1000 species of Catfish. In this work, two scientists offer a natural history of the Amazon giant catfish and its central place as a source of food and income within the ecology and economy of the Amazon Basin.
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Medicinal Resources Of The Tropical Forest - Biodiversity And Its Importance To Human Health

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 This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health.
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Medicinal Resources Of The Tropical Forest - Biodiversity And Its Importance To Human Health

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 This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health.
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The Return Of The Unicorns - The Natural History And Conservation Of The Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros

by Eric Dinerstein

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 Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
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Getting Biodiversity Projects To Work - Towards More Effective Conservation And Development

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 This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.
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Footprints Of The Forest - Ka'Apor Ethnobotany - The Historical Ecology Of Plant Utilization By An Amazonian People

by William (Professor, Tulane University) Balee

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 Footprints of the Forest is the clearest and most comprehensive account to date of the relationship between and Amazonian people and their botanical environment. Based on Balee's ten years of ethnographic and botanical research among the Ka'aper Indians of eastern Amazonia, this book documents how the Ka'apor use, manage, name, and classify hundreds of plant species found in their habitat.
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Human Impacts On Amazonia - The Role Of Traditional Ecological Knowledge In Conservation And Development

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 Featuring contributions by environmental scientists, botanists, anthropologists, and others, this volume explores historic and contemporary visions of Amazonia and the effects of human development in the region. It reveals the history of cultural and biological destruction in the Amazonian ecosystem, particularly by outsiders.
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Working Forests In The Neotropics - Conservation Through Sustainable Management?

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 By focusing on a set of critical issues and case studies, this book explores of the polarized debate over production-oriented forestry and the chances of achieving forest conservation through sustainable management.
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Hunting For Sustainability In Tropical Forests

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 Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management.
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Hunting For Sustainability In Tropical Forests

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 Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management.
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