Biodiversity Conservation, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide : IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies. Volume 0

This Book Presents A Global Perspective On Biodiversity Conservation And The Maintenance Of Sustainable Cultures. Contributions Have Been Collected From Scholars In Every Region Of The World, And Addresses Issues From The International, Regional, Country-specific Perspectives. Themes Covered Include The History And Major Government Structures In This Area; Prerequisites To Biodiversity Conservation; Biosecurity; And Access To And Sharing Of Benefits From Components Of Biodiversity And Their Economic Value. Edited By Michael I. Jeffery, Jeremy Firestone, Karen Bubna-litic. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies'third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-based, and ecosystem-based conservation measures; the use of components of biodiversity and the processes affecting it; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value. The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies' third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-based, and ecosystem-based conservation measures; the use of components of biodiversity and the processes affecting it; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value "This book presents a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. Contributions have been collected from scholars in every region of the world, and addresses issues from the international, regional, country-specific perspectives. Themes covered include the history and major government structures in this area; prerequisites to biodiversity conservation; biosecurity; and access to and sharing of benefits from components of biodiversity and their economic value."--pub. desc The context Biodiversity : its conservation Conservation measures Uses of components of biodiversity Processes affecting biodiversity Biosecurity issues Access and benefit sharing. The IUCN Academy presents a broad range of global perspectives on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures