Conserving biodiversity : a research agenda for development agencies : report of a panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development, U.S. National Research Council

The Loss Of The Earth's Biological Diversity Is Widely Recognized As A Critical Environmental Problem. That Loss Is Most Severe In Developing Countries, Where The Conditions Of Human Existence Are Most Difficult. Conserving Biodiversity Presents An Agenda For Research That Can Provide Information To Formulate Policy And Design Conservation Programs In The Third World. The Book Includes Discussions Of Research Needs In The Biological Sciences As Well As Economics And Anthropology, Areas Of Critical Importance To Conservation And Sustainable Development. Although Specifically Directed Toward Development Agencies, Non-governmental Organizations, And Decisionmakers In Developing Nations, This Volume Should Be Of Interest To All Who Are Involved In The Conservation Of Biological Diversity. 1. Biodiversity And Development. Loss Of Biodiversity. Scientific Understanding Of Biodiversity. Implications For Development Agencies -- 2. Biological Aspects Of Conservation. Biological Surveys, Inventory, And Monitoring. Conservation Research. Information Needs. Human Resources -- 3. Biodiversity Research: The Socioeconomic Context. Economic Research And The Conservation Of Biodiversity. Project- Or Country-level Economic Research. International-level Economic Research. Global Economic Research. Opportunities For Action -- 4. Biodiversity Research: The Cultural Context. Diversity And Development. Local Knowledge And Biodiversity. Research On Local Knowledge -- Board On Science And Technology For International Development (bostid) -- Bostid Publications. Panel Chairman: Peter Raven. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 112-116) Presents an agenda for research that aims to provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. This book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences, as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development.