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World in Transition: Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere
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Hardcover
With Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Der Bundesregi (other contributor) |
from Earthscan / James & James (June 1, 2001)
9781853838026 | details & prices | 451 pages | 7.75 × 10.75 × 1.25 in. | 3.10 lbs | List price $145.00
About: * Comprehensive assessment from the leading German environmental scientists of the state of the world's living resources or biosphere * Covers all aspects of the subject: biodiversity and genetic diversity, landscape and ecosystems, its role in the Earth's system and human impacts on it* Reviews global policies and research strategies on the biosphere and advocates urgent policy actions* A major, authoritative contribution to environmental science and policyBiodiversity- the planet's natural capital- is undergoing a dramatic collapse: its " Sixth Extinction".
About: * Comprehensive assessment from the leading German environmental scientists of the state of the world's living resources or biosphere * Covers all aspects of the subject: biodiversity and genetic diversity, landscape and ecosystems, its role in the Earth's system and human impacts on it* Reviews global policies and research strategies on the biosphere and advocates urgent policy actions* A major, authoritative contribution to environmental science and policyBiodiversity- the planet's natural capital- is undergoing a dramatic collapse: its " Sixth Extinction".