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Description: The world is losing species and biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. The causes go deep and the losses are driven by a complex array of social, economic, political and biological factors at different levels. Immediate causes such as over-harvesting, pollution and habitat change have been well studied. But the socioeconomic factors driving people to degrade their environment are less well understood. This book examines the underlying causes. It provides analyses of a range of case studies from Brazil, Cameroon, China, Danube River Basin, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Tanzania and Vietnam, and integrates them into a new and interdisciplinary framework for understanding what is happening. From these results, the editors are able to derive policy conclusions and recommendations for operational and institutional approaches to address the ‘root causes’ and reverse the current trends. It makes an invaluable contribution to the understanding of all those – from ecologists and conservationists to economists and policy makers – working on one of the major challenges we face. Contents: Part 1 The background: the evolving consensus on biodiversity loss • a framework for analyzing the root causes of biodiversity loss • the underlying causes of biodiversity loss • addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss. Part 2 Case studies: Philippines • Mexico • Vietnam • Brazil • Danube Basin • Tanzania • Pakistan • Cameroon • India • China. About the Authors: Alexander Wood, Pamela Stedman-Edwards and Johanna Mang are Senior Program Officer, Principal Consultant and Program Manager of the WWF’s Macroeconomics Program Office, Washington DC. Target Audience: Ecologists, conservationists, policy makers, people in forestry. . ISBN - 9781853836992
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Pages : 395
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