Conserving Biodiversity

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.

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FRONT MATTEREXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 BIODIVERSITY AND DEVELOPMENT2 BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION3 BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT4 BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: THE CULTURAL CONTEXTREFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READINGBOARD ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (BOSTID)BOSTID PUBLICATIONS