Conserving the world's biological diversity /

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Gland, Switzerland : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1990
• Subjects: PROTECCION AMBIENTAL; BIODIVERSIDAD; PROTECCION DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE; DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA

Table of Contents:

• Foreword, by M.S. Swaminathan
• Acknowledgements
• Executive summary
• 1. Biological diversity: what it is and why it is important
• 2. The values of biological diversity
• 3. How and why biological resources are threatened
• 4. Approaches to conserving biological diversity
• 5. The information required to conserve biological diversity
• 6. Establishing priorities for conserving biological diversity
• 7. The role of strategies and actiopn plans in promoting conservation of biological diversity
• 8. How to pay for conserving biological diversity
• 9. Enlisting new partners for conservation of biological diversity
• Annex 1: Classification of life on earth by phylum
• Annex 2: The world charter for nature
• Annex 3: International legislation supporting conservation of biological diversity
• Annex 4: The Bali action plan
• Annex 5: The World Bank wildlands policy
• Annex 6: Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index
• List of acronyms and abbreviations.