Sustaining life
Sustaining life how human health depends on biodiversity
edited by Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson ; prologue by Kofi Annan
- Oxford, UK ; New York Oxford University Press 2008.
- xxiii, 542 p. ilustraciones (principalmente a color), fotos, mapas y tablas 29 cm.
"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 445-514) e índice.
What is biodiversity?. -- How is biodiversity threatened by human activity?. -- Ecosystem services. -- Medicines from nature. -- Biodiversity and biomedical research. -- Threatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine. -- Ecosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease. -- Biodiversity and food production. -- Genetically modified foods and organic farming. -- What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity. -- Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity. -- Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.
9780195175097
Conservación de la diversidad biológica
Diversidad biológica
Conservación biológica
Saneamiento ambiental
333.9516 / B53s
"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 445-514) e índice.
What is biodiversity?. -- How is biodiversity threatened by human activity?. -- Ecosystem services. -- Medicines from nature. -- Biodiversity and biomedical research. -- Threatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine. -- Ecosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease. -- Biodiversity and food production. -- Genetically modified foods and organic farming. -- What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity. -- Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity. -- Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.
9780195175097
Conservación de la diversidad biológica
Diversidad biológica
Conservación biológica
Saneamiento ambiental
333.9516 / B53s