02067nam a22002897a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804100080007608200190008424501620010326000590026530000890032450001730041350400660058650506260065265000480127865000270132665000310135365000260138470000180141070000280142871000620145671000550151871000590157371000450163285601000167720200104041617.0091119s2008    enkabdo r     001 0 eng d  a97801951750970 aeng04a333.9516bB53s00aSustaining lifebhow human health depends on biodiversitycedited by Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson ; prologue by Kofi Annan  aOxford, UK ;aNew YorkbOxford University Pressc2008.  axxiii, 542 p.bilustraciones (principalmente a color), fotos, mapas y tablasc29 cm.  a"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."  aIncluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 445-514) e índice.0 tWhat is biodiversity?. --tHow is biodiversity threatened by human activity?. --tEcosystem services. --tMedicines from nature. --tBiodiversity and biomedical research. --tThreatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine. --tEcosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease. --tBiodiversity and food production. --tGenetically modified foods and organic farming. --tWhat individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity. --tTreaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity. --tNongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.14aConservación de la diversidad biológica24aDiversidad biológica24aConservación biológica24aSaneamiento ambiental1 aChivian, Eric1 aBernstein, Aarond1976-2 aSecretaría del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica2 aPrograma de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo2 aPrograma de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente2 aUICN--Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza41zPara tabla de contenido presione aquíuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020609.html