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020 _a9780195175097
041 0 _aeng
082 0 4 _a333.9516
_bB53s
245 0 0 _aSustaining life
_bhow human health depends on biodiversity
_cedited by Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson ; prologue by Kofi Annan
260 _aOxford, UK ;
_aNew York
_bOxford University Press
_c2008.
300 _axxiii, 542 p.
_bilustraciones (principalmente a color), fotos, mapas y tablas
_c29 cm.
500 _a"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."
504 _aIncluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 445-514) e índice.
505 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.
590 _aNota de uno de los autores en letra imprenta, fechada el 20 de mayo de 2010.
650 1 4 _aConservación de la diversidad biológica
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650 2 4 _aDiversidad biológica
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650 2 4 _aConservación biológica
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650 2 4 _aSaneamiento ambiental
_9560
700 1 _aChivian, Eric
_9561
700 1 _aBernstein, Aaron
_d1976-
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710 2 _aSecretaría del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica
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710 2 _aPrograma de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo
_9564
710 2 _aPrograma de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente
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710 2 _aUICN--Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza
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856 4 1 _zPara tabla de contenido presione aquí
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020609.html
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