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Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook

de Luisa Maffi & Ellen Woodley

The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales...

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57,79 $

Nature's Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty

de Angus Wright, Ivette Perfecto & John Vandermeer

Landscapes are frequently seen as fragments of natural habitat surrounded by a 'sea' of agriculture. But recent ecological theory shows that the nature of these fragments is not nearly as important for conservation...

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33,79 $

Agrobiodiversity and the Law

de Juliana Santilli

A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security. Loss of agricultural biodiversity increases the risk of relying on a limited number of staple food crops. However, many laws, such as...

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96,29 $

Confronting Biopiracy

de Daniel Robinson

'Biopiracy' refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated traditional knowledge from indigenous peoples and local communities,...

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38,79 $

Biological Invasions, a Question of Nature and Society

de Robert Barbault & Martine Atramentowicz

Invasions of introduced species cause varying degrees of harm on the ecosystems in question and it is up to society to deal with the consequences. How can we prevent biological invasions? How can we assess the...

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24,40 $

Biodiversity and Local Ecological Knowledge in France

de Laurence Bérard, Marie Cegarra, Marcel Djama & Sélim Louafi et al.

The knowledge of nature held by autochthonous and local communities has been the subject of international talks, notably on biodiversity, but has primarily been studied from an autochthonous angle. French experience...

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25,43 $