| Description |
1 online resource (volumes) |
| Contents |
Global conservation of biodiversity from an economic point of view / Rainer Marggraf -- Financial support for biodiversity protection in developing countries : does the CBD mechanism lead to an appropriate level of biodiversity protection? / Susanne Menzel -- The Cartagena Protocol : trade related measures as a means to protect biological diversity from risks deriving from genetically modified organisms / Alexander Behrens -- Policy-windows for the Declaration of Protected Areas : a comparative case study of East Germany and Guatemala / Heiko Garrelts, Regina Birner, Heidi Wittmer -- Will companies engage in the conservation of biodiversity? : a prototypical model of aggregated pro-biodiverse actions of industrial companies / Ralph Buse -- Problems and prospects of the conservation of biodiversity in Germany / Matthias Schaefer -- The designation of national parks in German nature conservation law / Tobias Hellenbroich -- Conservation management of target species or conservation of processes : winners and losers of two different conservation strategies / Judith Rothenbáeucher, Kai Bentlage, Peter Just -- Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation : an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams / Ingo Bráeauer -- Towards sustainable land use : public demand for plant diversity in agricultural landscapes of central Germany / Anke Fischer -- Narrating diversity : plants, personal knowledge and life stories in German home gardens / Anne Holl -- Aspects of bird valuation in Brandenburg-Prussia : towards the significance of socio-economic conditions for biodiversity perception between the 16th and 20th century / Johannes Klose -- Prospects and challenges for biodiversity conservation in Guatemala / Regina Birner, Heidi Wittmer, Augustin Bergháeofer, Michael Máeuhlenberg -- Calculating incentives for watershed protection : a case study in Guatemala / Marãaia A. Mãaaèanez Costa, Manfred Zeller -- The cultural context of biodiversity conservation / Petra Maass -- Direct payments for conservation : the importance of environmental measures in farming systems for bird populations in a fragmented landscape : a case study in Guatemala / Marãaia A. Mãaaèanez Costa, Swen Renner -- Land use changes and abiotic aspects as basic conditions for conservation of biodiversity in a tropical montane cloud forest (Guatemala) / Michael Markussen, Swen Renner -- Human impact on bird diversity and community structure in a tropical montane cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with special reference to the quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) / Swen Renner, Michael Markussen -- What drives biodiversity loss in the land of trees? : a review of the economic and historical parameters causing deforestation in Guatemala / Ludger-Josef Loening, Hermann Sautter -- Permanent evaluation: an important tool for a quality assurance in interdisciplinary research / Philip Balsiger, Rudolf Káeotter |
| Summary |
The goal of this transdisciplinary book is to identify the problems and challenges facing implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - from the global, regional and local points of view. The valuation and conservation of biodiversity constitute critical first steps necessary for the adequate protection of the environment. The authors give insights into the current trends in this field and on the influences the CBD exerts |
| Analysis |
biodiversiteit |
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biodiversity |
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geologie |
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geology |
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ecologie |
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ecology |
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geografie |
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geography |
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landschapsecologie |
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landscape ecology |
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levenswetenschappen |
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life sciences |
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biogeowetenschappen |
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biogeosciences |
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Biology (General) |
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Biologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Biodiversity.
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Ecology.
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Geography.
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Landscape ecology.
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Life sciences.
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Biodiversity conservation.
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Habitat conservation.
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Biodiversity
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Geography
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Biological Science Disciplines
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geography.
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biological sciences.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Habitat conservation
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Biodiversity conservation
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Biodiversity
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Ecology
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Geography
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Landscape ecology
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Life sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Buse, Ralph
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Garrelts, Heiko
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Máñez Costa, María A
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Marggraf, Rainer
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Menzel, Susanne
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| ISBN |
9783540271383 |
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3540271384 |
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9783540240228 |
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3540240225 |
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