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| Title | | | | Australian Treasure |
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| Author | | | | Graeme Kelleher |
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| Abstract | | | | Journal with articles contributed various authors with different affiliations. Volume 6-2 (Spring 1997 issue) on Corals in Crisis includes:
Coral Reefs in Crisis by Don ì
Hinrichsen
Australian Treasure by Graeme ì
Kelleher, former Head of the Great Barrier Reef
Marine Park
Taming the Seahorse Trade about ì
Amanda Vincent, McGill University in Canada |
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Online Journal |
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| Affiliation | | | | Planet 21 |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.oneworld.org/patp/vol6_2/kelleher.html |
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| Title | | | | Bibliography |
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| Author | | | | NASA, National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration |
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| Abstract | | | | Site maintained as part of the U.S. government's research efforts on global change. Focuses on fires world wide which particularly impact forests and grasslands. |
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| Affiliation | | | | US Government |
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| URL: | | | | http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/GlobalFire/fire_5.html |
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| Title | | | | Biodiversity |
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| Author | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| Abstract | | | | This is chapter 11 of World Resources 1996-97, an primary reference volume on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends for the United Nations, World Bank, and related international organizations. Chapter includes:
Introduction
New Biodiversity Assessment
Threats to Coastal Ecosystems
Marine Biodiversity
Pressures on Marine Biodiversity
Tools for Protecting Marine Biodiversity
Data Tables (pdf format) |
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| Affiliation | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.wri.org/wri/wr-96-97/bi_txt1.html |
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| Title | | | | Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture |
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| Author | | | | Hope Shand |
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| Abstract | | | | Posted 9 February 1998. "Presents key chapters from "Human Nature", a study prepared for a study prepared for FAO by the Rural Advancement Foundation International. Until recently, ì
agriculture and nature conservation were often seen as being in ì
opposition. Today, there is growing recognition that food ì
security and the conservation and sustainable use of agriculturalì
biological diversity are inextricably linked. The Special coversì
biodiversity in crops, plants, farm animals, forests, fish and ì
aquatic life, and soil." The full publication is available in ì
Portable Document Format (PDF) at: ì
http://www.rafi.ca/publications/human_nature.html |
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| Affiliation | | | | Rural Advancement Foundation International |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.fao.org/sd/epdirect/epre0039.htm |
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| Title | | | | Biodiversity for food and agriculture |
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| Author | | | | Hope Shand |
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| Abstract | | | | Posted 9 February 1998. Presents key chapters from "Human Nature", a study prepared for a
study prepared for FAO by the Rural Advancement Foundation International. Until recently,
agriculture and nature conservation were often seen as being in opposition. Today, there is
growing recognition that food security and the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural
biological diversity are inextricably linked. The Special covers biodiversity in crops, plants, farm
animals, forests, fish and aquatic life, and soil." The full publication is available in Portable
Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.rafi.ca/publications/human_nature.html" |
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| Affiliation | | | | Rural Advancement Foundation International |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/EPdirect/EPre0039.htm |
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| Title | | | | Biodiversity in Freshwater Ecosystems |
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| Author | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| Abstract | | | | "Freshwaters are also home to a tremendous diversity of fish, amphibians, aquatic plants, invertebrates, and microorganisms. The Amazon River alone contains an estimated 3000 species of ì
fish--only 25 percent less than the total number of mammals ì
worldwide. And freshwater biodiversity is among the most poorly ì
known on Earth. Scientists believe that Thailand may have as manyì
as 1000 species of freshwater fish, but only some 475 have ì
actually .." |
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| Affiliation | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.wri.org/biodiv/b03-gbs.html |
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| Title | | | | Biological Diversity: What it is and Why it is Important |
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| Author | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| Abstract | | | | "Our species entered the industrial age with a population of one billion and with biological diversity--the total of genes, species, and ecosystems on earth--possibly at an all-time high. Biological resources--the portion of diversity of actual or potential use to people--were freely available for exploitation to support development." |
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| Affiliation | | | | None |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.wri.org/biodiv/cwb-i.html |
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| Title | | | | Bioregional Management |
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| Author | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| Abstract | | | | Bioregional management (Defining a Bioregion, Elements and Dynamics of a Bioregion, Related Links, Source) |
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| Affiliation | | | | World Resources Institute |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.wri.org/biodiv/bioregio.html |
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| Title | | | | Bringing the Inca Canals Back to Life |
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| Author | | | | Sally Bowen |
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| Abstract | | | | Journal with articles contributed various authors with different affiliations. 1996 issue on People and Mountains includes: Overview: Mountains and people by Derek Denniston
Newsfile
Taming the tourists by Martin Price, Oxford University
Bringing the Inca canals back to life by Sally Bowen, Financial Times correspondent in Peru.
Saving China's Holy Mountains by Martin Palmer, International Consultancy on Religion,
Education and Culture
Campaigner: Saving the Himalayas by Sujaya Misra |
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| Affiliation | | | | Planet 21 |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.oneworld.org/patp/vol5/feature2.html |
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| Title | | | | Campaigner: Saving the Himalayas |
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| Author | | | | Sujaya Misra |
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| Abstract | | | | Journal with articles contributed various authors with different affiliations. 1996 issue on People and Mountains includes: Overview: Mountains and People by Derek Denniston
Newsfile
Taming the Tourists by Martin Price, Oxford University
Bringing the Inca Canals Back to Life by Sally Bowen, Financial Times correspondent in
Peru.
Saving China's Holy Mountains by Martin Palmer, International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture Campaigner: Saving the Himalayas by Sujaya Misra |
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| Affiliation | | | | Planet 21 |
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| URL: | | | | http://www.oneworld.org/patp/vol5/campaigner1.html |
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