Biodiversity Conservation, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the ... - 9780521885034

Biodiversity Conservation, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South DivideIUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies\nAuthor(s): Michael I. Jeffery, Jeremy Firestone, Karen Bubna-Litic\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521885034, 978-0521885034\nSynopsis\nThe IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies' third colloquium of 2005 brought together more than 130 experts from 27 nations on nearly every continent. This book brings together a number of the papers presented there and offers a global perspective on biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of sustainable cultures. It addresses issues from international, regional, and country-specific perspectives. The book is organized thematically to present a broad spectrum of issues, including the history and major governance structures in this area; the needs, problems, and prerequisites for biodiversity; area-based, species-b.