Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation: Volume 3 - Series Number

Presents an objective rigorous analysis of relevant issues along with case studies to examine the interface between ape conservation and infrastructure development. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.

List of contents

Notes to readers; Acknowledgments; Apes overview; Part I. Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation: Introduction; 1. Towards more sustainable infrastructure: challenges and opportunities in ape range states of Africa and Asia; 2. Impacts of infrastructure on apes, indigenous peoples and other local communities; 3. Deforestation along roads: monitoring threats to ape habitat; 4. Apes, protected areas and infrastructure in Africa; 5. Roads, apes and biodiversity conservation: case studies from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar and Nigeria; 6. Renewable energy and the conservation of apes and ape habitat; Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons: Introduction; 7. Mapping change in ape habitats: forest status, loss, protection and future risk; 8. The status of captive apes; Annexes; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; References; Index.

About the author

The Arcus Foundation is a private grant-making foundation that advances social justice and conservation goals. The Arcus Foundation works globally and has offices in New York City and Cambridge.

Summary

Presents an objective rigorous analysis of relevant issues along with case studies to examine the interface between ape conservation and infrastructure development.

Product details

• Authors: Arcus Foundation, Arcus Foundation
• Assisted by: Arcus Foundation (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108423212
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42321-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: State of the Apes; State of the Apes
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Animal Ecology, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Zoology and animal sciences, Primates, Zoology: primates (primatology)