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Zusatztext 'Fascinating.'From the Foreword by the Earl of Cranbrook! President! Fauna & Flora International'An excellent and! often! amusing read.'IUCN'This historic account is interesting for anyone working in conservation.'Gorilla Journal'Conservation in the 21st century needs to be different and this book is a good indicator of why.'Bulletin of British Ecological Society 'Determinedly factual! and full of detail! with many interesting examples and case studies... This book is a major contribution towards opening conservationists eyes to another world of historical and cultural understanding.'Nature'It vividly portrays conservation's emergence from big game hunting! the battles for the establishments of national parks! the global importance of species conservation and debates over the sustainable use of! and trade in! wildlife.'Bois and Forets des Tropiques! 2004. Informationen zum Autor Bill Adams is Reader in Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is editor of Decolonizing Nature: strategies for conservation in a postcolonial era and author of Future Nature: a vision for conservation . Klappentext *From hunting to national parks, it asks and answers the big questions about why we have struggled, and continue to struggle, to conserve nature Zusammenfassung Deals with the history of wildlife conservation from its roots in the 19th century, through the foundation of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire in London in 1903 to the huge and diverse international movement of the present day. This book addresses questions like how can preservation be reconciled with human rights. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by the Earl of Cranbrook, President, Fauna & Flora International Preface The Challenge of Nature Good Hunting The Global Conservation Regime Nature in Its Place Poachers to Partners Two by Two The Demands of Development Trading Nature Conservation's Plan Society with Nature ...
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Foreword by the Earl of Cranbrook, President, Fauna & Flora International Preface The Challenge of Nature Good Hunting The Global Conservation Regime Nature in Its Place Poachers to Partners Two by Two The Demands of Development Trading Nature Conservation's Plan Society with Nature
