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Title
Effectiveness of protected areas in conserving biodiversity : a worldwide review / David Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Javier Martínez-Vega.
ISBN
9783030942977 (electronic bk.)
303094297X (electronic bk.)
9783030942960 (print)
3030942961
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 128 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-94297-7 doi
Call Number
QH75
Dewey Decimal Classification
333.95/16
Summary
This book addresses the effectiveness of existing protected areas at conserving the diversity of genes, species and ecosystems on land and at sea. The book synthetizes the main biodiversity conservation outcomes of protected areas in the 2010-2019 decade, drawing on a systematic literature review of scientific publications and case studies from around the world demonstrating successes and failures. It provides region-specific results for land and sea ecosystems as well as for developed and developing countries. It also reviews current methodological approaches used to assess protected area effectiveness. The work is timely, since there is growing concern on the global biodiversity crisis among researchers, government organizations and the general public, as demonstrated by the 2030 targets established by the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Life Below Water (SDG 14) and Life On land (SDG15). The book is written in an easy and enjoyable style using numerous pictures, tables and graphs to make the content more engaging and understandable. The main intended audiences of the book are academics, from post-graduate students to university lecturers, and senior researchers in the fields of biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and environmental policy, as well as protected area managers and practitioners.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on print version record.
Series
Strategies for sustainability.
Chapter 1-Human impact on the Biosphere: A biological genocide?- Chapter 2-Strategies to address the biodiversity crisis
Chapter 3-Protected areas
Chapter 4-Protected area effectiveness: What is it and how to assess it? Chapter 5-A review of protected area effectiveness around the World: Methodological approach
Chapter 6-Results on protected area effectiveness in developed countries
Chapter 7-Results on protected area effectiveness in developing countries
Chapter 8-Main methodological approaches to assessing effectiveness around the globe
Chapter 9-Successes and failures: Lessons learned
Chapter 10-Conclusions: The future of protected areas and biodiversity.