The conservation of ecosystems and species

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6126506

Jones, G E

This book examines the whole issue of conservation. It discusses the conservation debate, summarising the arguments of the different participants. It shows why conservation is important, not just for its own sake but for the whole future of humanity. It charts the development of the conservation movement and it outlines and assesses conservation policies in important countries around the world. It stresses the importance of the ecosystem concept for conservation. It concludes by surveying the current state of the conservation movement, emphasising in particular the new political approach to conservation, as undertaken by Greenpeace or the Green Party In West Germany, for example, and assessing the chances for their success. CONTENTS. Conservation and Ecological Theory: A Foundation. The biosphere: Man's resource base; man and the biosphere; the development of the conservation, ethic. Some examples of conservation policy; the conservation of species; the conservation of ecosystems; why conserve ecosystems and species; modern and future attitudes to conservation.

• OSTI ID: 6126506
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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