IUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape. Ecological networks provide an operational model for conserving biodiversity that is based on ecological principles and allow a degree of human use of the landscape. This publication illustrates the development of several ecological networks around the world, demonstrating their benefits both for conservation and sustainable development.

Biodiversity Is One Of The Major Global Resources. It Has Suffered From Diverse Natural And Man-Made Catastrophes But Continues To Provide Food, Medicinal Products And A Wide Range Of Other Materials Which Could Be Guranteed For The Future It Managed In A Sustainable Manner. Human Influence Is By Far The Greatest Threat To Diversity. No Part Of The Planet Escapes The Effects Of Human Activity, Which Affects Diversity Either Directly Or Indirectly. The Present Book Biodiversity For Sustainable Development Includes 21 Chapters On The Topics Which Are Contributing Towards This Goal. Chapters Related To Biodiversity Includes-Exploration, Utilization Conservation And Management Of Non-Timber Forest Resources, Biodiversity : The Impact Of Biotechnology, Gis-An Advanced Tool To Study Biodiversity, Some Threaten Plant And Animal Species Of Assam And Meghalaya Region, Sustainable Management Of Soil Fertility In Rainfed Farming Systems, Phytoplanktonic Diversity, Change Detection In Wetland Environment, Turnover Rate Of Forest Flover Liter And Biodiversity Aspects Of Biosphere Reserve. Articles Covers Information On Studies On Rhizobium Association With Sesbania Sps. Fundamental Facts About Grasses, Fruit Crops, A Viable Alternative To Shifting Cultivation, Ornithophitous Adaptations Of Some Plant Species, Primary Vascular Differentiation In Fabaceae, Antibacterial Properties Of Herbal Tooth Powder, Plants Used In Cosmetics. Some Articles Viz. Forensic Botany : Applications, Aspects And Prospects Of Plant Materials In Criminal Investigations, Village Scale Production And Use Of Leaf Concentrate And A Comparative Study Of The Functionality Of Plant Proteins And Their Uses In Food System Have Added Value To The Book. This Book Will Be Highly Beneficial To Students, Teachers And Research Workers In The Field Of Botany, Biodiversity Conservation And Environmental Science.

Agroforestry systems (AFS) are becoming increasingly relevant worldwide as society has come to recognize their multiple roles and services: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, restoration of degraded ecosystems, and tools for rural development. This book summarizes advances in agroforestry research and practice and raises questions as to the effectiveness of AFS to solve the development and environmental challenges the world presents us today. Currently AFS are considered to be a land use that can achieve a compromise among productive and environmental functions. Apparently, AFS can play a significant role in rural development even in the most challenging socioeconomic and ecological conditions, but still there is a lot of work to do to reach these goals. Considerable funding is spent in projects directed to enhancing productivity and sustainability of smallholders forestry and agroforestry practices. These projects and programs face many questions and challenges related to the integration of traditional knowledge to promote the most suitable systems for each situation; access to markets for AFS products, and scaling up of successful AFS. These complex questions need innovative approaches from varying perspectives and knowledge bases. This book gathers fresh and novel contributions from a set of Yale University researchers and associates who intend to provide alternative and sometimes departing insights into these pressing questions. The book focuses on the functions that AFS can provide when well designed and implemented: their role in rural development as they can improve food security and sovereignty and contribute to provision of energy needs to the smallholders; and their environmental functions: contribution to biodiversity conservation, to increased connectivity of fragmented landscapes, and adaptation and mitigation of climate change. The chapters present conceptual aspects and case studies ranging from traditional to more modern approaches, from tropical as well as from temperate regions of the world, with examples of the AFS functions mentioned above.

Protected areas have become an increasingly important tool both in the conservation of biodiversity and in revenue generation through sustainable use. This is the only sure way to guarantee the protection necessary for many species, habitats and ecosystems in the future. Integrated Protected Area Management features contributions that consider the design, management and sustainable use of these regions. Three principal aspects are considered: the theory and practice of designation community-based conservation and the concept of sustainability identifying priorities for management. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to planning and the active involvement of all stakeholders in decision-making processes as a means of ensuring long-term sustainability.

This book presents interdisciplinary advances in theory and practice pertaining to rural sustainability and sets forth an action research agenda and policy prescriptions to support rural sustainability with special emphasis on the Accession Countries to the EU. The book will address four themes.

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This book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.