Conserving dryland biodiversity
Davies, Jonathan; Poulsen, Lene; Schulte-Herbrüggen, Björn; MacKinnon, Kathy; Crawhall, Nigel; Henwood, William D.; Dudley, Nigel; Smith, Jessica; Gudka, Masumi
IUCN; United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Secretariat; UNEP-WCMC; IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas; IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management; IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
This publication is intended to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders and galvanise wider action to boost drylands conservation and development. The book is designed to inform and remind us of the beauty of dryland biodiversity and its intrinsic and instrumental value. It demonstrates the mutual dependency of dryland biological and cultural diversity. The book includes new analyses of drylands biodiversity and an overview of approaches that promote sustainable development as well as conservation goals. It strongly underlines the importance of indigenous knowledge and culture to dryland conservation, and demonstrates an unrivalled opportunity for sustainable growth and biodiversity protection.
Nairobi : IUCN Drylands Initiative ; Cambridge, UK : UNEP-WCMC ; Bonn : UNCCD, 2012 xii, 84p. : ill., maps
ISBN 978-2-8317-1541-4
Note: Includes bibliographic references
Keywords: Biological diversity; Drylands; Conservation strategies; Ecosystem services; Land management Ecosystems
