Author: Corazon S. CatibogPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Philippine Biodiversity
Author: Corazon S. CatibogPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Philippine Biodiversity for Beginners
Author: The Philippine Seas: Biodiversity and Ecological Impacts of Natural and Anthropogenic stressors in Tropical Reef Systems
Author: Michael Yu RoledaPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832548210
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The Philippines is located in a region called the Coral Triangle; an area of exceptional importance as it is recognized as the global center for marine biodiversity. Within this region, the Philippines is also known as the center of this center. The marine resources are made up of coral reefs, seagrass beds, seaweeds, invertebrates, fisheries, and many others. Unfortunately, the Philippines is facing challenges to conserve its marine biodiversity due to overfishing, destructive fishing practices, and mariculture-derived eutrophication and coastal acidification, among others. These human activities coupled with climate change pose serious threats and possible decimation of its marine biodiversity.
Philippine Biodiversity Conservation
Author: Sheila DasigPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priorities
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
CD-ROM contains an overview of the state of biodiversity in the Philippines as well as materials used during the workshop.
Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea
Author: Dmitry TelnovPublisher: The Entomological Society of Latvia
ISBN: 9984976874
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Biodiversity Observation Network in the Asia-Pacific Region
Author: Shin-ichi NakanoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 4431540326
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Biological diversity is important for ecosystem function and services, which in turn is essential for human well-being. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, international efforts have been made to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. The loss continues, however. The Asia-Pacific region includes both developing countries with high biodiversity and developed countries with sophisticated data collection and analyses, but only limited information about the status quo of biodiversity in this region has been available. Many Asia-Pacific countries have rapidly grown their economies and social infrastructures, causing a loss of biodiversity and requiring an urgent mandate to achieve a balance between development and conservation in the region. In December 2009, scientists successfully organized the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network in the region, to establish a network for research and monitoring of ecosystems and biodiversity and to build a cooperative framework. The present volume is the first collection of information on biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific and represents a quantum step forward in science that optimizes the synergy between development and biodiversity conservation.
Accessing Biodiversity and Sharing the Benefits
Author: Santiago CarrizosaPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831708168
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The book aims to address the lack of information on the experiences of others by providing a comparative analysis of national access and benefit-sharing laws and policies in the 41 Pacific Rim countries that signed the CBD. It provides key insights on the main characteristics of selected access and benefit-sharing (ABS) policies and laws, their development, and implementation process. It contains a detailed comparative analysis of existing laws and policies. It presents four case studies of countries with regulations in place and contrasts them with four case studies of countries that are struggling to develop their regulations. It ends by discussing options of an international regime on ABS and a summary analysis of the main lessons and recommendations from the study.
Governing Agrobiodiversity
Author: Regine AndersenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317125746
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops and is therefore a central precondition for food security. Diverse genetic resources provide the genetic traits required to deal with crop pests and diseases, as well as changing climate conditions. Plant genetic diversity is also essential for traditional small-scale farming, and is therefore an indispensable factor in the fight against poverty. However, the diversity of domesticated plant varieties is disappearing at an alarming rate while interest in the commercial use of genetic resources has increased in line with bio-technologies, followed by demands for intellectual property rights. This important book contributes to our understanding of how international regimes affect the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countries. It identifies entry points to shape a better governance of agrobiodiversity and provides the first comprehensive analysis of how the international agreements pertaining to crop genetic resources affect the management of these vital resources for food security and poverty eradication in developing countries.
Author: Philippines