Biodiversity and conservation /
Melchias, Gabriel.
Biodiversity and conservation / Gabriel Melchias. - New Delhi; Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. , 2001. - xiv, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index.
Biodiversity: An Outline. Introduction. Why is Biodiversity Important? Plant Diversity. Animal Diversity. Marine Biodiversity. Human Diversity: The Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity -- Genetic Resources. Crop Genetic Diversity. Uniformity vs Diversity. Agricultural Biodiversity. Green Revolution: The Cost and Remedy. Who controls Genetic Diversity? Animal Genetic Resources. Erosion of Animal Genetic Diversity. Aquatic Diversity. Is Aquaculture the Solution? Human Genetic Diversity. The Convention on Biological Diversity. The North and South: Need for Shared Responsibility -- Biotechnology and Biodiversity. The Techniques. The Dream and the Nightmare. The Cases. Release of GMOs into the Environment. Biosafety -- Biodiversity Prospecting. The Problems. The Mechanisms and the Economics. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pt. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Pt. III. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. IV. 1. 2. Human Diversity Prospecting. Prospecting Bargainging? Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The Tangled Genes: Invention or Discovery? Why Patents should not be Extended to Plants and Animals? -- Conservation. The Principles and the Rationale. Parks vs People. Conservation Outside Protected Areas. Ex Situ Conservation. Ex Situ: UN FAO's State of the World Report. Conservation of Animal Diversity. Fish Conservation. Conservation of Marine Biodiversity. Wild: The Hidden Harvest. Global Programmes of Conservation. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pt. V. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1578081467 (paperback)
Biodiversity conservation.
333.9516 / MEB
Biodiversity and conservation / Gabriel Melchias. - New Delhi; Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. , 2001. - xiv, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index.
Biodiversity: An Outline. Introduction. Why is Biodiversity Important? Plant Diversity. Animal Diversity. Marine Biodiversity. Human Diversity: The Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity -- Genetic Resources. Crop Genetic Diversity. Uniformity vs Diversity. Agricultural Biodiversity. Green Revolution: The Cost and Remedy. Who controls Genetic Diversity? Animal Genetic Resources. Erosion of Animal Genetic Diversity. Aquatic Diversity. Is Aquaculture the Solution? Human Genetic Diversity. The Convention on Biological Diversity. The North and South: Need for Shared Responsibility -- Biotechnology and Biodiversity. The Techniques. The Dream and the Nightmare. The Cases. Release of GMOs into the Environment. Biosafety -- Biodiversity Prospecting. The Problems. The Mechanisms and the Economics. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pt. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Pt. III. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. IV. 1. 2. Human Diversity Prospecting. Prospecting Bargainging? Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The Tangled Genes: Invention or Discovery? Why Patents should not be Extended to Plants and Animals? -- Conservation. The Principles and the Rationale. Parks vs People. Conservation Outside Protected Areas. Ex Situ Conservation. Ex Situ: UN FAO's State of the World Report. Conservation of Animal Diversity. Fish Conservation. Conservation of Marine Biodiversity. Wild: The Hidden Harvest. Global Programmes of Conservation. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pt. V. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1578081467 (paperback)
Biodiversity conservation.
333.9516 / MEB