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Iain J. . Ed(S): Gordon - Vicuna - 9780387094755 - V9780387094755
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Vicuna

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Description for Vicuna Hardback. Dealing with one of the success stories of wildlife conservation, this book takes the position that sustainability is not guaranteed by sustainable use, and that both education and regulation are needed to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. Editor(s): Gordon, Iain J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
Things have changed. In 1969 when the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuña was drafted, in an attempt to save the vicuña from its tumbling decline towards extinction, both the science and the philosophy of wildlife conservation were radically different. It is thus a tribute to the prescience of those involved at the time that the rescue plan had, even through the harsh lens of hindsight, a d- tinctly Twenty First Century flavour. After all, it was predicated on the expectation that if vicuña could be saved, they would one day become a valued asset, generating revenue for the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387094755
SKU
V9780387094755
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About Iain J. . Ed(S): Gordon
Iain Gordon leads the Healthy Terrestrial Ecosystems Theme in CSIRO’s Sustainable Ecosystems Division; he is based in Townsville and is heads up CSIRO’s Davies Laboratory (over 85 staff and students) that focuses on a whole-of-systems approach to natural resource management in the tropics of northern Australia. Iain holds professorships at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, James Cook University, University ... Read more

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