Biological diversity in Namibia. A country study

Book title: Biological diversity in Namibia
Subtitle: A country study
Editor: Phoebe Barnard
Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force
Windhoek, Namibia
ISBN 0-86976-436-5
Softcover, 21x30 cm, 325 pages, numerous colour photos, diagrammes and tables

Description:

This book summarises what is currently known of the country's biological diversity at the habitat, species and genetic levels, and how this diversity can be effectively safe-guarded through economic valuation, legislative protection, and policy reform.

Chapter 1 is a brief portrayal of the country, its biophysical and socioeconomic environments, and its history of resource conflict and rise to political self-determination.

Chapter 2 follows with a detailed account of the country's terrestrial and freshwater diversity at the habitat, species and genetic levels.

Chapter 4 outlines imaginative strategies which can turn these constraints into significant assets for the country, particularly in the spheres of ecotourism and other forms of wildlife use.

Chapter 5 outlines the development of a revised legislative framework to safeguard Namibia's environment, including its biological diversity.

As Chapter 6 concludes, these include the need for better and more accessible basic information on biological diversity; more focused analysis and prioritisation of conservation needs; more explicit data relating to the current harvesting levels of biological resources, and measures to put this harvesting on a sustainable footing; monitoring and evaluation of the biodiversity conservation implications of land use systems in Namibia.