Biological diversity in Namibia. A country study

An attractive environmental country study with countless photos about the biological diversity in Namibia.
Barnard, Phoebe
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0-86976-436-5
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Book title: Biological diversity in Namibia
Subtitle: A country study
Editor: Phoebe Barnard
Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force
Windhoek, Namibia 1998
ISBN 0869764365 / ISBN 0-86976-436-5
Softcover, 21 x 30 cm, 325 pages, numerous colour photos, diagrammes and tables

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About: Biological diversity in Namibia. A country study

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.

Content: Biological diversity in Namibia. A country study

Foreword
Summary
Contents
Editor's preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Tables, graphs, maps and appendices
1. Overview of Namibia and its biological diversity
2. Biodiversity of terrestial and freshwater habitats
3. Biodiversity of marine habitats
4. Economics of biodiversity conservation in Namibia
5. Environmental legislation in Namibia
6. Future priorities, research needs and actions
Appendices
Index