The "white gold" of the sea : a case study of sustainable harvesting of swiftlet nest in coastal Vietnam

Complete Title
The "white gold" of the sea : a case study of sustainable harvesting of swiftlet nest in coastal Vietnam

Publication Year
Language(s)
English
Vietnamese

Description

The sustainable exploitation of edible nest swiftlets (Collocalia fuciphaga germani) has been achived without external aid or expertise and is an important source of revenue for Vietnam. This book retraces the history of edible swiftlet nest production and trade (including the latest trade figures), examines the biological research conducted, and details the working practices used to enhance the conservation of swiftlets in Vietnam.

Other title
"Vang trang" cua bien
Author(s)
Casellini, Nicole
Foster, Keith
Hien, Bui Thi Thu
Organization(s)
IUCN Vietnam
Imprint
Hanoi : IUCN Vietnam, 1999
Physical Description
63p. : ill., maps
Notes

Bilingual document English and Vietnamese. Includes bibliographic references.

Keywords
Natural resources
Resources exploitation
Coastal zones
Swiftlet nests
Sustainable use
Trade in wildlife
Geographic keywords
Vietnam
Call number
IUCN-1999-035

More information

Publisher
IUCN
Bibliographic level
Monograph/item
Physical medium
Printed
Number of library copies
2
Print availability status
Status unknown