IUCN

Outlines the needs for, and benefits of, economic valuation techniques as applied to wetlands and development projects intended to alter them, and describes some of these techniques in detail. A number of case studies, a glossary and a 10-pages bibliography increase the importance of this book for theoreticians and practical managers alike.

The Convention on biological diversity was drafted with in mind the conservation of the world's natural resources, their sustainable use and the equal sharing of their benefits. Among the primary utilisers of these natural resources is industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the food industry and many more.

Provides information which will assist protected area managers in cooperating with their counterparts across national, regional and other borders. Transborder protected area cooperation can achieve a number of objectives including enhanced biodiversity conservation and improved regional cooperation.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is widely recognised as one of Africa's longest-standing experiments in multiple land-use promoting both natural resource conservation and pastoral development in northern Tanzania. This book provides a case study of management in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and details the background studies and planning processes used to develop a conservation and development strategy as well as a general management plan for the area.