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North American Rodents

Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

Island Press, World Conservation Union
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Conifers

Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

By IUCN/SSC Conifer Specialist Group
Island Press, World Conservation Union

This action plan assess conifer diversity and its threats. It is unique among IUCN's Plant Action Plans so far published, in that it gives the complete global red list of conifers using the 1994 IUCN Red List Categories and criteria. Data is analyzed to identify "conifer hot spots", where conservation should be a priority, and a short-list of threatened species is prioritized.

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Betrayal of Science and Reason

How Anti-Environmental Rhetoric Threatens Our Future

Island Press
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Strategies for sustainability

Latin America

Island Press, World Conservation Union

A series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial, and local levels, complementing the volume on "Strategies for national sustainable development". This volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews and analyses case studies to provide an analytical history and status report on each strategy. The information has hitherto not been available, and will be very valuable for practitioners and policy makers, as well as for students of development.

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The Rain Forests of Home

Profile Of A North American Bioregion

Island Press
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Guidelines for Cave and Karst Protection

By WCPA Working Group on Cave and Karst Protection
Island Press, World Conservation Union
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Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century

The Science Of Ecosytem Management

Island Press
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Reinventing Nature?

Responses To Postmodern Deconstruction

Island Press
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