Bowles, Ian A.
Vice President, Conservation International, Washington D.C.
Prickett, Glenn T.
Senior Director, Conservation International, Washington D.C.
Print publication date: 2001 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512578-8
doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0002
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512578-8
doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0002
1 Biodiversity ConservationGlobal Priorities, Trends, and the Outlook for the Future
This chapter describes biodiversity and its value to society. The concepts of biodiversity hotspots, major tropical Wilderness Areas, and Megadiversity Countries and Conservation International's method of setting priorities are also discussed.
Keywords: biodiversity, Conservation International, Megadiversity Country, Protected Areas, Wilderness Area
Keywords: biodiversity, Conservation International, Megadiversity Country, Protected Areas, Wilderness Area
doi:10.1093/0195125789.003.0002
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