Industrial agriculture and ape conservation

Social and economic systems worldwide are changing rapidly. These changes are accompanied by an increasing demand for natural resources, including land, water, minerals, energy sources, food and timber. Today's foremost challenge lies in finding the tools to address the complexity of these inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Arcus Foundation (-)
Otros Autores: Rainer, Helga, editor (editor), White, Alison (Alison R. T.), editor, Lanjouw, Annette, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2015.
Colección:State of the apes.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009645335906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Notes to readers; Acknowledgments; Apes overview; Introduction; Part I. Industrial Agriculture and Ape Conservation: 1. Economic development and conservation of biodiversity: understanding the interface of ape conservation and industrial agriculture; 2. Encroaching on ape habitat: deforestation and industrial agriculture in Cameroon, Liberia and on Borneo; 3. From habitat to plantation: causes of conversion in sub-Saharan Africa; 4. Legal frameworks at the interface between industrial agriculture and ape conservation; 5. From process to impact of a voluntary standard: the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil; 6. Impacts of industrial agriculture on ape ecology; Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons: 7. Ape populations over time: case studies from Gombe, Mount Halimun Salak, Sabangau and Wamba; 8. The status of captive apes; Annexes; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; References; Index.