Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability
Lavigne, D. (Ed.) (2006). Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)/University of Limerick: Guelph. ISBN 0-9698171-7-7. XIV, 425 pp.
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VLIZ: Ecology ECO.132 [102105]
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Characteristics > Sustainability
Ecology
Sustainability
Sustainability
Wildlife conservation
Marine/Coastal |
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- Lavigne, D. (2006). Wildlife conservation and the pursuit of ecological sustainability: A brief introduction, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 1-18, more
- Chesworth, W. (2006). Conserving biodiversity: Why we should and how we can, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 21-29, more
- Chesworth, W. (2006). The enemy within, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 31-42, more
- Holt, S. (2006). The notion of sustainability, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 43-81, more
- Beder, S. (2006). The changing face of conservation: Commodification, privatisation and the free market, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 83-97, more
- Hutchings, J.A. (2006). Ecological and fisheries sustainability: common goals uncommonly achieved, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: in pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 101-112, more
- Papastavrou, V.; Cooke, J. (2006). Sustainable use of oceanic wildlife: what lessons can be learned from commercial whaling?, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: in pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 113-128, more
- Kumar, A.; Menon, V. (2006). Ivory tower sustainability: An examination of the ivory trade, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 129-139, more
- Eves, H.E. (2006). The bushmeat trade in Africa: Conflict, consensus and collaboration, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 141-152, more
- Mugisha, A.R.; Ajarova, L.B. (2006). Ecotourism: Benefits and challenges - Uganda's experience, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 153-159, more
- Corkeron, P.J. (2006). How shall we watch whales?, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 161-170, more
- Menon, V.; Lavigne, D. (2006). Attitudes, values and objectives: The real basis of wildlife conservation, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 173-189, more
- Lynn, W.S. (2006). Between science and ethics: What science and the scientific method can and cannot contribute to conservation and sustainability, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 191-205, more
- Rees, W.E. (2006). Why conventional economic logic won't protect biodiversity, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 207-226, more
- Earle, M. (2006). Paying for unsustainable fisheries: where the European union spends its money, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: in pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 227-242, more
- Brooks, R.J. (2006). The free lunch: Myths that direct conservation policy and the natural laws that constrain it, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 243-261, more
- Worcester, R. (2006). Changing public opinion: How and why societal attitudes change, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 265-276, more
- Oates, J.F. (2006). Conservation, development and poverty alleviation: Time for a change in attitudes, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 277-284, more
- Geist, V. (2006). The North American model of wildlife conservation: A means of creating wealth and protecting public health while generating biodiversity, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 285-293, more
- Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2006). Developing a framework for assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 295-308, more
- de la Mare, W.K. (2006). What is wrong with our approaches to fisheries and wildlife management? - An engineering perspective, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: in pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 309-320, more
- Campbell, M.; Thomas, V.G. (2006). Implementing the precautionary approach: towards enabling legislation for marine mammal conservation in Canada, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: in pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 321-333, more
- Czech, B. (2006). The steady state revolution as a perequisite for wildlife conservation and ecological sustainability, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 335-344, more
- Martin, A. (2006). Towards a new architecture of wildlife conservation in the developing world: An integrated development planning approach, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 345-358, more
- Best, S. (2006). Saving the planet to death: The need to reform the most important barrier to ecological sustainability, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 359-406, more
- Lavigne, D.; Kidman Cox, R.; Menon, V.; Wamithi, M. (2006). Reinventing wildlife conservation for the 21st century, in: Lavigne, D. (Ed.) Gaining ground: In pursuit of ecological sustainability. pp. 379-406, more
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| Abstract |
Our planet is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. More species are being lost more rapidly than ever before. Many view it as the sixth mass extinction to hit planet Earth, but this one is quite different. Unlike previous events, it is being caused not by some unavoidable catastrophe, but rather by the activities and behaviour of one superabundant, virtually omnipresent and dominant species - Homo sapiens. If maintenance of biodiversity is a primary goal of the conservation movement, then the movement is failing.In principle, the ongoing loss of species can still be greatly reduced or curtailed. But in order for that to happen, we need a new conservation paradigm. That paradigm must acknowledge the lessons of history, the realities of the present, and what can be anticipated with reasonable certainty in the coming decades. It also must cope with inevitable and inescapable uncertainties in a prudent and precautionary manner.That message and the thinking behind it is the subject of a new book, co-authored by participants in an international forum organized by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the University of Limerick, in June 2004. The book, Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability, contains 26 chapters written by a variety of conservationists, spanning the fields of conservation biology, fishery science, wildlife biology, ethics, economics, engineering, and the social sciences. The authors come from such diverse places as Australia, Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, India, and the United States. The contents should be of interest to all conservationists, including academics, undergraduates and graduate students, educators, wildlife managers, policy makers, and all people concerned about the current state of the planet and the human condition, and our attempts to achieve ecological sustainability.Co-published by IFAW and the University of Limerick. |
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