Shepherding nature : the challenge of conservation reliance / J. Michael Scott, John A. Wiens, Beatrice Van Horne, Dale D. Goble.

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Scott, J. Michael

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: UK Cambridge University Press 2020Description: 383 pagesISBN:

9781108421829
9781108434331

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DDC classification:

333.95416 SCO.S

Contents:

Extinction and the challenge of conservation reliance -- The conservation spectrum -- The genesis of conservation reliance and the language of conservation -- What are the threats? -- Emerging threats in a rapidly changing world -- The role of policy and law -- What's in the conservationist's toolbox : species-centered approaches -- Expanding the conservationist's toolbox : going beyond species -- Conservation reliance is a human issue -- Making tough decisions : prioritizing species for conservation -- Being a good shepherd.

Summary: "This is a book about conservation reliance-the need of many declining and imperiled species for ongoing, long-term conservation and management. It is also about shepherding nature-the need for a broad acceptance of the responsibility of humans to act as good shepherds. These are things that the four of us have spent much of our careers thinking about"--

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This is a book about conservation reliance-the need of many declining and imperiled species for ongoing, long-term conservation and management. It is also about shepherding nature-the need for a broad acceptance of the responsibility of humans to act as good shepherds. These are things that the four of us have spent much of our careers thinking about"--

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