Sue Stolton: 2 books
Arguments for Protected Areas
Multiple Benefits for Conservation and Use
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2010
Most protected areas (e.g.national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and land- and seascape values. They currently cover over 13% of the world's land surface, around 12% of marine coastal areas and 4% of the marine shelf. Retaining and expanding these areas in the future...
Forest Quality
Assessing Forests at a Landscape Scale
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Deforestation is frequently a topic of discussion in the environmental arena, but it is not just the number of trees that matters; the quality of the forest is also important. Even where the forest area is stable or increasing, there are often rapid changes in its character. Natural forests are being...