Böcker av Nigel Dudley

Provides a concise overview of the values of protected areas. This title examines a range of values that are maintained in protected areas, including food, water and materials; health; tourism; cultural and spiritual values; and buffering capacity against climate change and natural disasters.

Discusses forest quality as a useful fresh concept in forest conservation and management. This book uses three main assessment criteria: authenticity; environmental benefits; and, social and economic benefits. It describes a methodology and protocol for collecting and analysing data, and outlines the approach required with these indicators.

The world's forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and with disastrous consequences.This book presents an incisive account of the role that the timber trade has played in the loss and degradation of forests around the world. It examines the environmental consequences of the trade on boreal, temporal and tropical regions.

Examines the concept of naturalness in ecosystems, discusses its values and considers choices about the level of naturalness in conservation efforts. This book discusses the choices face us and some of the information we need to make decisions relating to land and water management.