Böcker av Robert Prescott-Allen

Wild genetic resources - the heritable characteristics of wild plants and animals - are used increasingly to improve domesticated crops and livestock and as new sources of food and of raw materials. This book describes the growing contribution of wild genetic resources to the production of food and raw materials, and their characteristics.

Part of the "IUCN Strategies for Sustainable Development Handbook Series", this handbook is one in a series being produced by IUCN and its partners to assist countries and communities implement Agenda 21, the action programme of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. It is suitable for people involved in strategies.